A Different Dawn: Nina Guerrera Book 2
By Isabella Maldonado
Thomas & Mercer; paperback, $15.95; Kindle eBook, $4.99; available Tuesday, August 10th
Isabella Maldonado is a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico and the first Latina to achieve the rank of a captain in her police department. During her more than two decades on the force, her varied assignments included hostage negotiator, department spokesperson, and district station commander.
Empire of Terror: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
By Mark. D. Silinsky
Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press; hardcover, 328 pages; $34.95
How to deal with Iran has been A main point of contention for the United States foreign policy establishment for over four decades has been how to deal with Iran. That has been true of the past three administrations, as former President Barack Obama agreed to a nuclear deal with Iran in 2015, then the Trump administration took a tougher tack and pulled the U.S. from the agreement, and now the Biden administration would like to re-enter the landmark agreement.
If you have been reading the news lately, there's a lot going on in world affairs, so it is a good time to broaden our knowledge of history and how it affects what goes on today. Two books that can lend insights focus on the conflicts of a century ago, Indian Soldiers in World War I: Race and Representation in an Imperial War, by Andrew T. Jarboe, and Hostages of Empire: Colonial Prisoners of War in Vichy France, by Sarah Ann Frank.
In honor of August being National Dog Month, let's take a look at a pair of books on man't best friend: What a Dog Knows, by Susan Wilson, and A Life With Dogs, by Roger Welsch.
Two Spies In Caracas
By Moises Naim; translated by Daniel Hahn
Amazon Crossing; 348 pages; paperback, $14.95; Kindle, $4.99
Moises Naim has been ranked as one of the top 100 global thought leaders by the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute, and been hailed as "one of the world's leading thinkers" by Prospect Magazine. In the early 1990s, he served as Venezuela's Minister of Trade and Industry, as director of Venezuela's Central Bank, and as executive director of the World Bank.
August is upon us, and many of you are probably thinking that it's time to get in some good summer reading. In this review, we will look at four fabulous works of fiction: Her Turn, by Katherine Ashenburg; The Stranger In The Mirror, by Liv Constantine; All Are Welcome, by Liz Parker; and Then She Vanishes, by Claire Douglas.
The Apology Project
By Jeanette Escudero
Lake Union Publishing; 331 pages, paperback, $14.95; Kindle eBook, $4.99; available Sunday, August 1st
Jeanette Escudero, a child of Cuban immigrants who was born and raised in Miami, worked as an attorney before she started to write fiction, which fulfilled a dream. This gave her an outlet for her imaginative, romantic side, and writing under the pseudonym Sidney Halston, she is a USA Today bestselling author of multiple romantic series. As Jeanette Escudero, she writes about flawed and relatable woman, such as the one featured in her new novel, The Apology Project.
