John H. Mayer

21 books

American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood & the Crime of the Century by Howard Blum

American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood & the Crime of the Century

Howard Blum

339 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction crime history true crime mysterious fast-paced
Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times by H.W. Brands

Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times

H.W. Brands

620 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced
The Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn

The Autobiography of Santa Claus

The Christmas Chronicles #1

Jeff Guinn

289 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous medium-paced
Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar's Way to Transform Your Dog... and Your Life by Cesar Millan

Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar's Way to Transform Your Dog... and Your Life

Cesar Millan

316 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction self help informative slow-paced
Dark One: Forgotten by Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson

Dark One: Forgotten

Brandon Sanderson's Dark One

Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson

6 hours, 33 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton

Good Morning, Midnight

Lily Brooks-Dalton

272 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction literary science fiction reflective slow-paced
How to Raise the Perfect Dog: Through Puppyhood and Beyond by Cesar Millan, Melissa Jo Peltier

How to Raise the Perfect Dog: Through Puppyhood and Beyond

Cesar Millan, Melissa Jo Peltier

320 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction reference adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
The Immortal Game: A History of Chess, or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War, Art, Science and the Human Brain by David Shenk

The Immortal Game: A History of Chess, or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War, Art, Science and the Human Brain

David Shenk

352 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative slow-paced
The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz

The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog

Adam Gidwitz

384 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical middle grade adventurous fast-paced
The Inventor and the Tycoon: The Murderer Eadweard Muybridge, the Entrepreneur Leland Stanford, and the Birth of Moving Pictures by Edward Ball

The Inventor and the Tycoon: The Murderer Eadweard Muybridge, the Entrepreneur Leland Stanford, and the Birth of Moving Pictures

Edward Ball

447 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography historical history reflective slow-paced