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The Lost Painting - Jonathan Harr
Amazon.com ReviewIn 1992 a young art student uncovered a clue in an obscure Italian archive that led to the discovery of Caravaggio's original The Taking of the Christ, a painting.... -
The Lost Art of Gratitude_ An I - Alexander McCall Smith
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Smith's quietly triumphant sixth novel to feature Scottish philosopher Isabel Dalhousie (after 2008's The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday) shows.... -
The Loser - Thomas Bernhard; Jack Dawson; M
Amazon.com ReviewFor music lovers, perfectionists, and estheticians, Thomas Bernhard's The Loser (1983) poses an irresistible drama of failed excellence. In 1953 three friends, am.... -
The Looming Tower - Lawrence Wright
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Wright, a New Yorker writer, brings exhaustive research and delightful prose to one of the best books yet on the history of terroris... -
The Long Walk - Stephen King
EDITORIAL REVIEW: On the first day of May, one hundred teenage boys meet for an event known throughout the country as "The Long Walk." If you bre... -
The Lonely Dead - Michael Marshall
EDITORIAL REVIEW: An electrifying thriller from the author of the international bestseller THE STRAW MEN. A guilty man walks alone into the cold mountain forests of Washington Stat... -
The Lizard's Bite - David Hewson
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. British author Hewson's wonderfully complex and finely paced fourth crime novel (after 2005's The Sacred Cut) to feature Roman detec... -
The Living Dead 2 - John Joseph Adams
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Two years ago, readers eagerly devoured The Living Dead. Publishers Weekly named it one of the Best Books of the Year, and Barnes & Noble.com called it "The best ... -
The Little Stranger - Sarah Waters
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Waters (_The Night Watch_) reflects on the collapse of the British class system after WWII in a stunning haunted house tale whose ghosts are a... -
The Little Book of Economics_ H - G. Ip; Mohamed El-Erian
Review"A guide to understanding 'the dismal science' and how economic concepts and institutions affect our daily lives" (_The Economist_, December 2010) "...a must read in econ...