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The Lost Chalice_ The Epic Hunt - Vernon Silver
A pulse-pounding real-life chase for an ancient masterpiece of immeasurable value...Sotheby's. New York City. June 19, 1990.Nothing of its kind had been sold to the public in more ... -
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 Loss of the SS. Titanic - Lawrence Beesley
SUMMARY:The history of the R.M.S. Titanic, of the White Star Line, is one of the most tragically short it is possible to conceive. The world had waited expectantly for its l... -
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 Long Ships - Frans G. Bengtsson
Frans Gunnar Bengtsson's The Long Ships resurrects the fantastic world of the tenth century AD when the Vikings roamed and rampaged from the northern fastnesses of Scandinavia down... -
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 Living Universe - Duane Elgin
In The Living Universe, Duane Elgin marshals evidence from cosmology, biology, physics, even his participation in NASA-sponsored psychic experiments to show that the universe is ac... -
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 Prisoner_ A Memoir - Jane Elliott; Andrew Crofts
From Publishers WeeklyThe charts are full of stories of childhood abuse now, Elliott writes, and speculates that fans of childhood abuse literature want to be shocked at the start ... -
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...