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Because death should be a laughing matter!
Already down on his luck, Claudio Chillwell has a day that goes from bad to worse – he dies on his way to a job interview. A chatty grim reaper named Gee feels horrible about the embarrassing way that Claudio slipped off this mortal coil and decides to give him a second chance at living.
However, the Dead Council frowns upon necromancy, and there are consequences for those
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Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy by Jonah Goldberg: Conversation Starters
Two-time New York Times bestselling author Jonah Goldberg his newest book Suicide of the West: How The Rebirth Of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics Is Destroying American Democracy. Goldberg makes a case that only once in the last 250,000 years have humans found...
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I Can Only Imagine: A Memoir by Bart Miller: Conversation Starters
I Can Only Imagine: A Memoir, by Bart Millard, shows the pain, spark of faith, redemption, and healing that is behind the biggest Christian song in history. Bart Millard shows readers his life with his previously abusive father and how his father found God in an intimate telling within his memoir. I Can Only Imagine: A Memoir, by Bart Millard, became an instant bestseller the moment...
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Never Split The Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss: Conversation Starters
The book Never Split The Difference is written by Chris Voss. He is a former international hostage investigator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Prior to joining the FBI, Voss was part of the Kansas City police force. He has witnessed crimes after crimes in the city. After this stint, he began his career in the FBI. His job as a hostage...
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From the Corner of the Oval: A Memoir by Beck Dorey-Stein: Conversation Starters
In 2012, Beck Dorey-Stein was looking for a job in DC. She found a post on Craigslist that landed her a job as one of the stenographers in the Oval Office of Barack Obama. Six years later, she writes about her story in her book From the Corner of the Oval Office: One Woman's True Story of Her Accidental Career in the Obama White House. This memoir is a behind-the-scenes...
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Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic by David Frum: Conversation Starters
In "Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic", author David Frum explains why he believes President Trump is threatening our most valuable institutions, and why even the most demanding media is not acknowledging it. Frum unravels the ways in which Trump and his administration are quietly but steadily —and maybe irrevocably- hurting the principles...
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And the Mountains Echoed is a book about war and its long-term, widely-felt effects. It shows how circumstances can affect the lives of people who are unaware of how their lives and futures will be shaped by events that take place far away from them. Abdullah and Pari live in a small village in Afghanistan and when food gets scarce, Pari is sold off to a wealthy woman. This leads to a chain of events that affects people in far-flung areas such as...
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The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy by Jean Kennedy Smith: Conversation Starters
The Nine of Us: Growing Up Kennedy" is a memoir by ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, the eighth of the nine children born to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald. In her book, she looks back at a time long ago when she and her siblings (including future President John F. Kennedy, Senator Ted Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy...
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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 primary cause behind the political divisiveness that the United States is going through. His teachings directed America's billionaires to adopt an agenda that...
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Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits by Reese Witherspoon: Conversation Starters
Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon publishes her first book Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits. She invites you into her world in a southern style. She infuses the style she grew up with into her parties and traditions. She loves all...
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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 racism and sexism are promoted on college campuses as professors overlook Chaucer, Milton, Shakespeare, and American history in favor of identity politics and ideology....
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My Twenty-Five Years in Provence: Reflections on Then and Now by Peter Mayle: Conversation Starters
Knopf publishing house releases the last book of the late veteran author Peter Mayle entitled My Twenty-Five Years in Provence: Reflections on Then and Now. Mayle is known for his books on his life in Provence. This book is the final volume that offers his memories of the life he lived in the South of France for the past twenty-five years. He and his...
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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 hold jobs that have no real usefulness except to justify careers. These jobs won't be missed if they suddenly disappear in the workplace. How do you deal with...
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Conversation Starters
The Black Swan author Nassim Nicholas Taleb released his bestselling book Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder in 2012. This book is part of the Incerto series. Taleb investigates the phenomena of uncertainty, luck, opacity, human error, probability, risk and decision-making in a world we humans barely understand. Human bones get stronger when subjected...
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Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger: Conversation Starters
Tribes are small groups of individuals who have a clearly defined purpose and understanding. Tribes were indispensable for human survival before but somehow it got lost in modern society. New York Times bestselling author Sebastian Junger argues that it still is significant to our psychological survival.
Before the American Revolution, the English settlers were on constantly...
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Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering by Joanna Gaines: Conversation Starters
Magnolia Table, a cookbook, is the newest book published by Joanna Gaines. Gaines shares 125 recipes that are play an important role in her family. There are also recipes that come from her new restaurant, Magnolia Table. Joanna Gaines hopes that Magnolia Table will bring friends and family back together to enjoy a home cooked meal together. The recipes...
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The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You by Elaine N. Aron: Conversation Starters
Since its original publication in 1996, Dr. Elaine Aron's book The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You have been translated into 18 languages and has helped millions of people around the world. Author Elaine Aron introduced the world to a very distinct personality trait. She claimed that it affects one...
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The Boston Girl: by Anita Diamant Conversation Starters. The Boston Girl is a simple and sweet tale of a Jewish girl who grows up in the early years of the 20th century. The narrative is told through the voice of an 85-year-old woman who is recounting the days of her youth to her granddaughter. Addie starts her tale with her family that migrated from Russia, and then the story is told of the gradual progress of her life over the years, during which...
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Keto Made Easy: 100+ Easy Keto Dishes Made Fast to Fit Your Life by Megha Barot: Conversation Starters
Shifting from your regular diet to the much healthier keto diet can be difficult especially when you are tempted with your favorite non-keto dishes. This book makes it easy for new keto dieters to turn their daily food into low-carb, high-fat meals. Keto enthusiasts and bloggers Megha Barot and Matt Gaedke provide recipes that can substitute for...
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