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ABOUT THE BOOK I’ve always been interested in women in history, particularly those of the 20th century. Somehow, though, I had never heard of Beryl Markham until I came across her book, “West With the Night,” about a year or so ago. The cover’s engaging portrait of Markham, looking...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary and analysis of the book and not the original book. Daniel Coyle's The Talent Code is a groundbreaking book that reveals the truth about how talent is created--and why you don't need to be naturally gifted to become truly great. What does this ZIP Reads...

Lean In is a book written for women who face real obstacles in the professional world and for men who want to contribute to a more just society. The book argues that even in this modern world where we value equality, there are still barriers that prevent more women from taking leadership roles in...

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg | 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...

**An Officer and a Spy: A novel by Robert Harris | 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 Underground Railroad: A Novel by Colson Whitehead | 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...

**The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy: A Novel by Rachel Joyce | 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...

How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease by Greger Michael | Conversation Starters When he was a boy, Dr. Michael Greger saw his grandmother recover from an end-stage heart disease. Her doctors could not do anything about her anymore, but when...

The Flight Attendant: A Novel by Chris Bohjalian | Conversation Starters How can one night change the course of your life? This is the premise of Chris Bohjalian’s newest suspense novel The Flight Attendant. Bohjalian tells the story of one carefree flight attendant whose lifestyle of adventure...

How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them by Jason Stanley: Conversation Starters Fascism is on the rise and we ought to see the patterns of fascist politics and resist it. Fascist tactics create divisions among people which lead to a weak society that will easily succumb to proposals...

Desolation Mountain: A Novel by William Kent Krueger: Conversation Starters Cork O’Connor has a hunch his family is going to be harmed soon if he does not stop his personal investigations. A plane crashes within the vicinity of Desolation Mountain in Aurora, Minnesota. Former sheriff O’Connor...

Radiant Angel by Nelson DeMille | 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...

No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel: Conversation Starters In the New York Times, bestselling book No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Dr. Dan...

Trivia-on-Book: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen **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...