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The Heist by Daniel Silva | Digest & Review The Heist is a thriller novel authored by Daniel Silva in his famous Gabriel Allon series. In this book, the superspy Gabriel Allon takes a break from his work of restoring a painting in Venice to investigate the torture and killing of a former...

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan | Digest & Review Crazy Rich Asians is a funny fiction novel written by Kevin Kwan that highlights and ridicules the lifestyle of upper-class Asian families and society. The book is about three wealthy, upper-class Chinese families, and how they undermine...

StrengthsFinder by Tom Rath | Digest & Review The book StrengthsFinder 2.0, written by Tom Rath, is a guide to help readers identify their natural talents so that they might develop their strengths in order to do their best each day. In modern society, people often concentrate more on their...

The Fast Metabolism Diet by Haylie Pomroy | Digest & Review The Fast Metabolism Diet is the #1 Bestseller in General Women’s Health and the New York Times Bestseller of 2015. Through her book, the celebrity nutritionist, Haylie Pomroy, gives away her secrets; helping thousands of readers...

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan | Digest & Review Clay Jannon, a young artist and recent college graduate, recently fell into unemployment. Passing up one “Help Wanted” sign after another along the streets of San Francisco, he finally comes across Mr. Penumbra’s advertisement...

10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse by JJ Smith | Digest & Review Are you tired of looking bulky all the time? Are you getting frustrated by useless dieting routines and not seeing any positive weight-loss results? Do you feel tired most of the time? Well then, get ready to look slimmer, and...

Smile by Raina Telgemeir | Digest & Review Raina Telgemeier is the author of the #1 New York Times Best Seller “Smile”. Her striking memoir “Smile” started as an episodic internet comic and is now available from GRAPHIX imprint by Scholastic. The book is the factual story of Riana’s...

The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker | Digest & Review With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • A digest of the The Art of Hearing Heartbeats • Content for your book club or other group event. • Stories beyond the digest and tidbits you may not know • The...

The Martian by Andy Weir: Conversation Starters A Brief Look Inside: EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER then 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...

All We Ever Wanted: A Novel by Emily Giffin: Conversation Starters Nina takes pride that she and her wealthy husband raised their son Finch as a good man. Having grown up in a small town without the affluence she now enjoys, she is living the life others could only dream of. But when her...

Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World by Jennifer Palmieri | Conversation Starters Jennifer Palmieri, former Communications Director of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential elections, thought that it was no big deal for America to elect a woman president...

Unlock the more straightforward side of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, which tells...

The Lessons of History by Will Durant | Conversation Starters The Lessons of History is book written by Will and Ariel Durant. It was first published in 1968. The Lessons of History gives readers a summary of the trends of history over a 5,000 year period of time. In the book the touch on the...

ABOUT THE BOOK I first heard of Partners in Health, the organization founded by Dr. Paul Farmer, after the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti in January, 2010. I was impressed by this organization and its commitment to the long-term welfare of the people of Haiti, and I sent in an online donation....