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Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America by Nancy MacLean | Conversation Starters James McGill Buchanan was an economics professor at George Mason University who died in 2013. He was a Nobel Prize winner whose political ideas could very well be the...

The Martian: by Andy Weir | Conversation Starters A Brief Look Inside: Andy Weir's The Martian begins when astronaut Mark Watney finds himself stranded on Mars after an accident with an antenna caused his fellow crew to believe he had died, and they left Mars not knowing that he was...

There There by Tommy Orange | Conversation Starters There There is the New York Times bestselling book of author Tommy Orange. This groundbraking book poses the question, “What does it really mean to be an Indian? A native American? American Indian?” There There follows a unique case of...

The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis | Conversation Starters Many of the people who are working in government are highly educated, including scientists and management experts. They are the ones dealing with crucial issues such as climate change and cancer. Author Michael Lewis tells stories of how...

Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber | Conversation Starters Bullshit jobs are spiritually and morally corrosive and make people extremely unhappy. If people are denied meaningful jobs that enable them to somehow contribute something to the world, they become mad or deeply miserable. They...

The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice by Anthony Ray Hinton | Conversation Starters The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row, Anthony Hinton’s debut memoir, tells a tale of a young man being sentenced to death row due to mistaken identity. Anthony’s...

You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld | Conversation Starters You Think It, I’ll Say It, by Curtis Sittenfeld’s latest book, is a collection of fictional short stories that will entertain all who read them. With humor, intrigue and quick wit, Sittenfeld turns assumptions on relationships,...

The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture by Heather Mac Donald | Conversation Starters American universities are in crisis for undermining humanistic values that further cause divisions among its citizens. The ideologies against...

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson | Conversation Starters “Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High” is a communication and self help book written by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan and Al Switzler. In it,...

Clock Dance by Anne Tyler | Conversation Starters Clock Dance, the latest book from author Anne Tyler, follows the life of Willa Drake. The story shows snapshots of her life, starting at age 11 with her mother walking out of her life. At the age of 21, Willa is proposed to by her college boyfriend,...

A More Beautiful Question by Warren Berger | Conversation Starters A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas by Warren Berger, bestselling author and innovation expert, discusses the importance of asking questions in order to succeed—in life and business....

Trivia-on-Book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: By Stephen Covey Take the fan-challenge yourself and share it with family and friends! The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey was first published in 1989 and has been translated into forty languages, making it a worldwide...

The End of Alzheimers by Dr. Dale E. Bredesen | Conversation Starters Alzheimer’s disease is one ailment that has beaten the world’s best neuroscientists. It has no cure despite the billions of dollars spent by pharmaceutical companies and government agencies to find one. After almost three...

Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright | Conversation Starters Fascism: A Warning, by Madeleine Albright, brings reader’s attentions to the warning signs that surrounds America. Using her own experiences with fascism during her childhood in war-torn Europe, Madeleine Albright uses her expertise...