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Thoughts on: When General Grant Expelled the Jews by Jonathan D. Sarna
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Book Review: When General Grant Expelled the Jews by Jonathan D. Sarna

Man of la BookMarch 13, 2012

On 17 December, 1862 Major-General Ulysses S. Grant issued his infamous General Order No. 11 expelling all Jews from his military district

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Thoughts on: The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahn
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Thoughts on: The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahn

Man of la BookMarch 6, 2012

Dispatcher Ian Hunt wears a uniform but does not consider himself a police man. One day Ian answers a 911 call only to realize he is talking to his daughter who has been abducted from his home seven years before.

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Graphic Novel Review: Petrograd by Philip Gelatt (art by Tyler Crook)

Man of la BookMarch 4, 2012

Article first published as Graphic Novel Review: Petrograd by Philip Gelatt (art by Tyler Crook) on Blogcritics. About: Petrograd by Philip Gelatt (art by Tyler Crook) is a graphic novel about an assassination. The graphic novels tells about an international conspiracy behind the murder of Gregorii […]

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Thoughts on: Out of the Classroom Lessons in Success by Cynthia Kocialski

Man of la BookFebruary 28, 2012

About: Out of the Classroom Lessons in Success: How to Prosper Without Being at the Top of The Class by Cynthia Kocialski is a non-fiction business book in which the author talks gives some advice and observations about success. This is a […]

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Book Review: Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin

Man of la BookFebruary 27, 2012

About: “Baking Cakes in Kigali” by Gaile Parkin is a fictional story is about a woman named Angel Tungaraza, who herself is Tanzanian but is living in an International apartment complex in Rwanda due to her husband’s job. Angel and her husband are raising their five grandchildren after the lose of their […]

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Book Review: The 100-Year-Old Who Climbed Out Through the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
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Book Review: The 100-Year-Old Who Climbed Out Through the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

Man of la BookFebruary 26, 2012

The book The 100-Year-Old Who Climbed Out Through the Window and Disappeared focuses on lampooning the espionage genre and parody the mystery/chase genres.

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Thoughts on: Late for Tea at the Deer Palace by Tamara Chalabi

Man of la BookFebruary 22, 2012

About: Late for Tea at the Deer Palace : The Lost Dreams of My Iraqi Family by Tamara Chalabi is a book which was hard to classify. Part history, part cultural, part fictional and non-fictional family saga and all about a bygone […]

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Thoughts on: The River of Doubt by Candice Millard
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Book Review: The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey by Candice Millard

Man of la BookFebruary 20, 2012

The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey by Candice Millard tells of the extraordinary expedition

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Thoughts on: The Last Gunfight by Jeff Guinn
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Thoughts on: The Last Gunfight by Jeff Guinn

Man of la BookFebruary 19, 2012

The Last Gunfight: The Real Story Of The Shootout At The O.K. Corral – And How It Changed The American West by Jeff Guinn is a non-fiction book which traces the famous gunfight. The author cuts through the myth to tell the reader how wild the west really was.

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Thoughts on: Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada
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Book Review: Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada

Man of la BookJanuary 22, 2012

Feeling frustrated against the Nazi machine they decide that they must act in defiance. However, acting in defiance is a sure death sentence.

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