Paul Adams: 560 books

What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton | Conversation Starters What Happened is a new memoir from presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. In What Happened, Hillary Clinton finally shares with the public her thoughts and emotions during a controversial presidential election that ended in her...

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...

The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: 10 Unconventional Laws to Redefine Your Life and Succeed On Your Own Terms by Vishen Lakhiani | Conversation Starters The Code of the Extraordinary Mind: Ten Unconventional Laws to Redefine your Life & Succeed on Your Own Terms by Vishen Lakhiani gives readers...

There There: A novel by Tommy Orange: Conversation Starters There There is the New York Times bestselling book of author Tommy Orange. This groundbreaking book poses the question, “What does it really mean to be an Indian? A native American? American Indian?” There There follows a unique...

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...

You Think It, I'll Say It: Stories by Curtis Sittenfeld: Conversation Starters You Think It, I’ll Say It, by Curtis Sittenfeld’s latest book, is a collection of fictional short stories that will entertain all who read them. With humor, intrigue and quick wit, Sittenfeld turns assumptions...

Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson: Conversation Starters “Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High” is a communication and self-help book written by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan and Al Switzler. In it,...

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green | Conversation Starters Aza Holmes has an irrational fear of microbes. She constantly opens a callous on her finger to disinfect it and prevent microbes from taking over. She and her friend Daisy go out seeking for a missing billionaire who is wanted for...

**The Good Girl: An addictively suspenseful and gripping thriller by Mary Kubica | 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...

Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené 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...

The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens | 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...

It's Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration Is Doing to America by David Cay Johnston | Conversation Starters Donald Trump’s first year in office has resulted in the dismantling of policies meant to provide social and economic security for Americans. Veterans’ benefits,...

China Rich Girlfriend: A Novel by Kevin Kwan: Conversation Starters NYU professor Nicholas Young and his Chinese-American girlfriend and economics professor Rachel Chu are about to get married, but Rachel misses her unknown father. Nick's mother, Eleanor, shows up uninvited during their wedding...

**The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker | 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...