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War Brides by Helen Bryan Digest & Review. With this digest companion, you'll enjoy:• Digest of the book• Reviews of the book and author• The reception of the book and reader's reactions• Stories beyond the digest• And more!
Disclaimer: This digest is an unofficial reader's guide to aide informed decisions, enhancing appreciation of the book. This is NOT a summary and does not contain any text of the original book.
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Who Do You Love by Jennifer Weiner Digest & Review. With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • A digest of the Who Do You Love • 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!
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The Martian by Andy Weir Digest & Review Astronaut Mark Watney becomes one of the first people ever to walk on Mars. The question now is will he be the first person to perish on the planet? He is believed to have died in a severe dust storm while on a manned mission to Mars. The search for him is aborted, and he is left behind by his crew members when they escape Mars and return to Earth. However, Watney survives the storm but finds himself on his...
4) The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics By
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The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown Digest & Review. Pocock referred to rowing as an art, describing it as "a symphony of motion". He believed that when someone rowed properly, it was close to reaching "perfection" and when achieved, one "touched the Divine." The Boys in the Boat is a factual account of an American Olympic victory in Nazi Germany. This heart-warming story gives a personal interpretation of how nine lower-middle class teenagers...
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At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen Digest & Review. This is a digest of At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen. The setting takes place in Scotland in 1944, and follows a trio of high society adolescents as they set out on a hunt for the mystical Loch Ness monster. Their trek soon becomes much more than that for main character Madeline "Maddie" Hyde, who discovers through this journey what life is all about. She has a social awakening and finds through...
6) Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand | Dig
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Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Digest & Review. With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • Digest of the book Unbroken • Reviews of the book and author • The reception of the book and reader's reactions • Stories beyond the digest • And more!
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Looking for Alaska by John Green Digest & ReviewWith this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • Digest of the book Looking for Alaska • Reviews of the book and author • The reception of the book and reader's reactions • Stories beyond the digest • And more!
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The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg Digest & Review. How many times have you tried to let go of that habit? You ask yourself over and over again as you struggle to let go for the fifth time in 2 years. Charles Duhigg would say that you are missing something in your process to change a habit. There are steps to altering a habit, and if you are serious about modifying your actions to change then you should read his book, The Power of Habit.
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The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Digest & Review. With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • Digest of The Goldfinch • Reviews of the book and author • The reception of the book and reader's reactions • Stories beyond the digest • And more!
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10) The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson | Digest & Review
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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson Digest & Review With this digest companion, you'll enjoy:
• A digest of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
• 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...
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Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich Digest & Review. With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • Digest of the book Top Secret Twenty-One • Reviews of the book and author • The reception of the book and reader's reactions • Stories beyond the digest • And more!
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Zero Belly Diet by David Zinczenko Digest & ReviewWith the exception perhaps of Sumo wrestlers, these days everyone on the road to success, be it career or sports, want washboard abs. Yet most of us are not naturally endowed with athletic good looks. It mostly comes from lots of exercise and "eating the right foods". But there seems to be a trick to "exercise and right foods". Doing 500 sit-ups every morning does not seem to guarantee a lack of excess...
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Paper Towns by John Green Digest & Review. With this digest companion, you'll enjoy:• Digest of the book Paper Towns• Reviews of the book and author• The reception of the book and reader's reactions• Stories beyond the digest • And more!
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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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The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins Digest & Review. This is a digest of The Girl on the Train, a psychological thriller novel written by Paula Hawkins. It delves into the world of people-watching, infidelity, and alcoholism, and how each of these aspects affect many people, not just the person experiencing them. The book is primarily about Rachel, a depressed alcoholic, who is hung up on her ex. On her daily train commute to a job that she was...
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A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Digest & Review. Ove is a lonely soul with nothing left to live for. He has lost his wife and child to a horrific accident that leaves him crippled mentally. What ends up happening in A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman is nothing less than magic. A grumpy, bitter man who believes it is him against the word warms our hearts and invites us in. The plot is predictable, but the reader will be surprised to fall in love...
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The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Digest & Review. Gabrielle Zevin is a famous American author and screenwriter, known mostly for her book Elsewhere and the script for Conversations with Other Women. In her newest novel, The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry, she presents us with a beautiful story of a bookshop owner, who after losing his wife and witnessing his business slowly fall into decline becomes a recluse and gives in to depression....
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Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty Digest & Review Celeste, Jane, and Madeline believed they were ready for kindergarten orientation until their worlds were turned upside down. Yelling and screaming children were the least of their worries when a dead body showed up at orientation. The novel Big Little Lies, written by Liane Moriarty, will keep you on the edge of your seat, eager to turn the page to see what happens next. Three women, each with a secret...
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Lock In by John Scalze Digest & Review. Have you ever wondered what would happen to the world in the face of a terrifying epidemic? How would the masses and the leaders who control them change when challenged by an unknown, rapidly spreading virus? John Scalzi, the master of science-fiction and a winner of numerous writing awards, will have you baffled and completely absorbed by his new book, Lock In, as he explores the human nature and basic instincts...
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Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee Digest & Review. Go Set a Watchman is the sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird (although it was actually written first). It centers around twenty-something Jean Louise "Scout" Finch leaving New York City and coming back home to Maycomb, Alabama, to visit her father and other friends and family. Her return home brings back turbulent issues from her childhood regarding politics and racial tension, and it brings some shocking...