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Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House by Omarosa Manigault Newman: Conversation Starters
Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House is a book written by Omarosa Manigault Newman. She is the former Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison and Assistant to President Donald Trump. As a White House insider, she provides an eye-opening look into the current administration's corruption and controversy....
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When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger: Conversation Starters
When Life Gives You Lululemons is the third sequel in The Devil Wears Prada series by Lauren Weisberger. In When Life Gives You Lululemons, the former senior assistant to Miranda Priestly, Emily Charlton, is the main character. Emily is now working for herself as an image consultant. While Emily has been very successful in this career, she is worried that she is getting too...
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Tools of Titans by Timothy Ferriss Conversation Starters
A Brief Look Inside:
EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER
than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,
and the characters and its world still live on.
Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to
bring us beneath the surface of the page
and invite us into the world that lives on.
These questions can be used to create hours of conversation:
Foster...
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News of the World by Paulette Jiles Conversation Starters
A Brief Look Inside:
EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER
than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,
and the characters and its world still live on.
Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to
bring us beneath the surface of the page
and invite us into the world that lives on.
These questions can be used to create hours of conversation:
Foster...
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The List: A Week-by-Week Reckoning of Trump's First Year by Amy Siskind: Conversation Starters
The List: A Week-By-Week Reckoning of Trump's First Year, by Amy Siskind, goes over the weekly deeds that President Trump has done since he took his office. From the President's various tweets to what happens at his rallies, Siskind makes sure readers will remember everything that could possibly be taken wrongly.
A Brief Look Inside:
EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS...
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The Mars Room: A Novel by Rachel Kushner Conversation Starters
From Rachel Kushner, bestselling author of The Flamethrowers and Telex from Cuba, comes another compelling novel The Mars Room. Kushner tells the story of Romy Hall as she begins her life sentences at California's Stanville Women's Correctional Facility. She was severed from her young son Jackson to be penalized with her second life sentence. Her new home is now with thousands of women...
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Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant: Conversation Starters
Adam Grant, the bestselling author of Originals, gives us a revolutionary look at the reasons why our interactions with others lead to success. Grants talk about how we need to stop focusing on what drives us to success individually, like passion, talent, luck, and hard work, and start paying attention to how we interact with others, our approach to work and...
8) Summary of How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousn
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How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollan Conversation Starters
New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan writes a brilliant book about his own life-changing psychedelic experiences. How to Change Your Mind: What The New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression and Transcendence is...
9) Summary of House of Trump, House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia
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House of Trump, House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia by Craig Unger: Conversation Starters
The Trump presidency is the culmination of Russian president Vladimir Putin's secret work. Putin and his oligarchs spent many years burrowing into the foundation of American democracy. The Cold War never really ended but evolved into a different phase. The book reveals the hidden alliance between Americans and the Russian Mafia....
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Keto Made Easy: 100+ Easy Keto Dishes Made Fast to Fit Your Life by Megha Barot: Conversation Starters
Shifting from your regular diet to the much healthier keto diet can be difficult especially when you are tempted with your favorite non-keto dishes. This book makes it easy for new keto dieters to turn their daily food into low-carb, high-fat meals. Keto enthusiasts and bloggers Megha Barot and Matt Gaedke provide recipes that can substitute for...
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The Plant Paradox by Dr. Steven Gundry Conversation Starters
The Plant Paradox by Dr. Steven Gundry is a new health and diet book. Dr. Gundry has found that the protein lectin is similar to gluten in that it can do major damage to the body. Lectins are found in a number of foods including wheat, fruits, vegetables, dairy foods, nuts, and beans. The lectins help the plants by protecting them from predators. Humans would also be considered a predator...
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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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I Can Only Imagine: A Memoir by Bart Miller: Conversation Starters
I Can Only Imagine: A Memoir, by Bart Millard, shows the pain, spark of faith, redemption, and healing that is behind the biggest Christian song in history. Bart Millard shows readers his life with his previously abusive father and how his father found God in an intimate telling within his memoir. I Can Only Imagine: A Memoir, by Bart Millard, became an instant bestseller the moment...
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari: Conversation Starters
Praised for his innovative view of current issues, Yuval Noah Harari continues to use his probing intellect to understand the future state of the planet and of humanity in his latest book. Can we still demand privacy rights in the future? The nature of work and the workforce will be altered in the advent of robotics-are we prepared for this reality? Terrorism will evolve...
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Warlight: A novel by Michael Ondaatje: Conversation Starters
When 14-year-old Nathaniel and his sister are left by their parents in the care of a man who may be a criminal, his longing for his mother becomes more intense as he finds out she left her travel trunk in the basement. She may have gone missing but she may also be involved in activities like that of their mysterious guardian. Nathaniel grows up and attempts to piece together who his mother...
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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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Killing the Deep State: The Fight to Save President Trump by Jerome R. Corsi: Conversation Starters
The Deep State is plotting to remove Donald Trump from office. Author Jerome Corsi identifies members of the Deep State which include House Speaker Paul Ryan, GOP leaders, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. These politicians intend to block legislation by the Trump camp. They vow not to let Trump govern effectively. The Deep State also includes...
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Resistance Is Futile!: How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind by Ann Coulter: Conversation Starters
Members of the "Resistance" - professors, politicians, judges, comedians, journalists, "Twitter pundits", Hollywood stars, including the famous Oprah-- are shaking in fear because they think Trump is another Hitler. Conservative writer Anne Coulter says these critics who believe that democracy is in peril are actually the ones who are endangering...
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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,...
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Mind to Matter: The Astonishing Science of How Your Brain Creates Material Reality by Dawson Church: Conversation Starters
In Mind to Matter: The Astonishing Science of How Your Brain Creates Material Reality, an award-winning researcher and writer Dawson Church explains the astounding science that shows how the human mind can create matter. With different intentions come different fields together with different material creations. The energy fields...