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Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic by David Frum: Conversation Starters
In "Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic", author David Frum explains why he believes President Trump is threatening our most valuable institutions, and why even the most demanding media is not acknowledging it. Frum unravels the ways in which Trump and his administration are quietly but steadily —and maybe irrevocably- hurting the principles...
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Never Split The Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss: Conversation Starters
The book Never Split The Difference is written by Chris Voss. He is a former international hostage investigator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Prior to joining the FBI, Voss was part of the Kansas City police force. He has witnessed crimes after crimes in the city. After this stint, he began his career in the FBI. His job as a hostage...
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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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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...
5) Summary of Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Po
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Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy by Jonah Goldberg: Conversation Starters
Two-time New York Times bestselling author Jonah Goldberg his newest book Suicide of the West: How The Rebirth Of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics Is Destroying American Democracy. Goldberg makes a case that only once in the last 250,000 years have humans found...
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My Twenty-Five Years in Provence: Reflections on Then and Now by Peter Mayle: Conversation Starters
Knopf publishing house releases the last book of the late veteran author Peter Mayle entitled My Twenty-Five Years in Provence: Reflections on Then and Now. Mayle is known for his books on his life in Provence. This book is the final volume that offers his memories of the life he lived in the South of France for the past twenty-five years. He and his...
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The Man God Has For You: 7 Traits To Help You Determine Your Life Partner by Stephan Labossiere: Conversation Starters
Author and relationship coach Stephan Labossiere says that you deserve a great man. The question is where he is or if he even exists in the first place. Labossiere says that he does and he is out there. He has been handpicked by God for you and he is waiting to experience a wonderful relationship with him. But before you look, you...
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Varina: A Novel by Charles Frazier: Conversation Starters
Bestselling author of Cold Mountain Charles Frazier releases his newest novel Varina. After marrying an old widower for financial security, Varina Howell expected a secure and peaceful life as a wife of a Mississippi landowner. However, her husband's decision to pursue politics brings an end to that security and peace. Varina finds herself at the center of one of American history's darkest...
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The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age by David E. Sanger: Conversation Starters
World conflict has now evolved from nuclear weapons and terrorism into cyberwarfare, one that the US suddenly finds itself disadvantaged. The US is the most advanced nation in cyber technology and yet has been subject to numerous cyber-attacks from other countries including that of the Russian interference in the 2016 elections in which the US has...
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In his book, Dr. John E. Sarno uses what he discovered about TMS (Tension Myositis Syndrome) to help people overcome back conditions without dangerous surgery or drugs. He explains that is necessary to identify stress and other psychological factors that can create back pain and, by doing this, patients can heal themselves without physical therapy or specific exercise. Dr. Sarno includes case histories in his book along with the results of in-depth...
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Discrimination and Disparities by Thomas Sowell: Conversation Starters
Thomas Sowell's bestselling book Discrimination and Disparities is his empirical examination of how the economic disparities and other disparities arise. Different outcomes like economic and others have a big difference depending on the individuals, their groups or their nations. Many explanations about the differences have been offered by many scholars and thinkers. Some of them...
12) Summary of The Deep State: How an Army of Bureaucrats Protected Barack Obama and Is Working to Destr
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The Deep State: How an Army of Bureaucrats Protected Barack Obama and Is Working to Destroy the Trump Agenda by Jason Chaffetz: Conversation Starters
Former Congressman Jason Chaffetz has written the book The Deep State: How an Army of Bureaucrats Protected Barack Obama and Is Working to Destroy the Trump Agenda. This book is set to hit bookshelves on September 18. In this book, he explains how America has ended up with a government system that is...
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Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done by Laura Vanderkam: Conversation Starters
In May 2018, I Know How She Does It author Laura Vanderkam published her newest book Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done. Most people feel that they are constantly behind. They are unsure how they can escape the feeling of being oppressed by busyness. Unlike other time-management gurus, Laura Vanderkam believes that to get more things...
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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....
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The High Tide Club: A Novel by Mary Kay Andrews: Conversation Starters
Josephine Warrick is an extremely wealthy 99-year-old woman dying of fourth stage cancer and wants to settle her will before time runs out on her. She chooses struggling lawyer and single mother Brooke Trappnell to carry out a will. But why would she choose Brooke who is not among the big-name law firms in Georgia? Brooke reluctantly agrees, not knowing that Mrs. Warrick has secrets...
16) Summary of The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal B
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The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future by Andrew Yang: Conversation Starters
A "wave of automation and job loss" is currently taking over American industries. Experts in robotics, automation, artificial intelligence, and software have warned that job losses will continue to happen in the coming years. "Normal people," who represent the 70 percent of the American population,...
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Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations by Amy Chua: Conversation Starters
"Political Tribes" is a book written by bestseller author Amy Chua. In it, she argues that Americans tend to always regard the world in terms of countries engaged in great ideological combats, for example, Democracy vs. Authoritarianism or Capitalism vs. Communism. Chua defines this as a blindness that is responsible for undermining American foreign policy....
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From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin's Russia by Michael McFaul: Conversation Starters
"From Cold War to Hot Peace" is an intimate account of the relations between Russia and the U.S. from 1989 to the present day. It was written by Michael McFaul, who was ambassador to Russia during Obama's presidency. In it, he argues that by 2010 everything indicated that American-Russian relations were improving because Presidents Obama and...
19) Summary of Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewa
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Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life by Daymond John: Conversation Starters
New York Times bestselling author Daymond John rediscovers the age-old virtues of persistence, hard work, and grit. He motivates his readers that every great and successful man and business is built on these old-fashioned virtues. Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful...
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Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ by Timothy Keller: Conversation Starters
Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ by Dr. Timothy Keller, pastor and bestselling author, was written to help you better understand the whole and true story of Christmas. Most people, whether Christian or not, have heard the Christmas story their whole lives yet don't know the whole story. The author takes the watered...