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not just the good--from the four-time New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I've Loved)

Hothouse Bloom is a millennial pastoral

Adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy's job now

and the strategic dilemmas--and short-sighted thinking--now facing our nation

Half a Life - Crushed butter beans withIn this powerful, unforgettable memoir, acclaimed novelist Darin Strauss examines the far reaching consequences of the tragic moment that has shadowed his whole life. In his last month of high school, he was behind the wheel of his dad's Oldsmobile, driving with friends, heading off to play mini golf. Then: a classmate swerved in front of his car. The collision resulted in her death. With piercing insight and stark prose, Darin Strauss leads us on a