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Once Upon a River: A Novel by Diane Setterfield: Conversation Starters
One dark night during a 19th-century winter, people who lived near the Thames river gathered in an old inn to tell stories to while away the slow hours. The door suddenly opens to reveal an injured man struggling to carry a lifeless child's body in his arms. The small girl is apparently dead but a few hours afterward, she stirs back to life. The townspeople think it's magic or...
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Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals by Rachel Hollis: Conversation Starters
Stressing that she had not always been motivated and driven to succeed, top entrepreneur Rachel Hollis reminds women that they too have to overcome lies they have believed all their lives to move forward. She identifies new behaviors that help women become their potential selves. She suggests skills that women need to have to grow...
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Silent No More: How I Became a Political Prisoner of Mueller's "Witch Hunt" by Jerome R. Corsi: Conversation Starters
For two months in the latter part of 2018, Corsi faced the investigators who were intent on finding evidence that President Donald Trump is guilty of treason. Corsi writes how he was confined in a conference room without windows with his interviewers grilling him "hours upon hours" to get the information they want. Corsi compares...
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Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff Conversation Starters
His son Nic had a wonderful childhood. Intelligent and athletic, David Sheff knows that Nic has a promising future because he is excellent in everything he focuses on. But as his son grew older, he turned into an adolescent full of angst and confusion which led to his experimentation with drugs. Taking mood stabilizers and enhancers became a way of...
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The Home for Unwanted Girls: The heart-wrenching, gripping story of a mother-daughter bond that could not be broken, inspired by true events by Joanna Goodman: Conversation Starters
Fifteen-year-old Maggie is the daughter of a poor French woman and a middle-class Englishman in post-war Quebec. She falls in love with a poor French boy, Gabriel Phenix, who lives in the next farm but her father looks down on the relationship. She becomes pregnant...
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Conversation Starters
The state called flow is the key to deeply satisfying experiences in life. It is a state of consciousness that creates total involvement, creativity, and full enjoyment. The author explains the conditions for flow to happen. Eight elements are identified.
Csikszentmihalyi is known for his expertise on the autotelic personality,...
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DIRTY, LAZY, KETO: Getting Started: How I Lost 140 Pounds by Stephanie Laska: Conversation Starters
Stephanie Laska was a size 26 and weighed almost 300 pounds. Classified as obese III on the BMI scale, she couldn't find clothes that have her size. Seatbelts didn't fit her either. Her diets didn't work and was about to give up dieting altogether when she came across the keto diet. "In my opinion, there are way too many rules and expectations about...
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Dear Zealots: Letters from a Divided Land by Amos Oz Conversation Starters
Amos Oz does not exempt himself from being called a fanatic and proposes that readers embrace the responsibility of facing the fanatic who resides in our own souls. He provides a closer look at Judaism and asks what its essence is. The book is considered by critics as a necessary work that tackles urgent matters addressing the rise of zealotry all over nations worldwide, including...
9) Summary of Destined for War Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?: Conversation Starters
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Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap? by Graham Allison: Conversation Starters
China has arrived as a superpower and America seems to have a hard time grasping this reality. The US and China have to learn the skill to make adjustments to this global power shift. The law of Thucydides's Trap says that "when a rising power threatens to displace a ruling one, violence is the likeliest result." History shows that this situation...
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Kushner, Inc.: Greed. Ambition. Corruption. The Extraordinary Story of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump by Vicky Ward: Conversation Starters
Jared and Ivanka made many forays into national security and policy-making which is unthinkable in policy protocol. Their actions show their agenda which is to increase their wealth and no one has raised any precautions against their actions, according to journalist Vicky Ward. The author unveils the motivations...
11) Summary of Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living
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Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living by Shauna Niequist: Conversation Starters
A collection of essays revealing Shauna Niequist's deeply moving reflections on very personal issues like motherhood, faith, and marriage, she says these are her sources of support and purpose. But they also become causes of stress and anxiety. She thinks being able to balance these two aspects of her life is a good way...
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The Virtue of Nationalism by Yoram Hazony Conversation Starters
The Virtue of Nationalism is written by one of the leading conservative thinkers in our world today — Yoram Hazony. In his book, he argues that the only realistic guard of liberty in today's world in the nationalist order. He says that nationalism is the real issue of our age. Hazony cites the politics behind Donald Trump's "America First" to the rise of the right in European nations...
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink Conversation Starters
The common belief that most people have is that the best motivation for anyone is the carrot-and-stick approach of offering rewards like money. The bestselling author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others Daniel H. Pink says that this is a big mistake. In his bestselling book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us,...
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How Bernie Won: Inside the Revolution, That's Taking Back Our Country-and Where We Go from Here by Jeff Weaver: Conversation Starters
Bernie Sanders overcame big challenges and earned the respect and admiration of many when he ran the presidential race. He won the race. He ignited a movement that inspired millions of Americans. His presidential campaign manager explains how the 2016 race showed the conflict that was happening within the Democratic...
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Sold on a Monday: A Novel by Kristina McMorris Conversation Starters
In 1931, a mother wrote the sign: Children for Sale on their farmhouse porch. It is her last resort. During this time, this sign could be found anywhere. There were endless bank runs, breadlines, and broken dreams. The sign meant that the mother faced impossible choices between her children and their welfare. Ellis Reed was a struggling reporter during this time. When she saw this...
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Heads You Win: A Novel by Jeffrey Archer: Conversation Starters
Alexander Karpenko's father is assassinated. He and his mother Elena have to flee Russia and they find themselves at the dock, with two cargo ships in front of them, one leaving for New York and the other is heading to London. Mother and son decide to toss a coin and let fate decide which ship to take. Living parallel lives, Alex and Sasha reestablish themselves in a new country. But...
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American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures by America Ferrera Conversation Starters
Liza Koshy liked being racially ambiguous. Forever the ethnically mysterious little brown girl. She describes her culturally assorted friends "not as a melting pot but a salad bowl who were "tossed haphazardly together" and created a delicious dish with each culture contributing a "special flavor or texture." Actress Issa Rae tells her story about growing...
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Nine Lives: My time as the MI6's top spy inside al-Qaeda by Aimen Dean Conversation Starters
He is first drawn into religious studies group as a teenager in Saudi Arabia. He soon becomes a member of al-Qaeda and is interviewed by the leader himself, Osama bin Laden himself. In Darunta, he joins the efforts to manufacture of biological and chemical weapons. He meets other top-ranking Islamic militants including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the planner...
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear: Conversation Starters
Learn how to be 1% more day by day. Break unwanted habits and stick to ones that help you become a better person. Your usual failures when adopting new habits will be avoided. You can override your lack of willpower and motivation and develop inner strength and belief in yourself. Learn how to introduce new habits in your life even if you...
20) Summary of Joy's Simple Food Remedies: Tasty Cures for Whatever's Ailing You: Conversation Starters
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Joy's Simple Food Remedies: Tasty Cures for Whatever's Ailing You by Joy Bauer MS RDN CDN Conversation Starters
Joy Bauer says food basically serves as nourishment. But food also serves as a healing factor. A bowl of chicken soup has been shown in scientific studies to help alleviate cold symptoms. Blueberries can improve brain functions, ginger can remedy body pains, and cocoa powder can help maintain normal blood pressure. This book provides food...
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