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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
Lincoln's Body
Richard Wightman Fox; read by Pete Larkin
A groundbreaking, magisterial study that explains why, like Walt Whitman, we "love the President personally."
In a stunning feat of scholarship, insight, and engaging prose, Lincoln's Body explores how a president ungainly in body and downright "ugly" of aspect came to mean so much to us. Learn More
In a stunning feat of scholarship, insight, and engaging prose, Lincoln's Body explores how a president ungainly in body and downright "ugly" of aspect came to mean so much to us. Learn More
Lions of the West
Robert Morgan; read by David Drummond
America’s Manifest Destiny—as envisioned by Thomas Jefferson and nine other Americans—comes to life in bestselling historian and biographer Robert Morgan’s skilled hands. Learn More
Lithium
by Walter A. Brown; read by Shawn Compton
The remarkable untold story of a miracle drug, the forgotten pioneer who discovered it, and the fight to bring lithium to the masses. Learn More
Living I Was Your Plague
by Lyndal Roper; read by Michael Page
From the author of the acclaimed biography Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet, new perspectives on how Luther and others crafted his larger-than-life image. Learn More
London's Triumph
by Stephen Alford; read by John Lee
For most, England in the sixteenth century was the era of the Tudors, from Henry VII and VIII to Elizabeth I. But as their dramas played out at court, England was being transformed economically by the astonishing discoveries of the New World and of direct sea routes to Asia. Learn More
The Long Game
by Rush Doshi; read by Kyle Tait
In The Long Game, Rush Doshi draws from a rich base of Chinese primary sources, including decades worth of party documents, leaked materials, memoirs by party leaders, and a careful analysis of China's conduct to provide a history of China's grand strategy since the end of the Cold War. Learn More
The Long Hangover
by Shaun Walker; read by Michael Page
The Long Hangover is a book about a lost generation: the millions of Russians who lost their country with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the subsequent attempts to restore to them a sense of purpose. It shows that the legacy of the collapse is one with which Russia and Russians are still grappling. Learn More
The Long Ships
by Frans G. Bengtsson; read by Michael Page
Frans Gunnar Bengtsson's The Long Ships resurrects the fantastic world of the tenth century AD when the Vikings roamed and rampaged from the northern fastnesses of Scandinavia down to the Mediterranean. Learn More
A Long, Long Way
by Greg Garrett; read by Tom Perkins
A Long, Long Way incorporates both cinematic and religious truth-telling to the subject of race and reconciliation. In acknowledging the racist history of America's national art form, Garrett offers the possibility of hope for the future. Learn More
The Longest Con
by Joe Conason; read by Steve Marvel
A sardonic chronicle of how conservatism turned into a racketeering enterprise—and why Donald Trump became the living emblem of the American right's moral decay. Learn More
Looking for the Hidden Folk
by Nancy Marie Brown; read by Ann Richardson
In exploring how Icelanders interact with nature—and their idea that elves live among us—Nancy Marie Brown shows us how altering our perceptions of the environment can be a crucial first step toward saving it. Learn More
Losing Jon
by David Parrish; read by Jonathan Yen
A PopSugar Best True Crime Book of 2020
David Parrish was in disbelief when he learned that nineteen-year-old Jon Bowie's body had been found hanged from a backstop at the local high school's baseball field and the death declared a suicide. However, when David learned how Jon's body was found, he felt compelled to find the facts behind this incomprehensible tragedy. Learn More
The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot
Bart D. Ehrman; read by Dennis Boutsikaris with Lew Grenville
The leading authority on this gospel, early church historian Bart Ehrman, offers the first complete account of the discovery and illuminates the significance of this remarkable ancient text. Learn More
The Lost Prince
by Michael Mewshaw; read by Bob Souer
Michael Mewshaw's The Lost Prince is an intimate memoir of his friendship with internationally bestselling author Pat Conroy. Learn More
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