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The Murder House by James Patterson | 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...

Thanks a Lot Mr Kibblewhite: My Story by Roger Daltrey: Conversation Starters The Who’s rise to popularity coincided with the sexual revolution. Roger Daltrey’s girlfriend got pregnant when he was 20; he married her and lived with her. But he eventually left to become a rockstar. Daltrey...

Preparing for your next book club discussion? This study guide includes a wealth of information and resources to enhance your book club meeting. Written by an expert in literature, this comprehensive guide to Kate Atkinson's acclaimed novel A God in Ruins includes: - thought-provoking...

Loved the novel, but still hungry for more?  If you've devoured the last morsel of your savory book, but have a stomach that yearns for more, "Behind the Story" will be a most delightful surprise. Enjoy this basket full of hand-picked treats, compiled as an easy, concise, info-rich...

ABOUT THE BOOK There's a great deal of humor in Gulliver's Travels, which is why, as the recent movie adaptation proves, it still appeals to modern audiences. But something not everyone realizes about Jonathan Swift’s greatest work is that it is a brilliant social commentary on the people...

Circling the Sun: by Paula McLain | Conversation Starters A Brief Look Inside: Circling the Sun, the fictional biography of Beryl Markham, showcases life in Africa among the white immigrants, the changing roles for women, and the daring new technological advances made in the world of flying...

Trivia-on-Book: The DUFF by KodyKeplinger **You may have read the book, but not have liked it. You may have liked the book, but not be a fan. You may call yourself a fan, but few truly are. Are you a fan?** Trivia-on-Books is an independently quiz-formatted unofficial...

ABOUT THE BOOK Island of the Blue Dolphins is the 1961 Newbery award-winning book by Scott O’Dell that tells the true story, with some literary license, of a young Indian girl named Karana who was left behind on San Nicolas Island off the California coast, along with her younger brother,...

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. Lean In is one of the most talked-about business books in recent years, and has resonated with women around the world. It takes as its starting...

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. Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness, by the Nobel Prize-winning economist Richard H. Thaler and the Harvard Law School...

ABOUT THE BOOK Written by a teenage girl, who chose a teenage boy to narrate the story, The Outsiders describes the rivalry between two groups, divided by their social and economic circumstances. The book was instantly successful and remains so today, despite being challenged repeatedly...

The Giver: by Lois Lowry | Summary & Analysis A Smarter You In 15 Minutes… What is your time worth? In a perfect world depicted in “The Giver”, well-matched couples get married. They raise exactly a boy and a girl, where these kids will receive their career assignments at the age...

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou: Conversation Starters Elizabeth Holmes is touted as the next Steve Jobs of Silicon Valley, a fast-rising entrepreneur who convinced big-name investors to support her company Theranos valued at $9 billion. The youngest...

**Pachinko by Min Jin Lee: Conversation Starters ** Korean-American writer Min Jin Lee published her bestselling novel Pachinko in 2017. This story follows the life of one Korean family through four generations. Their story begins in the early 1900s with their matriarch Sunja. Sunja was...