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Quicklets: Your Reading Sidekick! ABOUT THE BOOK Michael Hastings' The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War In Afghanistan is not just a novel, but a follow up piece a clarification of sorts on a long form article he wrote originally for Rolling Stone. In...

**Of Mess and Moxie: Wrangling Delight Out of This Wild and Glorious Life by Jen Hatmaker | Conversation Starters ** In Of Mess and Moxie: Wrangling Delight Out of This Wild and Glorious Life, readers find themselves inundated with a series of stories about everything from bingeing on wine...

American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse: Conversation Starters In November 2012, a fire burned down an abandoned house in Accomack County, Virginia. This turned out to be just the start of a series of fires that threatened the community for five straight months....

Library of Souls: by Ransom Riggs | 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...

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes: 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...

It can be hard for busy professionals to find the time to read the latest books. Stay up to date in a fraction of the time with this concise guide. As its name suggests, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind seeks to trace the history of Homo Sapiens from its earliest evolution, when it was...

Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D. Burns | Conversation Starters Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by eminent psychiatrist David D. Burns, M.D. shows how to use the method of cognitive therapy to heal from depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, apathy, and other mental health problems....

The Silent Wife: A Novel by A. S. A. Harrison | 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...

The Cuban Affair: A Novel by Nelson DeMille | Conversation Starters In “The Cuban Affair”, readers are introduced to a fascinating new character whose humor and sharp wit keeps him safe in the midst of a modern-day treasure hunt. A U.S. Army veteran, Daniel “Mac” MacCormick is the owner...

Beautiful Ruins: by Jess Walter | 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...

ABOUT THE BOOK Like so many others, I remember reading Greg Mortenson’s revolutionary Three Cups of Tea for a college class. The book was an instant hit, both in the media and in my own mind. No one could resist its tale of compassion, adventure, and triumph, set in the exotic Far-Middle...

Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family by Garrard Conley: Conversation Starters After nine days in an ex-gay therapy program, Garrard Conley knew he could not be part of it anymore. He was suicidal as he left the program. The counselors impressed on the gay participants of their...

**Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon | 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...

The Big Lie: Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left by Dinesh D'Souza | Conversation Starters In The Big Lie: Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left, readers are faced with a litany of claims the author uses to support his position, which is made quite clear by the title of the...