**A HOUSTON CHRONICLE SUMMER READING PICKA Rio de Janeiro Thriller**An elderly lady approaches the front desk at the Twelfth Precinct in Copacabana and demands to speak with the chief. Tired after a long day, she leaves without further explanation, promising to return. Two hours later, Doña Laureta is dead, and witnesses' accounts vary as to whether she was pushed or fell in front of the bus that killed her on one of the busiest avenues in the city.Veteran ...

Best Fiction, Storytrade Awards (winner across all fiction categories)Finalist, Hawthorne Prize"A must read for anyone who feels lost in the wilderness caring for an older loved one." -Bella Andre, New York Times bestselling author of The Sullivans"An intimate yet epic journey digging into the messy truths and secrets connecting parents and their children." -Barry Hertz, The Globe and Mail

A Rio de Janeiro ThrillerChief of the Copacabana precinct Espinosa is more than happy to interrupt his paperwork when a terrified young man arrives at the station with a bizarre story. A psychic has predicted that he would commit a murder, it seems, and the prediction has become fact in the young man's mind. As the weather changes and the southwesterly wind—always a sign of dramatic change—starts up, what at first seems like paranoia becomes brutal reality. Two vio...

It should have been simple. Angel Alfredo's scroll should say whose soul he is assigned to guard in the earthly realm. But his scroll is blank and he has no idea how to fix it.Camille DuPont is dying. She's leaving her vast fortune to a young dancing protege, Asha Villet but a secret from her past could upset her plans.Satan is satisfied he has the old woman's soul firmly in his grasp, until he is alerted to the arrival of two special angels down the Angels...

Evie ventures into the Dark Sun Side to rescue her loved ones, only to discover truths darker than she could have ever imagined in this “riveting and wildly imaginative” (Kirkus Reviews) finale to the Blight Harbor series that’s perfect for fans of Doll Bones and Small Spaces.As summer comes to an end, Evie Von Rathe is determined to begin the search for her parents in earnest. Armed with her knowledge of the otherworldly, her mom’s viole...

'This will book will broaden your horizons ... We cannot hope to understand the diversity of the universe if we fail to accept the diversity of what it is to be a human being' — Robin InceWhat if the world around us is far richer than we can perceive?In Invisible Rainbows, astrophysicist and science communicator Dr Alfredo Carpineti reveals the extraordinary hidden universe beyond the limits of human vision and how we have learnt to harness it....

Comprehensive resource features state-of-the-art brain mapping techniques and pearls from international recognized neurosurgeons Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa and Kaisorn Chaichana and coeditor Deependra MahatoDespite advances in imaging techniques to identify eloquent cortical brain regions and subcortical white matter, brain mapping is the only method for obtaining real-time information with high sensitivity and specificity. This groundbreaking technology gr...

Pivotal Leadership is a unique anthology that curates thought-transforming articles written by CEOs, entrepreneurs, and seasoned leaders themselves—no fuss and straight from the masters’ mouths! Discover their secrets on how to be effective leaders amid the toughest challenges wherein the toughest calls—the pivotal choices—have to be made, as well as gain refreshing insights on innovation and persuasion, all distilled from real-world experiences and business expertise and all pour...

A Rio de Janeiro ThrillerCopacabana, Rio de Janeiro. Three policemen have been killed over the course of a few days. Espinosa, chief of the 12th Precinct, doesn't have much to go on. When the body of a woman connected to one of the dead cops is found on the sidewalk below her apartment window, things get even more complicated, as a reputed "witness"—the wife of a high-ranking government official—becomes obsessed with the case, and with Espinosa.Nothing is q...

The recent mass shooting of 22 innocent people in El Paso by a lone White gunman looking to "Kill Mexicans" is not new. It is part of a long, bloody history of anti-Latina/o violence in the United States. Gringo Injustice brings this history to life, shedding critical light on the complex relationship between Latinas/os and the United States’ legal and judicial system.Contributors with first-hand knowledge and experience, including former law enforcement officers, ex-gang ...

Life is tough. Sometimes we're dealt an unfair hand and left wondering what happened while trying to pick up the pieces of our broken dreams. Experiences like these can leave us feeling lost and afraid and cause us to put up walls around ourselves for protection, refusing to leave the safety of our comfort zones. Uncle P Challenging the Unknown by Alfredo Phipps tackles what it feels like when our world crumbles around us and how we can move forward with confidence and purpose. The story f...

From Hitler to Trujillo is a memoir by a Holocaust survivor Alfredo Vorshirm. His gripping story embodies the Jewish European experience during and after World War II and dramatizes the events that impelled Vorshirm to the Dominican Republic at the height of the Trujillo dictatorship. Living in Belgium rather than Germany, the country of his birth, when World War II broke out, Vorshirm and his family found themselves imprisoned by the European Allies because they were ...