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Man of la Book

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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Book Review: The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
4 Stars Fiction

Book Review: The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver

Man of la BookSeptember 15, 2010

The fictional story of Harrison William Sheppard, a quite boy of a dull American bureaucrat and a saucy Mexican mother. Sheppard spends his childhood in Mexico

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Twitter Survey Results: How Long Do You Spend Writing Book Reviews
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Twitter Survey Results: How Long Do You Spend Writing Book Reviews

Man of la BookSeptember 14, 2010

Yesterday I asked bookbloggers on Twitter (#bookbloggers) how long do they spend writing book reviews

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Book Review: Pearl in the Sand by Tessa Afshar
4 Stars Biblical Fiction

Book Review: Pearl in the Sand by Tessa Afshar

Man of la BookSeptember 13, 2010

Pearl in the Sand is a fascinating book, the biblical characters of Rahab, Salmone, Joshua, Ezra and others are skillfully brought to life by Tessa Afshar

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Book Review: The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede
5 Stars Non-Fiction

Book Review: The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede

Man of la BookSeptember 10, 2010

Tells the story of the 38 commercial flights, diverted away from the US due to closure of the 9/11, to land the small town of Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

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Dirty Little Angels Contest Winners
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Dirty Little Angels Contest Winners

Man of la BookSeptember 9, 2010

Winners of the Dirty Little Angels eBook giveaway have been chosen. Congratulations to all: banta.lucy@ mizztuts@ CarolNWong@ mishamary@ javadog70@

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Book Review: The Unlikely Spy by Daniel Silva
5 Stars Fiction Historical Fiction

Book Review: The Unlikely Spy by Daniel Silva

Man of la BookSeptember 8, 2010

A fictional, fast paced page turner, set mostly in days preceding the Normandy invasion in WWII. The story’s unlikely hero is recruited by Churchill for MI5.

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Book Review: Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
2 Stars Fiction

Book Review: Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann

Man of la BookSeptember 6, 2010

A series of written short stories which ultimately get intertwined, around Philippe Petit stringing a cable between the two towers of the World Trade Center

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Book Review: The Invisible Mountain by Carolina de Robertis
5 Stars Fiction

Book Review: The Invisible Mountain by Carolina De Robertis

Man of la BookSeptember 3, 2010

The story is not a simple good vs. evil, the characters are flushed out, each has his or hers good side and bad side – shades of gray.

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New Business Model? Advertising in Books
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New Business Model? Advertising in Books

Man of la BookSeptember 2, 2010

As we all probably already figured out, the publishing business model is in trouble.  With the rising popularity of eBooks as eReaders drop in price what profit is there in retail book selling? Learning their lesson well from the faux pas of […]

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Book Review: American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood by Marc Eliot
3 Stars Biographies & Memoirs Non-Fiction

Book Review: American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood by Marc Eliot

Man of la BookSeptember 1, 2010

If you are an Eastwood fan you’d enjoy this book – if nothing else to remind you of the vast body of work he has done over the years.

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