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Mind to Matter: The Astonishing Science of How Your Brain Creates Material Reality by Dawson Church: Conversation Starters
In Mind to Matter: The Astonishing Science of How Your Brain Creates Material Reality, an award-winning researcher and writer Dawson Church explains the astounding science that shows how the human mind can create matter. With different intentions come different fields together with different material creations. The energy fields...
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Mommy Burnout: How to Reclaim Your Life and Raise Healthier Children in the Process by Dr. Sheryl G. Ziegler: Conversation Starters
Mommy Burnout: How to Reclaim Your Life and Raise Healthier Children in the Process is a new book by psychologist Dr. Sheryl Ziegler. In Mommy Burnout, Dr. Ziegler teaches readers what mommy burnout is and how to identify if you or another mother in your life are suffering from mommy burnout. She explains that, in today's...
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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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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...
85) Summary of No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Devel
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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 Siegel and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson tackle the ultimate parenting challenge. Siegel and Bryson highlight the link between how a parent reacts to misbehavior and...
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Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done by Laura Vanderkam: Conversation Starters
In May 2018, I Know How She Does It author Laura Vanderkam published her newest book Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done. Most people feel that they are constantly behind. They are unsure how they can escape the feeling of being oppressed by busyness. Unlike other time-management gurus, Laura Vanderkam believes that to get more things...
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American history is defined by the fight for racial justice, and the activism and resistance that were involved in its historical past. Black Lives Matter is a continuation of the unceasing work for justice to prevail. Author DeRay Mckesson cites that there is an ongoing conversation about resistance, activism, and justice that needs to be discussed. The movement called Black Lives Matter grew out of the protests organized by Mckesson and his friends....
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Outrage, Inc.: How the Liberal Mob Ruined Science, Journalism, and Hollywood by Derek Hunter: Conversation Starters
Outrage Inc.: How the Liberal Mob Ruined Science, Journalism and Hollywood, Derek Hunter's debut book, goes over how the progressive political party has taken over everything from journalism, to academia, to pop culture in an effort to declare that everything that is considered liberal is wonderful. Tired of feeling like he was forced...
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Pachinko by Min Jin Lee: Conversation Starters
Korean-American writer Min Jin Lee published her bestselling novel Pachinko in 2017. This story follows the life of one Korean family through four generations. Their story begins in the early 1900s with their matriarch Sunja. Sunja was once the prized daughter of their family. They weren't wealthy but they had pride and Sunja's unplanned pregnancy is shameful to them. Sunja became more heartbroken when...
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Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations by Amy Chua: Conversation Starters
"Political Tribes" is a book written by bestseller author Amy Chua. In it, she argues that Americans tend to always regard the world in terms of countries engaged in great ideological combats, for example, Democracy vs. Authoritarianism or Capitalism vs. Communism. Chua defines this as a blindness that is responsible for undermining American foreign policy....
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Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott: Conversation Starters
Entrepreneur Kim Scott is the author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling book Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity. In this book, she shares how people with the best intentions can become bad bosses. They can make the people around them and under them miserable. In the process, they restrain the growth...
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Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness by Rick Hanson: Conversation Starters
Resilience is one of the most difficult virtues to come by in an ever-changing world. It's vital that your mind will grow strengths like resilience for your well-being to be intact whatever life throws at you. True resilience is not just about surviving terrible conditions. Resilience is one thing you need everyday as you function in your...
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Resistance Is Futile!: How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind by Ann Coulter: Conversation Starters
Members of the "Resistance" - professors, politicians, judges, comedians, journalists, "Twitter pundits", Hollywood stars, including the famous Oprah-- are shaking in fear because they think Trump is another Hitler. Conservative writer Anne Coulter says these critics who believe that democracy is in peril are actually the ones who are endangering...
94) Summary of Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Cl
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Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki: Conversation Starters
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!, written by Robert Kiyosaki, goes over the importance of learning how to be financially successful through more than just saving money in a bank account. Instead, the authors explain how one must build assets...
95) Summary of Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewa
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Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life by Daymond John: Conversation Starters
New York Times bestselling author Daymond John rediscovers the age-old virtues of persistence, hard work, and grit. He motivates his readers that every great and successful man and business is built on these old-fashioned virtues. Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful...
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River of Bones (Destroyermen) by Taylor Anderson: Conversation Starters
The USS Walker manned by Commander Matt Reddy is transported to another universe and has to join the battle against the barbarous Griks. But it has to go through many repairs in order to restore its battle capabilities. The cargo ship Santa Catalina will take its place, converted into a battles ship that will prevent the Griks from winning the war. Reddy and his men will man the...
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Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic by Ace Atkins: Conversation Starters
This 2018, New York Times bestselling author Ace Watkins releases his latest novel in his Robert B. Parker series. Watkins writes the suspense novel about Boston Private Investigator Spenser and his investigation of the art scene in the black market. He sets out to investigate a cold case that has been on the shelf for decades. This crime is dangerous beyond measure. Decades...
98) Summary of Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution
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Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution by Tucker Carlson: Conversation Starters
America is now being led by a ship of fools who are not even aware that their ship is sinking. The American elites, a small group of people who hold an unbelievable amount of power and wealth, thrive on their abundance while the rest of America wither. They are the globalists who pursue their profits behind the pretense...
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Something in the Water: A Novel by Catherine Steadman: Conversation Starters
New York Times bestselling book Something in The Water is actress Catherine Steadman's first novel. Her novel is about a documentary filmmaker named Erin Locke. She was reaching a breakthrough in her career and was in love with Mark, an ambitious investment banker. Mark and Erin went on a honeymoon in the dreamy island of Bora Bora. Suddenly their dream vacation became a...
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Alissa Quart discusses the state of many middle-class American families who can now barely afford to raise their children. Families nowadays get squeezed on every side. On one side, there are high childcare costs. On another harsh employment policies that give no paid family leave nor reliable working hours. Parents realize that to attain the standards of living that their parents once managed to give has become impossible. As the executive editor...
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