22 July 2025

THE “NO STRINGS ATTACHED BOOK CLUB”

SPONSORED BY THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PTOS

A man travels to Lisbon ahead of his wife to prepare their new home, while she stays in New York to oversee a research project on the neuroscience of memory and fear. Leaving behind a phase of their relationship indelibly marked by 9/11, the man revels in the Portuguese capital’s temperate weather and the neighborhood’s calmness, meticulously planning the details of their future.

Yet beneath the peace and quiet of this routine, he feels a growing unease he can’t explain. Is it the similarity between the two cities, and the two apartments? A mysterious threat waiting in the wings?

A brilliant, deceptively simple novel of psychological suspense, Your Steps on the Stairs explores how our emotions and memories shape our perception of reality. With his subtle, masterful style, Antonio Muñoz Molina lays bare the fragility of the stories we so carefully craft about ourselves (Amazon)

Meeting ID: 262 501 926 693 2

Passcode: Zx2JE3X9

Dial in by phone

+1 540-566-5633,,307464641# United States, Roanoke

Phone conference ID: 307 464 641#

LYNN BRISTOL: LYNN.BRISTOL@USPTO.GOV (PTOS)

Las Vegas Happy Hour!

Come join us for Happy Hour at Swingers (located in the Mandalay Bay

casino) on Tuesday, July 22, from 5:30 pm-7:30 pm!

Address: Mandalay Bay, 3950 S Las Vegas Blvd. Suite #228, Las Vegas, NV 89119

Free parking available for locals for up to 3 hours in Mandalay Bay parking garage

Enjoy a beverage on PTOS (members only)!

Non-members can sign up for membership at the event.

Optional: Mini-golf, carnival games

Questions? Contact Dave Lotter or Franco Salvoza for information about this event:

David.Lotter@uspto.gov or Franco.Salvoza@uspto.gov

PTOS members must present their PTOS membership card to attend OR

please contact the event organizer in advance to verify your membership status.