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The Chronicles of Narnia: Book 2
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C. S. Lewis
"We've fallen on our feet and no mistake. This is going to be splendid. That old chap will let us do anything we like," said Peter to Susan, Edmund and Lucy. The old professor certainly did seem to live in a world of his own, so the children set about finding their own entertainment in the huge old house set miles from anywhere in the heart of the country. First there was the thrilling... (more)
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The Original "Oz" Series
L. Frank Baum's 15 Books in 1
by L. Frank Baum
For over a hundred years, L. Frank Baum's classic fairy stories about the land of Oz have been delighting children and parents alike. Now, for the first time, the entire Oz series is available in this single, great-value, edition! This unique '15 books in 1' edition of L. Frank Baum's original "Oz" series contains the following complete works: "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", "The Marvelous Land of Oz", "Ozma of... (more)
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Dave Pelzer's Memoirs: Book 2
The Lost Boy
A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
by Dave J. Pelzer
The boy lost out as the most important book on the dedication and affection only to social services and foster families provide to our children at risk. Dave Pelzer is certainly a living testament to persistence, personal responsibility and the triumph of human spirit. " John Bradshaw, author of the successes editorials, Bradshaw On: The Family, Homecoming and Family Secrets Imagine a boy who never had a home. His... (more)
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Adam Dalgliesh: Book 13
The Lighthouse
by P. D. James
A secure and secluded retreat for the rich and powerful becomes the setting for an unsettling series of murders. Combe Island off the Cornish coast is a restful haven for the elite. But when one of its distinguished visitors is found hanging from the island’s famous lighthouse in what appears to have been a murder, the peace is shattered. Commander Adam Dalgliesh is called in to handle the sensitive case, but at... (more)
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The Lost
A Search for Six of Six Million
by Daniel Adam Mendelsohn
In this rich and riveting narrative, a writer's search for the truth behind his family's tragic past in World War II becomes a remarkably original epic&#8212part memoir, part reportage, part mystery, and part scholarly detective work&#8212that brilliantly explores the nature of time and memory, family and history. The Lost begins as the story of a boy who grew up in a family haunted by the... (more)
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Life Expectancy
by Dean Koontz
Also published as "Trauma"With his bestselling blend of nail-biting intensity, daring artistry, and storytelling magic, Dean Koontz returns with an emotional roller coaster of a tale filled with enough twists, turns, shocks, and surprises for ten ordinary novels. Here is the story of five days in the life of an ordinary man born to an extraordinary legacy—a story that will challenge the way you look at... (more)
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The Long Road Home
by Danielle Steel
From her secret perch at the top of the stairs, Gabriella Harrison watches the guests arrive at her parents’ lavish Manhattan townhouse. At seven, she knows she is an intruder in her parents’ party, in her parents’ life. But she can’t resist the magic. Later, she waits for the click, click, click of her mother’s high heels, the angry words, and the pain that will follow. Gabriella already knows to hide her... (more)
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Discworld: Book 14
Lords and Ladies
by Terry Pratchett
Granny Weatherwax and her coven are up against elves - cute, vicious and deadly. It's Midsummer Night. No time for dreaming...
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Discworld: Book 2
The Light Fantastic
by Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen. In The Light Fantastic only one individual can save the world from a disastrous collision. Unfortunately, the hero happens to be the singularly inept wizard Rincewind, who was... (more)
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Life's Missing Instruction Manual : The Guidebook You Should Have Been Given at Birth
by Joe Vitale
Bestselling author and marketing guru Joe Vitale offers insights and life lessons for achieving success In the simple, straightforward tone of an instructional manual, this little book offers big wisdom and little-known secrets for living a better life. Packed with life lessons most people will wish they'd learned earlier, Life's Missing Instruction Manual uses humor and anecdote to present practical... (more)
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Languedoc Trilogy: Book 1
Labyrinth
by Kate Mosse
July 2005. In the Pyrenees mountains near Carcassonne, Alice, a volunteer at an archaeological dig, stumbles into a cave and makes a startling discovery-two crumbling skeletons, strange writings on the walls, and the pattern of a labyrinth. Eight hundred years earlier, on the eve of a brutal crusade that will rip apart southern France, a young woman named Alais is given a ring and a mysterious book for... (more)
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Learning the Korn Shell
by Bill Rosenblatt
The Korn shell is an interactive command and scripting language for accessing Unix® and other computer systems. As a complete and high-level programming language in itself, it?s been a favorite since it was developed in the mid 1980s by David G. Korn at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Learning the Korn Shell shows you how to use the Korn shell as a user interface and as a programming environment. It is the key to... (more)
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The Last Victim
A True-Life Journey into the Mind of the Serial Killer
by Jeffrey A. Kottler, Jason Moss
Jason Moss was a very strange boy: an overachiever, always looking for some challenge, some new way to excel. In his studies, in sports, and, for some reason that he can never explain comprehensibly, seducing serial killers into telling him their secrets. His first "project" was John Wayne Gacy. Moss sent carefully crafted letters to Gacy in which he portrayed himself as a young, naive, insecure gay man who could... (more)
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Lad: A Dog
by Alfred Payson Terhune
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Leeway Cottage : A Novel
by Beth Richardson Gutcheon
In April 1940, as the Nazis march into Denmark, Sydney Brant, a wealthy girl of the Dundee summer colony, marries a gifted Danish pianist, Laurus Moss. They believe they are well matched, as young lovers do, but Laurus's beloved family is in Copenhagen, hostage to what the fortunes of Hitler's war will bring. By the time the war is over, Laurus's family has played an active role in Denmark's grassroots rescue of... (more)
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Oz: Book 2
The Marvelous Land of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
First issued in 1904, L. Frank Baum's The Marvelous Land of Oz is the story of the wonderful adventures of the young boy named Tip as he travels throughout the many lands of Oz. Here he meets with our old friends the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman, as well as some new friends like Jack Pumpkinhead, the Wooden Sawhorse, the Highly Magnified Woggle-Bug, and the amazing Gump. How they thwart the wicked plans of the evil... (more)
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Loving
by Henry Green
The author whom W. H. Auden termed the best English novelist alive is seen at the top of his delightfully satirical form in this novel of romance belowstairs in an Irish castle.
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Long Stay in a Distant Land: A Novel
by Chieh Chieng
The Lums are cursed. Their early deaths come randomly, strangely, and often, be it by tainted cheeseburger or speeding ice cream truck. The most recent victim is Louis Lum’s mother. Now Louis must move back home with his gangsta rap-obsessed father, Sonny, to prevent him from enacting the revenge he promises. But soon Louis’s concern shifts to his uncle Bo Lum, who has disappeared in Hong Kong. As Louis’s search... (more)
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Ladies of Liberty
The Women Who Shaped Our Nation
by Cokie Roberts
In Founding Mothers , Cokie Roberts paid homage to the heroic women whose patriotism and sacrifice helped create a new nation. Now the number one New York Times bestselling author and renowned political commentator—praised in USA Today as a "custodian of time-honored values"—continues the story of early America's influential women with Ladies of Liberty . In her "delightfully intimate and confiding" style (... (more)
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Linux Timesaving Techniques For Dummies
by Susan Douglas
Linux Timesaving Technique For Dummies provides experienced and first-time Linux users with concise, step-by-step, timesaving,powerful techniques to help them perform tasks efficiently. The techniques, broken down into task-oriented topic areas, are delivered without technical jargon and in the For Dummies friendly, easy-to-understand style. The book corresponds with the latest releases of the Fedora Core, SUSE,... (more)

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