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Lear
by Harold Bloom; read by Simon Vance
Harold Bloom, regarded by some as the greatest Shakespeare scholar of our time, presents an intimate, wise, deeply compelling portrait of King Lear—the third in his series of five short books about the great playwright's most significant personalities, hailed as Bloom's "last love letter to the shaping spirit of his imagination" on the front page of the New York Times Book Review. Learn More
Learning from the Germans
by Susan Neiman
As an increasingly polarized America fights over the legacy of racism, Susan Neiman, author of the contemporary philosophical classic Evil in Modern Thought, asks what we can learn from the Germans about confronting the evils of the past. Learn More
Left Bank
by Agnes Poirier; read by Christa Lewis
An incandescent group portrait of the mid-century artists and thinkers whose lives, loves, collaborations, and passions were forged against the wartime destruction and postwar rebirth of Paris. Learn More
A Legacy of Discrimination
by Lee C. Bollinger and Geoffrey R. Stone; read by Malcolm Hillgartner
A timely defense of affirmative action policies that offers a more nuanced understanding of how centuries of invidious racism, discrimination, and segregation in the United States led to and justifies such policies from both a moral and constitutional perspective. Learn More
Lenin Lives?
by Christopher Read; read by Mike Cooper
This study examines the key elements of Lenin's life and career, the consolidation of his ideas into the doctrines of "Leninism," the influence of Leninism in promoting revolutionary movements around the globe, and the currently disputed issue of whether his ideas still have any relevance today. Learn More
Let the People Rule
by John G. Matsusaka; read by Christopher Grove
With a crisis of representation hobbling democracies across the globe, Let the People Rule offers important new ideas about the crucial role the referendum can play in the future of government. Learn More
Let the People Rule
Geoffrey Cowan; read by Joe Barrett
The colorful, dramatic, and surprising story of four crucial months in Teddy Roosevelt's 1912 campaign that fundamentally altered the American political process. Learn More
Let Them Eat Tweets
by Jacob S. Hacker & Paul Pierson; read by Peter Berkrot
A groundbreaking account of the dangerous marriage of plutocratic economic priorities and right-wing populist appeals—and how it threatens the pillars of American democracy. Learn More
Levon
by Sandra B. Tooze; read by Rosemary Benson
A dazzling, epic biography of Levon Helm—the beloved, legendary drummer and singer of the Band. Learn More
Lewis and Clark
by Ralph K. Andrist; read by Joe Barrett
Here, from award-winning historian Ralph K. Andrist, is the dramatic story of the epic journey of Lewis and Clark. Learn More
Lexington and Concord
by George C. Daughan; read by Mike Chamberlain
George C. Daughan's magnificently detailed account of the battle of Lexington and Concord will challenge the prevailing narrative of the American War of Independence. Authoritative and immersive, Lexington and Concord offers new understanding of a battle that became a template for colonial uprising in later centuries. Learn More
Liberty Equality Fashion
by Anne Higonnet; read by Elisabeth Lagelee and Anne Higonnet
This is a story for our time: of a revolution that demanded universal human rights, of self-creation, of women empowering each other, and of transcendent glamor. Learn More
A Life For A Life
by Kevin Shird; read by David Sadzin
F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available July
A gripping true story exploring violence, mental health, and trauma. Learn More
Life In Ancient Rome
by Lionel Casson; read by John Glouchevitch
Award-winning historian Lionel Casson paints a vivid portrait of life in ancient Rome. Learn More
A Life In Letters
by Simone Weil; edited by Robert Chenavier and André A. Devaux; translated by Nicholas Elliott; contributions by Marie- Noëlle Chenavier- Jullien, Annette Devaux, and Olivier Rey; read by Elisabeth Lagelee
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The inspiring letters of philosopher, mystic, and freedom fighter Simone Weil to her family, presented for the first time in English. Learn More
Life in the Middle Ages
by Richard Winston; read by Shaun Grindell
Here, National Book Award winner Richard Winston explores life in the Middle Ages. Learn More
Life in the Viking Great Army
by Dawn M. Hadley and Julian Richards; read by Mary Sarah
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This book describes life in the tents and towns that the Viking Great Army inhabited: the treasure, tools, and weapons found in the camps and what they reveal about how the groups that made up the Army lived and the activities that took place, including the processing and trading of loot, the minting of coins, and the manufacture of jewelry. What emerges is evidence of a rich and diverse community whose impact on England can be traced to the present day. Learn More
Light and Legacies
by Janaka Bowman Lewis; read by Janaka Bowman Lewis
An engaging examination of Black Girl Magic and its significance in American literature. Learn More
A Light in the Northern Sea
by Tim Brady; read by David de Vries
F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available July
From the bestselling author of Three Ordinary Girls, the gripping, remarkably little-known true story of how the people of Denmark banded together during WWII to rescue nearly all of their Jewish citizens from Nazi persecution by ferrying them just a few at a time to sanctuary in Sweden. Learn More
Lightning Sky
by R.C. George read by John McLain
A U.S. fighter pilot captured by the enemy. A father determined to rescue his son. One of the most remarkable and moving true stories of faith and perseverance to come out of World War II. Learn More
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