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Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden: Conversation Starters
Promise Me, Dad is a new memoir from former Vice President of the United States Joe Biden. Promise Me, Dad was inspired…
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Fascism by Madeleine Albright: Conversation Starters
Fascism: A Warning, by Madeleine Albright, brings reader’s attentions to the warning signs that surrounds America. Using her own experiences with fascism during her…
War on Peace by Ronan Farrow: Conversation Starters
The US State Department is going through a crisis. Its career diplomats are being fired one after another and this is transforming…
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn: Conversation Starters
The Alice Network is a notable historical fiction novel that brings the readers back to the Great War. Author Kate Quinn tells…
Agent in Place by Mark Greaney: Conversation Starters
Agent In Place, Mark Greaney’s newest book, is the next installment of his international thrillers. Fresh from his first mission with the…
Less by Andrew Sean Greer: Conversation Starters
Writer Arthur Less is turning 50 and he just got a wedding invitation from his young ex-lover who is getting married to somebody…
Still Me by Jojo Moyes: Conversation Starters
Still Me, Jojo Moyes latest novel, continues the life of Louisa Clark from her previous novels, Me Before You and After You. Loisa…
The 30-Day Ketogenic Cleanse by Maria Emmerich: Conversation Starters
The 30 Day Ketogenic Cleanse is the latest health book from Maria Emmerich. Emmerich has devoted her life to helping people…
Bachelor Nation by Amy Kaufman: Conversation Starters
Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America’s Favorite Guilty Pleasure goes into great detail about the infamous reality show that Americans all over…
A Higher Loyalty by James Comey: Conversation Starters
In his book, A Higher Loyalty: Truths, Lies, and Leadership, James Comey reveals his insights into what makes for good leadership. With…
Skin in the Game by Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Conversation Starters
Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life, Nassim Taleb’s newest book, goes against the grain when it comes…
How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky: Conversation Starters
The death of democracy is heralded by demagogues. It happens when people don’t expect it. But could this happen in America where…
Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler: Conversation Starters
Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved is Kate Bowler’s memoir about the challenges of faith that…
Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink: Conversation Starters
Principles used in successful missions on the battlefield are applicable as a business and leadership strategy. Take it from the Navy SEAL officers…
The Common Good by Robert B. Reich: Conversation Starters
Robert B. Reich has worked for three US Presidents and witnessed how cynicism and distrust toward American government, media, banks, corporations…
Dinner in an Instant by Melissa Clark: Conversation Starters
Dinner in an Instant is the newest cookbook from Melissa Clark, a food writer for The New York Times’ column, A…
Thug Kitchen by Thug Kitchen: Conversation Starters
Vegan dishes don’t have to be bland and boring and should in fact be outrageously delicious and appealing. But even more important, one…
52 Small Changes by Brett Blumenthal: Conversation Starters
52 Small Changes: One Year to a Happier, Healthier You is one of Brett Blumenthal’s latest books to help you become your…
Against All Grain by Danielle Walker: Conversation Starters
Against All Grain, published in 2013, is a New York Times bestseller written by Danielle Walker. Readers will gain the knowledge they…
I’ll be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara: Conversation Starters
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark is the culmination of Michelle McNamara’s life’s work of investigating the legend of…
Strength in Stillness by Bob Roth: Conversation Starters
The epidemic of stress has resulted to physical and mental ailments that afflict so many people today. Heart diseases, immune dysfunctions, anxiety…
Staying Stylish by Candace Cameron Bure: Conversation Starters
Staying Stylish: Cultivating a Confident Look, Style and Attitude, Candace Cameron Bure’s newest book, goes over how the TV star has grown…
The Wife by Alafair Burke: Conversation Starters
Angela and Jason Powell seem to be the perfect couple. With Jason’s a successful career as an economist, he provides Angela and her…
12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson: Conversation Starters
12 Rules for Life is the latest self-help book from psychologist Jordan Peterson. 12 Rules for Life was inspired by…
Educated by Tara Westover: Conversation Starters
Educated is the tale of Tara Westover’s discovery of self and a world she had never known. Raised as a survivalist in the mountains…
The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn: Conversation Starters
The Woman in the Window, J Finn’s debut novel, tells us a psychological thriller, capable of keeping readers up…
Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews: Conversation Starters
Red Sparrow, written by New York Times bestselling author and former CIA operative Jason Matthews, follows the story of a beautiful woman named…
Look for Me by Lisa Gardner: Conversation Starters
Look for Me by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner is the ninth book in the Detective D.D. Warren Series. It…
Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot: Conversation Starters
Heart Berries: a Memoir, Terese Mailhot’s debut memoir, has become of the the nations most anticipated books for 2018. The telling of…
The Deepest Well by Nadine Burke Harris: Conversation Starters
The Deepest Well is the culmination of Dr. Nadine Burke Harris’ extensive research in and experiences with how childhood trauma effects…
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli: Conversation Starters
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli is the debut novel that has come into the world…
Lost Connections by Johann Hari: Conversation Starters
When he was young, Johann Hari was told by doctors that he had a chemical imbalance in his brain and was prescribed drugs…
The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle: Conversation Starters
The Culture Code is the latest book release from author Daniel Coyle. In The Culture Code, Coyle explores where culture originates, how…
The Body Reset Diet by Harley Pasternak: Conversation Starters
When you have tried different diet programs and still find yourself overweight why not reboot your system and start anew. Take…
Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella: Conversation Starters
The Winters decide to keep their marriage interesting by agreeing to surprise each other often. Their efforts turn into hilarious misfires and make…
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah: Conversation Starters
The Great Alone, the newest novel from author Kristin Hannah, tells the story of The Allbright Family. Ernt Allbright was an Army…
Anatomy of an Affair by Dave Carder: Conversation Starters
Anatomy of an Affair is Dave Carder’s insightful exploration into what leads to someone having an extramarital affair. With a reverence…
Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker: Conversation Starters
Enlightenment Now, Steven Pinker’s new book is a refreshing, new perspective on the situation of the world in general. As the subtitle says…
The Kremlin’s Candidate by Jason Matthews: Conversation Starters
There is a plot to assassinate the CIA director and Russian double agent Dominika Egorova is in danger of being exposed. Her…
Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong: Conversation Starters
Goodbye, Vitamin is the debut novel from author Rachel Khong. It was published in July of 2017 by Henry Holt and Co. Goodbye…
The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks: Conversation Starters
Vanessa, formerly the wife of the rich and handsome Richard, is reduced to serving wealthy women who used to be her…
The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve: Conversation Starters
The Stars Are Fire, the latest novel by Anita Shreve, takes place in Maine in 1947. In October of 1947, Maine…
The Leavers by Lisa Ko: Conversation Starters
Eleven-year-old Deming and his mother Polly are reunited after Deming arrives from China where Polly sent him when he was a baby to…
The Sellout by Paul Beatty: Conversation Starters
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EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world…
We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter: Conversation Starters
We Were the Lucky Ones is the first book release from author Georgia Hunter. We Were the Lucky Ones tells…
Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff: Conversation Starters
In Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House , readers are given intimate access to Donald Trumps’ presidency through author Michael…
1984 by George Orwell: Conversation Starters
EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come…
Cold Cold Heart by Tami Hoag: Conversation Starters
EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their…
