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The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker Digest & Review With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • A digest of The Art of Hearing Heartbeats • Content for your book club or other group event. • Stories beyond the digest and tidbits you may not know • The book's impact and its important to read • And more! What other readers are saying: "You can read it before you read the novel or after you read it as a supplement to the actual...
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The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Richard Flanagan's newest novel set during the Second World War, is a story of love, lust, pain, and unimaginable suffering. Rich in Australian history that is still applicable in this century, the narrative begins when 77-year-old Dr. Dorrigo Evans experiences a flashback, contemplating the most terrifying time of his life. Starvation, sickness, and exhaustion are killing the Australian war prisoners, as the ruthless...
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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Digest & Review. Clay Jannon, a young artist and recent college graduate, recently fell into unemployment. Passing up one "Help Wanted" sign after another along the streets of San Francisco, he finally comes across Mr. Penumbra's advertisement looking for a night clerk for his 24-hour bookstore. Clay's interest in typography and a particular fantasy series leads him on an exciting adventure between the...
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The Heist by Daniel Silva Digest & Review. The Heist is a thriller novel authored by Daniel Silva in his famous Gabriel Allon series. In this book, the superspy Gabriel Allon takes a break from his work of restoring a painting in Venice to investigate the torture and killing of a former British ambassador and businessman, Jack Bradshaw. The murder is associated with stolen art, a masterpiece by Caravaggio that has been missing for many decades. Gabriel...
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The Hot Zone by Richard Preston Digest & ReviewThe Hot Zone is a novel written by Richard Preston that is based on the outbreak of the Ebola virus in the 1980s. It happened at a medical research facility that housed monkeys in Reston, Virginia. Author Richard Preston also writes about and recounts other viral outbreaks that have happened, specifically those that plagued Africa. It is packed with scientific and medical drama, and it is made all the...
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Smile by Raina Telgemeir Digest & Review. Raina Telgemeier is the author of the #1 New York Times Best Seller "Smile". Her striking memoir "Smile" started as an episodic internet comic and is now available from GRAPHIX imprint by Scholastic. The book is the factual story of Riana's own persistent dental work, but it rapidly develops in to something more than that. Though, certainly not being just a simile for difficult teenage years, Riana conveys...
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Do You Know The Simple Secrets To Write A Story That Will Sell Like Craz y? Writing a great story is the aim of every author. Once you've utilised the story-telling secrets contained in Million Dollar Story as part of your creative writing skills, you can do it over and over again — just like other super-successful storytellers, including J.K. Rowling, Dan Brown, John Grisham, E.L. James, and Stephen King. To Write A Great Story You Need... Skill...?...
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The Fast Metabolism Diet by Haylie Pomroy Digest & Review.
The Fast Metabolism Diet is the in General Women's Health. Through her book, the celebrity nutritionist, Haylie Pomroy, gives away her secrets; helping thousands of readers accelerate their metabolism and drop weight. Primarily, the Fast Metabolism Diet practices combining whole foods in different combinations to "keep your metabolism guessing," making it work faster and harder. Haylie Pomroy...
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10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse by JJ Smith Digest & Review. Are you tired of looking bulky all the time? Are you getting frustrated by useless dieting routines and not seeing any positive weight-loss results? Do you feel tired most of the time? Well then, get ready to look slimmer, and sexier, and to feel healthier by following J.J. Smith's The New York Times bestselling 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse. It will jump-start your weight loss, increase your...
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Memory Man by David Baldacci Digest & Review David Baldacci returns with an intriguing book about Amos Decker, a man blessed with a perfect memory. He works as a detective but his life takes a sudden U-turn when he returns home one night to find his wife, daughter, and brother-in-law brutally murdered. Grieving, Amos leaves his job and becomes a loner until one day, over a year after the fatal incident, a man turns himself in for the murder of his...
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Yes Please by Amy Poehler Digest & Review. With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • A digest of the Yes Please • Content for your book club or other group event. • Stories beyond the digest and tidbits you may not know • The book's impact and it’s important to read • And more!
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Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Digest & Review. Crazy Rich Asians is a funny fiction novel written by Kevin Kwan that highlights and ridicules the lifestyle of upper-class Asian families and society. The book is about three wealthy, upper-class Chinese families, and how they undermine those who are not as rich and influential as them. It shows the scheming, gossip, and backbiting that occurs when Nicholas Young, the heir to one of the richest families...