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This study guide includes the following sections: Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Characters, Objects/Places, Themes, Style, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion.

John Metcalf's Shut Up He Explained defies expectations and strict definition. Part memoir, part travelogue, part criticism -- wholly Metcalf -- it is thoughtful, engaged, contentious and often very funny. It offers a full does of Metcalfian wisdom and wit, and provides ample evidence that neither age...

Wonderfully Wordless: The 500 Most Recommended Graphic Novels and Picture Books is the first comprehensive best book guide to wordless picture books (and nearly wordless picture books). It is an indispensable resource for parents and teachers who love graphic storytelling or who recognize the value...

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared: by Jonas Jonasson | Conversation Starters A Brief Look Inside: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson is a fun and quirky story about an old man who is on the run from the police,...

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker | Conversation Starters “Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams” by Matthew Walker is Dr. Walker’s exploration and explanation of why sleep should be valued by everybody. He uses his background in sleep...

The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman | Conversation Starters The Owens family has been cursed in love since their ancestor, Maria Owens, was charged with being a witch in the 1600s. In 1960s New York City, Susanna Owens is raising her three children: Franny, Jet, and Vincent. Susanna knows that...

You by Caroline Kepnes | Conversation Starters A Brief Look Inside: You, the debut novel by Caroline Kepnes, is a story of mental unbalance, unrelenting passion, and social media. When Joe meets the aspiring author Guinevere Beck in the bookstore where he works, it’s obsession at first sight....

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore | Conversation Starters The Radium Girls, the newest novel release from author Kate Moore, is the story of the women who worked in radium-dial factories in the United States. The radium they use to paint the numbers on...

The Rules of Magic: A Novel by Alice Hoffman | Conversation Starters The Owens family has been cursed in love since their ancestor, Maria Owens, was charged with being a witch in the 1600s. In 1960s New York City, Susanna Owens is raising her three children: Franny, Jet, and Vincent. Susanna...

For word nerds and grammar geeks, a witty guide to the most commonly mispronounced words, along with their correct pronunciations and pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and histories of use and misuse. With wit and good humor, this handy little book not only saves us from sticky...

The Paul Harvey's The Rest of the Story Study Guide contains a comprehensive summary and analysis of Paul Harvey's The Rest of the Story by Paul Aurandt. It includes a detailed Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Character Descriptions, Objects/Places, Themes, Styles, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion.

The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein | Conversation Starters Segregation in America has contributed to so much social strife. Richard Rothstein makes extraordinary revelations about how this came to be and how government policies promoted the segregation that continue to this day. With meticulous...

In the last thirty years or so a large number of once commonplace words, phrases and expressions have disappeared without trace from common usage. And with them, too, have gone a number of goods, services and everyday objects that were once an important part of our everyday lives. Where did they go and...

The Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist Study Guide contains a comprehensive summary and analysis of Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein. It includes a detailed Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Character Descriptions, Objects/Places, Themes, Styles, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion.