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The Loss of El Dorado: A Colonial History

by V.S. Naipaul

Published: 2003-04-08

Paperback: 400 pages

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The history of Trinidad begins with a delusion: the belief that somewhere nearby on the South American mainland lay El Dorado, the mythical kingdom of gold. In this extraordinary and often gripping book, V. S. Naipaul?himself a native of Trinidad'shows how that delusion drew a small island...

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Loss of Innocence: A Daughter's Addiction. A Father's Fight to Save Her

by Ron Clem, Carren Clem

Published: 2008-05-01

Paperback: 256 pages

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Told both from Carren's perspective as a former meth addict and from her father's perspective, Loss of Innocence is one family's opportunity to prove that there is life after drug addiction. The Clems were a perfectly normal, middle class American family?then 15-year-old Carren became add...

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Lost & Found

by Jacqueline Sheehan

Published: 2007-05-01

Paperback: 304 pages

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A poignant and unforgettable tale of love, loss, and moving on . . . with the help of one not-so-little dog Rocky's husband Bob was just forty-two when she discovered him lying cold and lifeless on the bathroom floor . . . and Rocky's world changed forever. Quitting her job, chopping of...

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Lost & Found

by Jacqueline Sheehan

Published: 2007-04-24

Paperback: 304 pages

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A poignant and unforgettable tale of love, loss, and moving on . . . with the help of one not-so-little dogRocky's husband Bob was just forty-two when she discovered him lying cold and lifeless on the bathroom floor . . . and Rocky's world changed forever. Quitting her job, chopping off al...

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The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai: A Novel

by Ruiyan Xu

Published: 2011-10-11

Paperback: 368 pages

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Li Jing, a happily married businessman, is dining at a grand hotel in Shanghai when a gas explosion rips through the building. A shard of glass pierces Jing's forehead, obliterating his ability to speak Chinese. He can form only faltering phrases in the English he spoke as a child in Virgi...

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Lost and Found [Complex Chinese Language Edition]

by Carolyn Parkhurst

Published: 2007

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* * * Insightful,
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Lost and Found: A Memoir of Mothers

by Kate St. Vincent Vogl

Published: 2009-04-15

Paperback: 256 pages

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I swore I would never let my birthmother into my life, but then Mom died of ovarian cancer and my birthmother, Val, found me through the obituary. Hard to argue with fate. Harder still to let go of childhood promises. This memoir explores what it is to be a mom and what it is to lose one. And so Lost...

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Lost and Found: A Novel

by Carolyn Parkhurst

Published: 2006-06-13

Hardcover: 304 pages

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What do a suburban mom, her troubled daughter, divorced brothers, former child stars, born-again Christians, and young millionaires have in common? They have all been selected to compete on LOST AND FOUND, the daring new reality show. In teams of two, they will race across the globe--from ...

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Lost and Found: The True Story of Jaycee Lee Dugard and the Abduction that Shocked the World (St. Martin's True Crime Library)

by John Glatt

Published: 2010-09-28

Paperback: 341 pages

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Then, in August 2009, a registered sex offender named Phillip Garrido appeared on the University of California, Berkeley campus alongside two young women whose unusual behavior sparked concern among campus officials and law enforcement. That visit would pave the way for shocking discovery:...

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The Lost Art Of Gratitude

by Alexander McCall Smith

Published: 2012-04-01

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Isabel Dalhousie, philosopher and amateur solver of other people's problems, meets an old foe, Minty Auchterlonie, at a birthday party attended by their young children. Ambitious Minty, now the head of a small investment bank, is in trouble with her shareholders. Isabel becomes involved, and is drawn...