Les Standiford

47 books

The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits by Les Standiford

The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits

Les Standiford

241 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative lighthearted slow-paced
Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Changed America by Les Standiford

Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Changed America

Les Standiford

336 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Transformed America by Les Standiford

Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Transformed America

Les Standiford

336 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
Miami Noir by Preston Allen, James W. Hall, Vicki Hendricks, George Tucker, Carolina Garcia-Aguilara, Barbara Parker, Paul Levine, Lynne Barrett, John Bond, John Dufresne, Christine Kling, David Beaty, Tom Corcoran, Kevin Allen, Jeffrey Wehr, Anthony Dale Gagliano, Les Standiford

Miami Noir

Preston Allen, James W. Hall, Vicki Hendricks, George Tucker, Carolina Garcia-Aguilara, Barbara Parker, Paul Levine, Lynne Barrett, John Bond, John Dufresne, Christine Kling, David Beaty, Tom Corcoran, Kevin Allen, Jeffrey Wehr, Anthony Dale Gagliano, Les Standiford

355 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction mystery short stories challenging mysterious medium-paced
Naked Came the Manatee by Edna Buchanan, Dave Barry, Elmore Leonard, Tananarive Due, Brian Antoni, James W. Hall, Vicki Hendricks, Carl Hiaasen, Paul Levine, John Dufresne, Carolina Hospital, Evelyn Mayerson, Les Standiford

Naked Came the Manatee

Edna Buchanan, Dave Barry, Elmore Leonard, Tananarive Due, Brian Antoni, James W. Hall, Vicki Hendricks, Carl Hiaasen, Paul Levine, John Dufresne, Carolina Hospital, Evelyn Mayerson, Les Standiford

208 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction mystery funny mysterious reflective fast-paced
Palm Beach, Mar-a-Lago, and the Rise of America's Xanadu by Les Standiford

Palm Beach, Mar-a-Lago, and the Rise of America's Xanadu

Les Standiford

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
Presidential Deal: A John Deal Mystery by Les Standiford

Presidential Deal: A John Deal Mystery

John Deal

Les Standiford

245 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction thriller dark tense fast-paced
The Putt at the End of the World by Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, James Crumley, James W. Hall, Lee K. Abbott, Richard Bausch, Tami Hoag, Tim O'Brien, Les Standiford

The Putt at the End of the World

Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, James Crumley, James W. Hall, Lee K. Abbott, Richard Bausch, Tami Hoag, Tim O'Brien, Les Standiford

256 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction sports adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced
Washington Burning: How a Frenchman's Vision for Our Nation's Capital Survived Congress, the Founding Fathers, and the Invading British Army by Les Standiford

Washington Burning: How a Frenchman's Vision for Our Nation's Capital Survived Congress, the Founding Fathers, and the Invading British Army

Les Standiford

368 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
Water to the Angels: William Mulholland, His Monumental Aqueduct, and the Rise of Los Angeles by Les Standiford

Water to the Angels: William Mulholland, His Monumental Aqueduct, and the Rise of Los Angeles

Les Standiford

336 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography history politics informative medium-paced