“Lake Ladoga — The Coastal History of the Greatest Lake in Europe”
This multidisciplinary volume offers a spectacular view and the first overall presentation of the history of Lake Ladoga, of the greatest lake in Europe. The focus of the study is on the northern parts of the shores of the lake, which belonged to Finland’s rule between 1812 and 1944. Adopting the lens of coastal history, […]
“Late Victorian Holocausts. El Niño Famines and the Making of the Third World”
Examining a series of El Niño-induced droughts and the famines that they spawned around the globe in the last third of the 19th century, Mike Davis discloses the intimate, baleful relationship between imperial arrogance and natural incident that combined to produce some of the worst tragedies in human history. Late Victorian Holocausts focuses on three […]
“Leadership. Six Studies in World Strategy”
Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the world ‘Leaders,’ writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, ‘think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the future; the second between the abiding values and aspirations of those they lead. They […]
“Legion and the Emperor´s Soul”
International Bestseller The internationally bestselling author of the Mistborn and Stormlight Archive series presents two novellas, available for the first time in one volume, that showcase his remarkable gift for gripping narrative, world-building and empathetic characters. Legion Stephen Leeds, AKA “Legion”, is a man whose unique mental condition allows him to generate a multitude of […]
“Liesel”
Saksa ülikoolilinna Göttingeni tagasihoidlikuks, ent kauniks sümboliks on pronksist Gänselisesel, paljajalgne kolme hane kandev tüdruk, keda kõik äsja tudengiks saanud peavad aukohuseks põsele suudelda. Nii kohtuvad ka kaugel 1926. aastal Hanetüdruku juures selle raamatu peategelased. Liivimaalt lahkunud Elisabeth von Menzen ja tema eakaaslane Harry Weber. Ja see kohtumine jääb helgena püsima läbi nende dramaatiliselt kulgeva […]
“Life after God”
We are the first generation raised without God. We are creatures with strong religious impulses, yet they have nowhere to flow in this world of malls and TV, Kraft dinners and jets. How do we cope with loneliness? Anxiety? The collapse of relationships? How do we reach the quiet, safe layer of our lives? In […]
“Life After Life”
On a cold and snowy night in 1910, Ursula Todd is born to an English banker and his wife. She dies before she can draw her first breath. On that same cold and snowy night, Ursula Todd is born, lets out a lusty wail, and embarks upon a life that will be, to say the […]
“Like Water in Wild Places”
The stories and legends of the Bushmen were told to Conrad when he was twelve years old. He was on a hunting trip with his father, Jack Hartmann, a brutal but confused man who “gave” Conrad an old Bushman to teach him the ways of the land. Bastiaan taught him not only about the beasts […]
“Liquid leadership: Inspirational lessons from the world´s great leaders”
Liquid Leadership captures the principles of success used by modern-day legends such as Sir Richard Branson, Muhammad Ali and Jonny Wilkinson, as well as the skills of inspiring people you may work alongside every day. With stories and examples from famous and non-famous achievers, as well as exercises to help you practise the ideas, you […]
“Lolita”
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov is an iconic novel that defies classification, evoking both admiration and controversy through its masterful prose and complex themes. First published in 1955, the book tells the story of Humbert Humbert, a middle-aged literature professor who becomes obsessively infatuated with his young stepdaughter, Dolores Haze, whom he affectionately nicknames “Lolita.” Through […]
“Long Stay in a Distant Land”
The Lums are cursed. Their early deaths come randomly, strangely, and often, be it by tainted cheeseburger or speeding ice cream truck. The most recent victim is Louis Lum’s mother. Now Louis must move back home with his gangsta rap-obsessed father, Sonny, to prevent him from enacting the revenge he promises. But soon Louis’s concern […]
“Long Time Coming”
In Antwerp in 1939, a Jewish diamond trader flees Nazi Europe, leaving his priceless collection of Picasso paintings and diamonds with a friend who takes them to London. The boat he flees on sinks, leaving no survivors. Fast forward to 1976 when his penniless family tries to track down the missing paintings. A classic thriller […]
“Lords of Finance: 1929, The Great Depression, and the Bankers the World”
This has happened before. The current economic crisis has only one parallel: the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and subsequent Great Depression of the 1930s, which crippled the future of an entire generation and set the stage for the horrors of the Second World War. Yet this financial meltdown could have been avoided, had it […]
“Lost Race of the Giants”
Foreword by Paul Von Ward The mystery of their culture, influence, and decline throughout the world. Giants are cornerstone of the myths, legends, and traditions of almost every culture on Earth. Stories of giants are often considered fantasies of the ancients or primitive attempts to explain natural phenomena, but archaeological discoveries of 10- and 12-foot […]
“Lost Secrets of the Mystery Schools. The Coming of the Gods: Initiation and Rebirth”
Were the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece merely the product of humankind’s imagination — as some scientists and historians would have us believe? If so, what scientific data can explain the “Greek miracle” — Greece’s sudden leap from a primitive tribal state to the cultural center of the world? This book reveals what actually […]
“Love’s Tender Warriors”
Drew Clark, ex-Marine and martial arts master, is the new instructor at the Golden Tiger dojang. Intense and aloof, she hides dark secrets and unhealed wounds beneath her warrior’s exterior. Sean Gray is the young psychologist and senior student who threatens to bring down the barriers Drew has erected around her heart. Battle hardened and […]
“Lucia in the Age of Napoleon”
A portrait of a remarkable woman who witnessed the turmoil of Napoleon´s assault on Europe When she married into one of Venice´s most powerful families as a young woman in 1787, Lucia was set for a prosperous and glamorous life in Venice´s twilight years. But then Napoleon´s troops invaded, Venice collapsed, and Lucia and her […]
“Lugalbanda: The Boy Who Got Caught Up In a War”
From the land we now call Iraq comes the story of a young prince’s extraordinary adventures. On his way to war with his older brothers, Lugalbanda meets the goddess Inana and the magical Anzu bird, which gives him the power to be strong, tireless and to run like lightning. Lugalbanda uses his new powers to […]
