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Lunch with Mussolini

by Derek Hansen

Published: 2003-08-01

Paperback: 576 pages

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Spring 1945: the quiet of a northern Italian village is shattered by an explosion of gunfire as eight innocent women are gunned down. Why have they been executed now, with the war almost over and the Germans standing to gain nothing from further repraisals?

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Luncheon of the Boating Party

by Susan Vreeland

Published: 2007-05-03

Hardcover: 448 pages

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Bestselling author Susan Vreeland returns with a vivid exploration of one of the most beloved Renoir paintings in the world Instantly recognizable, Auguste Renoir's masterpiece depicts a gathering of his real friends enjoying a summer Sunday on a caf� terrace along the Seine near Paris....

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Luscious Lemon

by Heather Swain

Published: 2004-10-05

Paperback: 320 pages

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She's finally seeing the fruits of her labors.Chef Ellie "Lemon" Manelli's hip East Village bistro is suddenly all the rage; Lemon and her staff of wildly talented friends plucked from New York City's finest eateries can barely keep pace. Good thing she has her loyal, doting, bankrolling G...

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Lush Life

by Richard Price

Published: 2008

Paperback: 455 pages

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Lush Life: A Novel

by Richard Price

Published: 2008-03-04

Hardcover: 464 pages

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So, what do you do?” Whenever people asked him, Eric Cash used to have a dozen answers. Artist, actor, screenwriter . . . But now he’s thirty-five years old and he’s still living on the Lower East Side, still in the restaurant business, still serving the people he wanted ...

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Lust for Life (Plume)

by Irving Stone

Published: 1984-06-01

Paperback: 512 pages

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“A story of excruciating power.”—The New York Times   The classic, bestselling biographical novel of Vincent Van Gogh   Since its initial publication in 1934, Irving Stone’s Lust for Life has been a critical success, a multimillion-copy bestseller, and the basis for an Academy Aw...

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The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove

by Christopher Moore

Published: 2004-06-01

Paperback: 320 pages

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The town psychiatrist has decided to switch everybody in Pine Cove, California, from their normal antidepressants to placebos, so naturally—well, to be accurate, artificially—business is booming at the local blues bar. Trouble is, those lonely slide-guitar notes have also attra...

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The Luxe

by Anna Godbersen

Published: 2008-10-01

Paperback: 464 pages

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Pretty girls in pretty dresses, partying until dawn. Irresistible boys with mischievous smiles and dangerous intentions. White lies, dark secrets, and scandalous hookups. This is Manhattan, 1899. Beautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule Manhattan's social scene. Or so it appear...

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Luxury Fever: Weighing the Cost of Excess

by Robert H. Frank

Published: 2010-03-15

Paperback: 336 pages

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The turn of the twenty-first century witnessed a spectacular rise in gross consumption. With the super-rich setting the pace, everyone spent furiously in a desperate attempt to keep up. As cars and houses grew larger and more expensive, the costs were enormous--not only monetarily but also...

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Lyddie (PMC) (Puffin Modern Classics)

by Katherine Paterson

Published: 2004-09-23

Paperback: 192 pages

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When ten-year-old Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants to help pay off their family farm's debts, Lyddie is determined to find a way to reunite her family. A story of determination and personal growth, Lyddie has already established itself as a classic. An ALA Notable ...