In My Life With Amazing Animals, John Bertucci invites readers on a joyful romp through his Louisiana childhood and adult years, told through the unforgettable animals that shaped his life. Whether it's Pepper, the Houdini cocker spaniel-poodle who brought his tough Sicilian father to tears, or Brad the bad-ass rooster with a vendetta against neighborhood bullies, Bertucci's stories are as much about people as they are about pets.Growing up amid the swamps and suburbs of Gretna, Ne...

When a series of precision bank robberies devastate New Orleans, ex-NOPD detective Michael O'Malley is pulled from quiet retirement into the city's underbelly. He leads the French Quarter Connection: a ragtag but brilliant team featuring teenage sleuth Marie Babin, cybersecurity expert Marcus Chen, Hercules the tech-enhanced tabby, and Squealer, a multilingual African Grey parrot with a talent for surveillance.Their investigation begins with a vault breach that seems impossible-a m...

NIGHT HAWKSIn Asheville, North Carolina, a mysterious green light transforms the lives of ordinary people. Broadcast engineer Malcolm Davis encounters an otherworldly orb in a car tunnel, compelling him to install a strange device. Soon, weather phenomena occurs as the military investigates. Malcolm and others find themselves with enhanced abilities. News producer Bob Carter, reporter Alex Summers, engineers Malcolm Davis and Albert Thompson, along with Rachel Carter, pregn...

This collection of action-packed adventures follows the shrewd and clever detective work of a cabbie, a teen, a computer whiz, a keen-eyed orange tabby, and a multilingual African Grey parrot.John Bertucci's French Quarter Connection is a collection of interwoven episodic mysteries across the city that blend cozy mystery elements with procedural elements, animal sidekicks, and Southern charm.In the heart of the French Quarter, a former New Orleans ...

When nuclear war and rampaging warbots bring civilization to the brink of extinction, the world's last hope comes not from a hero of flesh and blood, but from Seth Starr-the first true sentient android, programmed with empathy and the memories of his dying creator. Alone in the ruins, Seth is given a mission: save what remains of humanity and build a world worthy of hope.From the radioactive ashes of America to the wilds of South America and the storm-battered coasts of Africa, Set...

How a journey through Italy casts light on secrets, stereotypes, and the manipulation of information in eighteenth-century science.Winner of the Paul Bunge Prize by the German Chemical SocietyIn 1749, the celebrated French physicist Jean-Antoine Nollet set out on a journey through Italy to solve an international controversy over the medical uses of electricity. At the end of his nine-month tour, he published a highly influential account of his philosophical...

How to strengthen both academic research and international policies by improving the connections between scholars and policymakers.Scholars, Policymakers, and International Affairs shows how to build mutually beneficial connections between the worlds of ideas and action, analysis and policy. Drawing on contributions from top international scholars with policy experience in the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada, and Latin America, as well as senior policy...