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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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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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Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi: Conversation Starters
Maame gives birth on the same night that she escapes her tribal captors, leaving her baby daughter behind. Effia grows up not knowing about her bloodline and is forced to marry an Englishman who manages the slave trade in the Gold Coast. Meanwhile, Maame marries another man from her own village and bears another daughter. Like her first daughter Effia, her second daughter Esi is separated from her through...
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Outrage, Inc.: How the Liberal Mob Ruined Science, Journalism, and Hollywood by Derek Hunter: Conversation Starters
Outrage Inc.: How the Liberal Mob Ruined Science, Journalism and Hollywood, Derek Hunter's debut book, goes over how the progressive political party has taken over everything from journalism, to academia, to pop culture in an effort to declare that everything that is considered liberal is wonderful. Tired of feeling like he was forced...
65) Summary of Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of El Faro
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Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of El Faro by Rachel Slade Conversation Starters
Boston-based journalist Rachel Slade writes about the fate of the container ship El Faro in her book Into The Raging Sea. This happened on October 1, 2015. Inspite of the vessel's satellite communications, navigation system, and weather forecasting, El Faro got swallowed into the Bermuda Triangle when Hurricane Joaquin's fury...
66) Summary of Messing with the Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russian
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Messing with the Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians, and Fake News by Clint Watts: Conversation Starters
Clint Watts, leading cyber-security expert and former FBI Special Agent provides readers with an overwhelming but crucial look at the misinformation campaigns and fake news. He also explains everything about the electronic surveillance operations that are the predominant form of current warfare but teaches...
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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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Mastering Fear: A Navy SEAL's Guide by Brandon Webb: Conversation Starters
Former Navy SEAL Brandon Webb writes Mastering Fear: A Navy SEAL's Guide. In this simple yet powerful book, Webb teams up with writer John David Mann to share the five-step guide in mastering your fear an transforming your life. According to Webb, the key is not to fight fear but to harness it. In this process, fear becomes the secret weapon that brings victory in most dangerous...
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Every Note Played is the latest book from author Lisa Genova. It is the heartbreaking story of one man's battle with ALS. Richard is a world-famous concert pianist. He has played for his fans all over the globe. He is celebrated for his perfect accuracy and ability to play with deep emotion that moves his audiences. To his surprise, Richard was diagnosed with ALS, which meant life as he knew it would end. He has already lost the ability to move his...
70) Summary of Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fift
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Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man by Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic: Conversation Starters
Authors Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic team up to write the definitive true story of USS Indianapolis and its unfortunate fate. In Indianapolis, Vincent and Vladic take us back to the midnight of July 30, 1945. This was days after the Indianapolis delivered the atomic...
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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...
72) Summary of Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain fo
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Genius Foods is a New York Times bestselling book written by filmmaker Max Lugavere. His life changed when his mother was diagnosed with a rare dementia. Max decided to take a break in his media career to explore all that he could about the brain and how it works. He spent years reading brain research, interviewing medical doctors, neurologists and scientists. He hopes to better understand his mother's ailment. In his book Genius Foods, he shares...
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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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The Last Cowboys: A Pioneer Family in the New West by John Branch: Conversation Starters
Bill Wright and his ancestors have been ranchers on Smith Mesa for 150 years. Of recent years, however, the ranch that has been home to Wright's rodeo champion sons and their families have increasingly been threatened by corporate cattle raisers, tourism, environmental degradation, and federal regulators. Rodeo, a favorite cowboy past time during Bill's younger...
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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.
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo: Conversation Starters
The New York Times best-selling book White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism explores the reactions that white people have when their personal assumptions about race are challenged. DiAngelo observes that when their reactions are challenged, they maintain racial inequality. DiAngelo is an anti-racist educator...
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The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation by Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson: Conversation Starters
The Challenger Sale opens with this question: What's the secret to sales success? Most business leaders would answer the question with relationships. While that is fundamentally true, Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson argue that it is not enough to build relationships with customers. To be successful, business leaders need to challenge...
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Alissa Quart discusses the state of many middle-class American families who can now barely afford to raise their children. Families nowadays get squeezed on every side. On one side, there are high childcare costs. On another harsh employment policies that give no paid family leave nor reliable working hours. Parents realize that to attain the standards of living that their parents once managed to give has become impossible. As the executive editor...
79) 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,...
80) 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....