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Miami Noir: The Classics
Av Les Standiford, Les Standiford
Häftad, 2020
190 kr
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Akashic continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies. Each book comprises stories set in a distinct neighbourhood or location within the respective city. The bestselling original Miami Noir, published in 2006, featured brand-new stories from some of the city's best living …
Bringing Adam Home
The Abduction That Changed America
Av Les Standiford, Joe Matthews
Häftad, 2012
201 kr
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Bringing Adam Home
The Abduction That Changed America
Av Joe Matthews, Les Standiford
E-bok, 2024
101 kr
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"[An] account of the decades-long attempt to solve the murder of Adam Walsh . . . as relentlessly suspenseful as anything I''ve ever read." —Dennis Lehane, author of Small MerciesBefore Adam Walsh there were no faces on milk cartons, no Amber Alerts, no federal databases of crimes against children. …
Bringing Adam Home
The Abduction That Changed America
Av Joe Matthews, Les Standiford
Ljudbok, 2011
232 kr
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“Les Standiford’s account of the decades-long attempt to solve the murder of Adam Walsh is chilling, heartbreaking, hopeful, and as relentlessly suspenseful as anything I’ve ever read. A triumph in every way.†—Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River “The most significant missing child …
Desperate Sons
Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and the Secret Bands of Radicals Who Led the Colonies to War
E-bok, 2024
158 kr
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A groundbreaking narrative—a historical political thriller—that explores the role of a group of grassroots radicals in the American Revolution—"Fresh, fascinating, and compulsively readable. This book is a veritable treat for Revolutionary War buffs" (Jay Winik, New York Times–bestselling author of …
Water to the Angels
William Mulholland, His Monumental Aqueduct, and the Rise of Los Angeles
E-bok, 2024
101 kr
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From the author of Last Train to Paradise, the story of William Mulholland''s Los Angeles aqueduct, the largest public water project ever created—a tale of Gilded Age ambition, hubris, greed, and one determined man whose vision shaped the future."A timely book. . . . It''s a powerful—and …
Water to the Angels
William Mulholland, His Monumental Aqueduct, and the Rise of Los Angeles
Häftad, 2016
274 kr
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Desperate Sons
Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and the Secret Bands of Radicals Who Led the Colonies to War
Ljudbok, 2013
411 kr
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“Popular history in its most vital and accessible form. Standiford has recovered the mentality of America’s first group of young radicals, the Sons of Liberty, and tells their story with flair and grace.†—Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Founding Brothers Les …
Meet You in Hell
Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Transformed America
E-bok, 2005
131 kr
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Here is history that reads like fiction: the riveting story of two founding fathers of American industry—Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick—and the bloody steelworkers’ strike that transformed their fabled partnership into a furious rivalry. Author Les Standiford begins at the bitter end, when …
Man Who Invented Christmas
How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits
Häftad, 2011
246 kr
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As uplifting as the tale of Scrooge itself, this is the story of how Charles Dickens revived the signal holiday of the Western world—now a major motion picture. Just before Christmas in 1843, a debt-ridden and dispirited Charles Dickens wrote a small book he hoped would keep his creditors at bay. …
Washington Burning
How a Frenchman''s Vision for Our Nation''s Capital Survived Congress, the Founding Fathers, and the Invading British Army
E-bok, 2008
76 kr
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The Riveting Story of the Federal City and the Men Who Built It In 1814, British troops invaded Washington, consuming President Madison’s hastily abandoned dinner before setting his home and the rest of the city ablaze. The White House still bears scorch and soot marks on its foundation stones. It …
Man Who Invented Christmas
How Charles Dickens''s A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits
E-bok, 2008
74 kr
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As uplifting as the tale of Scrooge itself, this is the story of how one writer and one book revived the signal holiday of the Western world. Just before Christmas in 1843, a debt-ridden and dispirited Charles Dickens wrote a small book he hoped would keep his creditors at bay. His publisher turned …
The Putt At The End Of The World
Av Lee K. Abbott, Dave Barry m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
217 kr
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Alfonso Zamora is an aging Mexican senior tour player who has discovered he's going blind. Rita Shaugnessy is a lusty, hard-drinking, down-on-her-luck golfer on the women's pro tour. Billy Sprague is a country club pro with the most beautiful golf swing - except when there's money on the line. All …
Center of Dreams
Building a World-Class Performing Arts Complex in Miami
Inbunden, 2018
294 kr
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Discover how one spectacular building project transformed Miami from a fractious tropical city to a cultural capital of the Americas. In Center of Dreams, New York Times bestselling author Les Standiford tells the inspiring story of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.The vision for …
Center of Dreams
Building a World-Class Performing Arts Complex in Miami
E-bok, 2018
308 kr
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Discover how one spectacular building project revolutionized Miami, how one man''s moxie helped turn a fractious tropical city into a cultural capital of the Americas. In Center of Dreams, New York Times bestselling author Les Standiford tells the inspiring story of the Adrienne Arsht Center for …
Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean
Häftad, 2003
257 kr
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Last Train to Paradise
Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean
E-bok, 2003
245 kr
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Last Train to Paradise is acclaimed novelist Les Standiford’s fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad—one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit …
Man Who Invented Christmas (Movie Tie-In)
How Charles Dickens''s A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived OurHoliday Spirits
E-bok, 2017
100 kr
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As uplifting as the tale of Scrooge itself, this is the story of how Charles Dickens revived the signal holiday of the Western world. Soon to be a major motion picture. Just before Christmas in 1843, a debt-ridden and dispirited Charles Dickens wrote a small book he hoped would keep his creditors …
Battle for the Big Top
P. T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus
Häftad, 2022
173 kr
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Millions have sat under the "big top," watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the captivating stories behind the men who shaped the circus.Battle for the Big Top is the untold story of the battles of the three circus kings--James Bailey, P.T. Barnum, and John …
Battle for the Big Top
P. T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus
Inbunden, 2021
284 kr
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Millions have sat under the "big top," watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the captivating stories behind the men whose creativity, ingenuity, and determination created one of our country's most beloved pastimes.In Battle for the Big Top, New York Times-bestselling …
Deal with the Dead
E-bok, 2013
197 kr
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"Artfully crafted, ingeniously layered noir fiction . . . proving once more that [Standiford] is a master of crime fiction." —Publishers Weekly Life looks good for John Deal. A new contract promises to put the family building business in the black and restore its reputation, tarnished by the …
