Paul Adams: 560 books

The Last Cowboys: A Pioneer Family in the New West by John Branch: Conversation Starters Bill Wright and his ancestors have been ranchers on Smith Mesa for 150 years. Of recent years, however, the ranch that has been home to Wright’s rodeo champion sons and their families have increasingly...

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh: Conversation Starters She can well afford to rest the whole year surviving on the inheritance she gets from her dead parents, and she has unemployment benefits. Hoping to come out transformed into a better person, our unnamed protagonist...

I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown: Conversation Starters I’m Still Here, Austin Brown’s debut is an eye-opening book about how some people in the United States still struggle for acceptance. Brown’s book shows her own journey to find...

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,...

Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs by John Doerr | Conversation Starters Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers investor and venture capitalist John Doerr writes an indispensable book for leaders, Measure What Matters. In this instant New...

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas | Conversation Starters This 2018, Sarah J. Maas releases A Court of Frost and Starlight, a companion tale to the New York Times bestselling series A Court of Thorns and Roses. Set several months after the conclusion of A Court of Wings and Ruin,...

Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America by Alissa Quart: Conversation Starters In the critically-acclaimed book Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America, author Alissa Quart discusses the state of many middle-class American families who can now barely afford to raise their...

Macbeth by William Shakespeare | Conversation Starters New York Times bestselling author of The Snowman Jo Nesbo writes another heart-pounding thriller. Jo Nesbo's reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is set in a run-down industrial down in the 1970s. The novel centers around the town...

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...

Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy | Conversation Starters Dopesick by Beth Macy takes a look at the central point of the opioid crisis in the United States. Opioid addiction has been a struggle for Americans for over twenty years. Macy takes...

Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection by John E. Sarno: Conversation Starters In his book, Dr. John E. Sarno uses what he discovered about TMS (Tension Myositis Syndrome) to help people overcome back conditions without dangerous surgery or drugs. He explains that is necessary to identify...

Messing with the Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians, and Fake News by Clint Watts: Conversation Starters Clint Watts, leading cyber-security expert and former FBI Special Agent provides readers with an overwhelming but crucial look at the misinformation...

Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant: Conversation Starters Adam Grant, the bestselling author of Originals, gives us a revolutionary look at the reasons why our interactions with others lead to success. Grants talk about how we need to stop focusing on what...

Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desire; The Respect He Desperately Needs by Emerson Eggerichs: Conversation Starters Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desire; The Respect He Desperately Needs was first published in 2004. In this book, author Dr. Emerson Eggerichs shares the ‘single...