Book Habits: 276 books

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...

Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud | Conversation Starters “Boundaries: When to Say Yes, When to Say No to Take Control of Your Life” is a concise life tool offered by authors Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend. This guide book shows specific examples of life’s problems because boundaries...

The Lessons of History by Will Durant | Conversation Starters The Lessons of History is book written by Will and Ariel Durant. It was first published in 1968. The Lessons of History gives readers a summary of the trends of history over a 5,000 year period of time. In the book the touch on the...

Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook by Tony Robbins | Conversation Starters Being unshakeable is a “state of mind” that we adopt when faced with storms that threaten us with financial ruin. But human nature makes us fear the worst. We could lose everything we worked hard for, and...

Less: A Novel by Andrew Sean Greer | Conversation Starters Writer Arthur Less is turning 50 and he just got a wedding invitation from his young ex-lover who is getting married to somebody else. Not wanting to be the butt of jokes, he accepts invitations from unheard of literary events outside...

The Paris Architect: by Charles Belfoure | Conversation Starters A Brief Look Inside: The Paris Architect, Charles Belfoure's first fiction work, tells the story of an architect in Paris in 1942 during the Nazi occupations of France. Lucien Bernard is a non-Jew working as a craftsman...

The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney | Conversation Starters The Nest, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s debut novel, spins a tale of family dysfunction, self-absorption, fighting over an inheritance, the perils of drug abuse and addiction, and defining an individual’s role within a family unit....

Murder Games by James Patterson | Conversation Starters Murder Games, is the latest novel by James Patterson. Patterson has teamed up with Howard Roughan to write his latest novel in the mystery and thriller genres. In Murder Games, there is a serial killer terrorizing the citizens of Manhattan....

Commonwealth: A Novel by Ann Patchett | 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 peppered with...

Firefly Lane: A Novel by Kristin Hannah | 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 peppered...

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson | Conversation Starters Life is hard. Mark Manson knows this. Lucky for you, he also has an idea of how to get through some of life’s toughest problems. In this one of a kind self-help book, Manson provides a unique perspective on dealing...

Modern Romance: by Aziz Ansari | Conversation Starters A Brief Look Inside: Romance and dating have come a long way over the years. What was taboo has become the norm and vice versa. Sometimes we feel we have come a long way from the previous generations, but have we? This is the question that...

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller | 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 peppered with questions...

Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown | Conversation Starters In Braving the Wilderness, three-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Brene Brown redefines the meaning of belonging in these critical times when peoples and nations are polarized by politics and ideologies. We now live in societies...