Búsqueda de LIBROS DEL AUTOR: les standiford

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  • DESPERATE SONS
    LES STANDIFORD
    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 April 1865 and The Great Upheaval ). "Popular history in its most vital and acc...

    $249.00

  • BRINGING ADAM HOME
    LES STANDIFORD / JOE MATTHEWS
    "[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 Mercies Before Adam Walsh there were no faces on milk cartons, no Amber Alerts, no federal databases of crimes against children. The six-year-old's 1981 abduction and murder in Hollywood, Florida—unsolved for ...

    $274.00

  • MIAMI NOIR: THE CLASSICS
    LES STANDIFORD
    The long-awaited sequel to 2006's best-selling  Miami Noir  highlights an outstanding tradition of legendary writers exploring the dark side of paradise. "An exceptional treat for all dedicated fans of noir fiction." — Midwest Book Review Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with  Brooklyn Noir. Each volume comprises st...

    $251.00

  • PALM BEACH, MAR-A-LAGO, AND THE RISE OF AMERICA'S XANADU
    LES STANDIFORD
    From the first Gilded Age to the second, a "charming, zippy history . . . a rollicking, informative lesson in real estate, American history, and current events." — Town & Country Looking at the island of Palm Beach today, with its unmatched mansions, tony shops, and pristine beaches, one is hard pressed to visualize the dense tangle of Palmetto brush and mangroves that it was w...

    $251.00

  • MIAMI NOIR
    LES STANDIFORD
    "For such a sun-stoked place, Miami sure is shady . . . this batch of dirty deep South Florida fiction might just send you packing . . . your own heat." — SunPost   Don't let the fabulous weather, the beach bodies, and the high-end boutiques fool you. There is a darkness to Miami that can hit just as hard as a hurricane. If by day, the streets are lined with tourists, at night ...

    $229.00