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How do you move on after losing the person you loved? How do you build a life worth living? Louisa Clark is no longer just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life. After the transformative six months spent with Will Traynor, she is struggling without him. When an extraordinary accident forces Lou to return home to her family, she can't help but feel she's right back where she started. Her body heals, but Lou herself knows that she needs to be kick-started...

Summary, Analysis & Review of Emma Donoghue's The Wonder by Instaread Preview: The Wonder by Emma Donoghue is a novel about Elizabeth "Lib" Wright, a British nurse whose wits, beliefs, and compassion are tested during an unusual assignment in rural Ireland circa 1859. Lib's charge is Anna O'Donnell, an 11-year-old who allegedly hasn't had a bite to eat in four months. Dubious of this so-called miracle, Lib has just two weeks to uncover her young...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Stephenie Meyer's Twilight and NOT the original book. Preview: Twilight (2005) by Stephanie Meyer is a bestselling vampire novel, the first in a hit series that has been adapted to the screen. When 17-year-old Bella Swan moves from Phoenix to the small town of Forks, Washington, to live with her dad, little does she know that she's about to have the most thrilling and terrifying experience of her life... Inside...

Summary, Analysis & Review of Malcolm Gladwell's David and Goliath by Instaread Preview: Malcolm Gladwell's David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants is a book about perceived disadvantage. People with few resources or certain disadvantages may seem weak and unlikely to win. However, in many cases, the same factors that make underdogs seem weak gives them built-in advantages. Underdogs are much more likely to win than...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Matt Tabbi's Insane Clown President and NOT the original book. Preview: Insane Clown President: Dispatches from the 2016 Circus is a collection of articles about the 2016 presidential election that journalist Matt Taibbi wrote for Rolling Stone magazine. Comprised almost entirely of the author's reporting from the campaign trail, the book traces Donald Trump's rise to power while analyzing some of the other circumstances...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Michael Bloomberg's & et al Climate of Hope and NOT the original book. Preview: Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses and Citizens Can Save the Planet (2017) is a collaboration between businessman, philanthropist, and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and longtime environmentalist and former Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope. Climate change is a certainty among most scientists... Inside this...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Stephen Richards's 7 Day Confidence and Ego-Boost Affirmation Plan and NOT the original book. Preview: In 7 Day Confidence and Ego-Boost Affirmation Plan (2011), self-help guru Stephen Richards champions the use of affirmations for improving self-confidence. Simply repeating mantras doesn't lead to success, which is why this book is dedicated to providing specific affirmations that will change lives... Inside...

Summary, Analysis & Review of Arlie Russell Hochschild's Strangers in Their Own Land by Instaread Preview: Strangers in their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right describes a liberal sociologist's journey toward understanding the emotional appeal of the Tea Party. Author Arlie Russell Hochschild, who is based in Berkeley, California, traveled to the American South to speak with more than 60 men and women who identified with the Tea...

Summary, Analysis & Review of Melissa Hartwig's Food Freedom Forever by Instaread Preview: Food Freedom Forever by Melissa Hartwig is a self-help guide for anyone who has struggled with dieting and making healthy food choices. "Food freedom" is a way of life that helps people make conscious decisions about all foods instead of permanently restricting certain foods, such as cheese or cupcakes. Hartwig, a certified sports nutritionist and co-founder...

Summary, Analysis & Review of John Gray's Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by Instaread Preview: Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by relationship expert Dr. John Gray is a self-help guide to understanding the opposite sex so that romantic relationships can be more fulfilling, healthy, and loving. The key to lasting, successful partnerships is understanding and appreciating gender differences by recognizing that men and women operate...