John Bishop, a rehab physician at a community hospital, suddenly finds his whole life turned inside out when one of his patients dies inexpliquably. The search for answers draws him into a dark and dangerous world that challenges his own survival.

In a world where the built environment seems ever more shaped by invisible market forces, where modern architecture can seem to dissolve into a generic void, sometimes it takes a very special person to make a difference.

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson was Mayor of London from 2008 until 2016, during which time he took a remarkably keen interest in the built environment, commissioning, guiding, and shaping all manner of different projects. With his achievements he showed us all that massive privilege, leaping ambition, no concern for detail and a wasp's attention span needn't hold you...

Winner, Clotilde P. Garcia Tejano Book Prize
The opening campaign of the US-Mexican War transformed the map of each nation and shaped the course of conflict.
Armed with a broad range of Mexican military documents and previously unknown US sources, Douglas Murphy provides the first balanced view of early battles such as Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. He reassesses previously covered territory and also poses new questions.
Why did Mexico establish its defenses south of the Rio Grande while claiming territory north of the river? What was Mexico s strategy in the campaign...