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A father, husband, avid reader, blogger, software engineer & wood worker who is known the world over as a man of many interests and to his wife as “an idiot”.

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Spotlight: From Megabat with Love by Anna Humphrey
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Spotlight: From Megabat with Love by Anna Humphrey

Man of la BookFebruary 5, 2025

It’s Valentine’s Day, and Megabat wants to show Bird Girl that he loves her. But how? Easy! The next laugh-out-loud entry in this illustrated chapter book

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Book Review: Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
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Book Review: Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey

Man of la BookFebruary 4, 2025

The writing, however, is beautiful and the story is haunting. Black Woods, Blue Sky is a dark and sad book, exploring relationships and trust

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Fun Facts Friday: J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur
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Fun Facts Friday: J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur

Man of la BookJanuary 31, 2025

Hector St. John de Crèvecœur was a French-American author, diplomat, and farmer. He is remembered mostly for his book Letters from an American Farmer

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Book Review: I Escaped from Auschwitz by Rudolf Vrba
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Book Review: I Escaped from Auschwitz by Rudolf Vrba

Man of la BookJanuary 30, 2025

I Escaped from Auschwitz by Rudolf Vrba, originally published in the 1960s, is an important testament to courage, honesty, and selfless bravery

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Book Review: The Girls of the Glimmer Factory by Jennifer Coburn
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Book Review: The Girls of the Glimmer Factory by Jennifer Coburn

Man of la BookJanuary 28, 2025

While the book started slowly, I thought the insights into life at Theresienstadt were well written, and the character studies were very interesting

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Fun Facts Friday: Pierre Beaumarchais
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Fun Facts Friday: Pierre Beaumarchais

Man of la BookJanuary 24, 2025

Pierre Beaumarchais (24 January, 1732 – 18 May, 1799) was a French playwright, inventor, diplomat and many other evolution over his life

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Book Review: Blood, Sweat & Chrome by Kyle Buchanan
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Book Review: Blood, Sweat & Chrome by Kyle Buchanan

Man of la BookJanuary 23, 2025

Blood, Sweat & Chrome by Kyle Buchanan is an oral history of the decades it took to make the award winning movie Mad Max: Fury Road.

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Book Review: The 007 Diaries by Roger Moore
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Book Review: The 007 Diaries by Roger Moore

Man of la BookJanuary 21, 2025

The 007 Diaries: Filming Live and Let Die is honest. Moore loses his temper at the productions, argues with his wife but appreciates his hand in life

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Fun Facts Friday: Pedro Calderón de la Barca
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Fun Facts Friday: Pedro Calderón de la Barca

Man of la BookJanuary 17, 2025

Pedro Calderón de la Barca (17 January, 1600 – 25 May, 1681) was a Spanish poet and writer. He is one of the premier poets of Spain’s Golden Age

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Book Review: Tunnel of Hope by Betty Brodsky Cohen
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Book Review: Tunnel of Hope by Betty Brodsky Cohen

Man of la BookJanuary 16, 2025

This book, more than anything, is a tribute to those who crawled to freedom, the Bielski brothers, and the Christians who helped the survivors

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