In the dark heart of Milan, danger and mystery blur as Elena leads a double life. To the world, she is a devoted sister desperately trying to protect her family after a tragic accident. But in the shadows of the underworld, she is a lethal assassin known as "the woman who never misses."Everything changes when she is assigned her deadliest target yet: Alessandro DeLuca—the ruthless ruler of a criminal empire. But from the moment his amber eyes lock onto hers, the rules shift. The hu...

The Common Dream is a haunting and provocative work, taking the reader deep inside lives traumatized by the agonies endured in a historically repressed society. The taut narratives of refugees fleeing across the sea reveal facets of a brutal system that denied freedom, instilled fear and fostered hopelessness. The nightmare is compounded by cruelties of a different sort, some residual and some newly imposed at the emigrants port of call. The Common Dream is an inordinatel...

**Longlisted for the Dublin Literary AwardGritty and unflinching, yet also tender, fantastical, and funny, a trans woman’s tale about finding a community on the margins.**In Sarmiento Park, the green heart of Córdoba, a group of trans sex workers make their nightly rounds. When a cry comes from the dark, their leader, the 178-year-old Auntie Encarna, wades into the brambles to investigate and discovers a baby half dead from the cold. She quickly rallies the pack to save him...

Fill Your Cupcakes to the Brim with Fabulous Flavor!From cupcake connoisseur Camila Hurst comes an incredible assortment of the most decadent filled cupcakes you will ever bake. Filling your cupcakes is the best way to take your treats to a whole new level, and every filling in this cookbook is perfectly paired with each cupcake (and frosting!) to bring you astonishingly delicious flavor. Fulfill your wildest, sweetest dreams with over-the-top combinations, includi...

A bold new approach to combatting the inherent corruption of representative democracyThis provocative book reveals how the majority of modern liberal democracies have become increasingly oligarchic, suffering from a form of structural political decay first conceptualized by ancient philosophers. Systemic Corruption argues that the problem cannot be blamed on the actions of corrupt politicians but is built into the very fabric of our representative systems....

Written with the verve of such works as The Big Short, The History of the Future, and The Spider Network, here is the fascinating, true story of the rise of Ethereum, the second-biggest digital asset in the world, the growth of cryptocurrency, and the future of the internet as we know it.Everyone has heard of Bitcoin, but few know about the second largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum, which has been heralded as the ""next internet.""The story ...

Unlock the Secrets of Macarons, One Scrumptious Recipe at a TimeFrom macaron master Camila Hurst comes your ultimate resource for making perfect macarons. Whether you’ve already tried making this delicious but oh-so tricky treat or are getting started for the first time, let Camila be your personal guide through every step of the process. You’ll learn the fundamentals with an in-depth tutorial for perfect plain shells, packed with step-by-step photos and all of Cam...

The true story of the rise of Ethereum, the second-biggest digital asset in the world, the growth of cryptocurrency, and the future of the internet.Everyone has heard of Bitcoin, but few know about the second largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum, which has been heralded as the "next internet."The story of Ethereum begins with Vitalik Buterin, a supremely gifted nineteen-year-old autodidact who saw the promise of blockchain when the technology was in its earlies...

This prize-winning study of Levantine migration to Mexico brings "a new and revelatory light" to the subject (Christina Civantos, author of Between Argentines and Arabs).In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, migration from the Middle East brought hundreds of thousands of people to the Americas. After a pause during World War I, this intense mobility resumed in the 1920s and continued through the 1940s under the French Mandate. A significant ...

In the heart of Velmont, where luxury and danger intertwine, Livia, a determined woman marked by her past, finds herself trapped in a world of secrets and betrayals. After a series of events that connect her to the enigmatic Victor, a man shrouded in mystery, and the loyal and passionate Caio, she discovers that desire can be as dangerous as the shadows that haunt them.Between confrontations with a ruthless criminal network and the fight to protect those she loves; Livia will be fo...

Beneath the Same Star follows Camila, a journalist returning to her hometown of Las Estrellas, a border town caught between resilience and fear. Years ago, Camila left to pursue her dreams, escaping the town's isolation and struggle. Now, returning with the goal of capturing the hidden lives behind headlines, she confronts an unsettling truth: Las Estrellas has changed. Under the weight of surveillance, constant patrols, and a community silenced by fear, Camila finds herself quest...

If your childhood memories include a Nan who made deliciously simple chocolate tray cakes slathered in icing, and you like having a go-to reference for everything at your fingertips then this book will be your ultimate resource for those one-layer rectangular cakes that are straightforward and lavish.SOULFUL SHEET CAKE cookbook compiled most popular easy and fool proof recipes from red velvet to strawberry to coconut, there's no shortage of options for you...