Les Miles speaking, about anything, is something like an event. People gather around. There's a buildup. Les works the crowd, pacing himself until he finds the right time to deliver his quirky lines.

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Every once in a while, Les Miles scrolls through the numbers stored in his cell phone and settles on digits that once connected him to a source of advice and camaraderie. Bo ...

“52 Little Lessons from ‘Les Misérables,’” by Bob Welch. Nelson Books, 2014. 206 pp. $16.99. “Les Misérables” is one of those stories that many people have heard of, even if all they know is the name.