How to select a links href value, then load that link into a div.

How to select a links href value, then load that link into a div.

Hi:

Jquery beginner here.

I have a 2 column page. Left nav which contains a list of items with links to their respective details page.
What I'd like to do is to load that link into the div in the right side of the page.

I want to do this via Ajax, so I don't have to reload or redirect the page.
I do have my layout coded, but my jquery code is not even close to work, so I didn't post it here.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

tx
Kamy