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The Lost World: Being an Account of the Recent Amazing Adventures of Professor George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Professor Summerlee, and Mr ... the Daily Gazette (Oxford World's Classics)

by Arthur Conan Doyle

Published: 2008-12-15

Paperback: 240 pages

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The first in Arthur Conan Doyle's series of books featuring the popular character of Professor Challenger, The Lost World is a classic tale of adventure and discovery. A scientific team embarks on an expedition to a South American plateau, where they find a seemingly impenetrable and dang...

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The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter's Worst Nightmare

by Kristina Wandzilak, Constance Curry

Published: 2006-09-01

Paperback: 280 pages

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A child caught in the horror of alcohol and drug addition. A mother helplessly standing by unable to save her. The Lost Years is the real life story of just such a mother and child, each giving their first-hand accounts of the years lost to addiction and despair. Kristina, the second of four children,...

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Lost: A Novel

by Gregory Maguire

Published: 2002-09-17

Paperback: 352 pages

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“A brilliant, perceptive, and deeply moving fable.” —Boston Sunday Globe < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Publishers Weekly calls Gregory Maguire’s Lost “a deftly written, compulsively readable modern-day ghost story.” Brilliantly weaving together the literary threads of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, Charles Di...

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The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million

by Daniel Mendelsohn

Published: 2007-09-01

Paperback: 528 pages

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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?part memoir, part reportage, part mystery, and part scholarly detective work?that brilliantly explores the nature of time and memory, fam...

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Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake

by Anna Quindlen

Published: 2013-04-23

Paperback: 224 pages

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INCLUDING AN EXCLUSIVE CONVERSATION BETWEEN MERYL STREEP AND ANNA QUINDLEN“[Quindlen] serves up generous portions of her wise, commonsensical, irresistibly quotable take on life. . . . What Nora Ephron does for body image and Anne Lamott for spiritual neuroses, Quindlen achieves on the h...

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Lottery

by Patricia Wood

Published: 2007-08-02

Hardcover: 320 pages

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Perry's IQ is only 76, but he's not stupid. His grandmother taught him everything he needs to know to survive: She taught him to write things down so he won't forget them. She taught him to play the lottery every week. And, most important, she taught him whom to trust. When Gram dies, Perry is left orphaned...

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The Lottery and Other Stories

by Shirley Jackson

Published: 1995-01-01

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The Lottery and Other Stories (FSG Classics)

by Shirley Jackson

Published: 2005-03-16

Paperback: 320 pages

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One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker in 1948. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. Today it is considered a classic work o...

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The Lottery Winner: Alvirah And Willy Stories

by Mary Higgins Clark

Published: 1995-11-01

Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages

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Alvirah Meehan, one of Mary Higgins Clark's most beloved characters, returns in these dazzling, intertwined tales of sleuthing and suspense. Alvirah, the former cleaning lady who struck it rich in the lottery, made her first appearance in Weep No More, My Lady. Now, with her devoted mate, ...

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Lottery: The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Perry L. Crandall. Patricia Wood

by Patricia Wood

Published: 2008-12

Paperback: 400 pages

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Perry L. Crandall knows what it's like to be an outsider. With an IQ of 76, he's an easy mark. Before his grandmother died, she armed Perry well with what he'd need to know: the importance of words and writing things down, and how to play the lottery. Most importantly, she taught him whom to trust -...