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A Simple Favor: A Novel by Darcey Bell: Conversation Starters
Stephanie's friend Emily is missing and she is worried. She is doing Emily a favor by looking after her son Nicky, but it has been days and Emily has not shown up. Stephanie thinks she knows everything about her friend but as she starts to uncover secrets, she thinks she could be entirely wrong. Is Emily truly the person she knows? And is Emily's husband Sean a trustworthy husband? Do they...
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Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Expanded Edition: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment by Steve Harvey: Conversation Starters
Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment is a #1 New York Times bestselling book from television host and new relationship guru, Steve Harvey. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man is an indispensable self-help book that...
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All We Ever Wanted: A Novel by Emily Giffin: Conversation Starters
Nina takes pride that she and her wealthy husband raised their son Finch as a good man. Having grown up in a small town without the affluence she now enjoys, she is living the life others could only dream of. But when her Princeton-bound son gets embroiled in a photo incident showing a semi-nude high school girl, she suddenly gives her perfect life a reassessment. Is she truly married...
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American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse: Conversation Starters
In November 2012, a fire burned down an abandoned house in Accomack County, Virginia. This turned out to be just the start of a series of fires that threatened the community for five straight months. After 86 fires, lovers Charlie Smith and Tonya Harding were caught as arsonists. Award-winning Washington Post writer Monica Hesse tells the story of their...
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Conversation Starters
The Black Swan author Nassim Nicholas Taleb released his bestselling book Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder in 2012. This book is part of the Incerto series. Taleb investigates the phenomena of uncertainty, luck, opacity, human error, probability, risk and decision-making in a world we humans barely understand. Human bones get stronger when subjected...
46) Summary of Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help YouFind - and Keep - Lo
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Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - and Keep - Love by Amir Levine: Conversation Starters
Psychiatrist and neuroscientist Amir Levine write the breakthrough book on the science of love.
In his book Attached, Levin teams up with psychologist Rachel S.F. Heller to explain the most advanced relationship science to date — the attachment theory and how it can help us find love and sustain it for the long haul....
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou: Conversation Starters
Elizabeth Holmes is touted as the next Steve Jobs of Silicon Valley, a fast-rising entrepreneur who convinced big-name investors to support her company Theranos valued at $9 billion. The youngest female CEO who has reached billionaire status, nothing could stop her. But something is wrong with her much-vaunted product and Wall Street Journal reporter...
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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston Conversation Starters
Zora Neale Hurston, the author of the American classic Their Eyes Were Watching God, tells another compelling story of the horror and injustices of slavery. Hurston opens our eyes to the story of Cudjo in Barracoon: The Story of the Last Black Cargo. Cudjo is one of the men aboard the last Black Cargo ship to arrive in the United States. He is one of the last-known...
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Beartown: A Novel by Fredrik Backman: Conversation Starters
Beartown is a town just about to be condemned to insignificance. Its economy has been stagnant for years and people are slowly leaving for better opportunities outside. It has one more chance to redeem itself though. Its junior hockey team has made it to the semifinals. Victory for the team means more jobs and economic opportunities for the town. But Kevin, its 17-year-old star player is...
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Believe It: My Journey of Success, Failure, and Overcoming the Odds by Nick Foles: Conversation Starters
Nick Foles was born into his identity as a football player when his father placed a football in his small hands when he was a baby. He is known, among many other names, as a backup, a word that he does not like. He likes playing supporting roles in his teams but being called backup still does not agree with him. But it was Foles the backup player...
51) Summary of Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, its Chaotic Founding its Purloined B
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Boom Town: The Fantastical Saga of Oklahoma City, its Chaotic Founding... its Purloined Basketball by Sam Anderson: Conversation Starters
Oklahoma City is a place "born from chaos" and one of the "great weirdo cities of the world." Oklahoma's basketball team Thunder is likened to the city's wild ambition and energy. Author Sam Anderson mixes historical writing with sports journalism, urban tales and studies, memoirs of idiosyncratic personalities,...
52) Summary of Born Survivors: Three Young Mothers and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage, Defiance
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Born Survivors: Three Young Mothers and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage, Defiance, and Hope by Wendy Holden: Conversation Starters
Born Survivors, the latest book from author Wendy Holden, takes place in World War II. Anka, Priska, and Rachel were three Jewish women during The Holocaust. The three women and their husbands were taken to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Their husbands were killed right away. The three women, who were pregnant,...
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Born Trump: Inside America's First Family by Emily Jane Fox: Conversation Starters
Donald J. Trump is a billionaire businessman who is now America's incumbent president. According to Vanity Fair writer Emily Jane Fox, to truly know the man who is now the forty-fifth president of the United States, you must know his five children and son-in-law. Their stories provide the keys that unlock the mystery behind the man. In her book Born Trump, Fox shares...
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Bring Me Back: A Novel by B. A. Paris: Conversation Starters
Ten years ago, Layla and Finn went on vacation. During a stop at a service station, Layla went missing, never to be seen again. Now, Finn is engaged to her sister, Ellen. They came close because of their shared pain over Layla's disappearance and now they want to be together. But Finn suspects there is more to Ellen that what meets the eye, and, after he starts receiving strange messages...
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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber: Conversation Starters
Bullshit jobs are spiritually and morally corrosive and make people extremely unhappy. If people are denied meaningful jobs that enable them to somehow contribute something to the world, they become mad or deeply miserable. They hold jobs that have no real usefulness except to justify careers. These jobs won't be missed if they suddenly disappear in the workplace. How do you deal with...
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Calypso by David Sedaris: Conversation Starters
American comedian and author David Sedaris releases his latest book Calypso. Sedaris writes a new collection of humorous stories on mortality and middle age. Sedaris starts with his purchase of a new beach property in Carolina. His new property is on Carolina coast and he names it his vacation home Sea Section. He had visions of relaxing afternoons with a refreshing drink under the warm Carolina sun....
57) Summary of Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding & Correcting Common Dog Problem
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Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding & Correcting Common Dog Problems by Cesar Millan: Conversation Starters
The Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan published his book Cesar's Way in 2007. In this book, Millan helps you to see the world through the eyes of your furry best friend. This book will eliminate your dog's problem behaviors for good. His formula for a happy, contented and balanced dog is simple. In order, they are exercise, discipline,...
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Clock Dance: A Novel by Anne Tyler: Conversation Starters
Clock Dance, the latest book from author Anne Tyler, follows the life of Willa Drake. The story shows snapshots of her life, starting at age 11 with her mother walking out of her life. At the age of 21, Willa is proposed to by her college boyfriend, Derek. By age 41, Willa is a widow as a result of an accident. All of these events are defining moments in Willa's life that lead to her to the...
59) Summary of Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for
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Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World's Most Famous Detective Writer by Margalit Fox: Conversation Starters
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is widely known for his creating the most famous detective in the world. There are volumes of biographies dedicated to him but none has told the remarkable story of how he became a detective on an actual murder case. In Conan Doyle for the Defense,...
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Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World by Adam Tooze: Conversation Starters
"Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World" was written by Adam Tooze, an award-winning economic historian. In it, the author deconstructs the economic crisis of 2008 (and the ten years that came after) and explains how this global event directly impacted countries worldwide until today. In America and Europe, the crisis caused governments...
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