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Book Review: A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz
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Book Review: A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz

Man of la BookMarch 16, 2023

A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz is an autobiography, about the author’s childhood in Jerusalem and his teenage years in Kibbutz Hulda

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Book Review: Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono
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Book Review: Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono

Man of la BookFebruary 28, 2023

When Surrender by Bono was published, I knew it was a must-read for me. I immediately took a liking to the format, 40 chapters each one relates to a U2 song

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Book Review: The Confidante by Christopher C. Gorham
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Book Review: The Confidante by Christopher C. Gorham

Man of la BookFebruary 21, 2023

A biography of Anna Rosenberg, a Hungarian Jewish immigrant who helped millions of Americans through legislation, competence, and leadership

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Audiobook Review: Sea Stories by William H. McRaven
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Audiobook Review: Sea Stories by William H. McRaven

Man of la BookFebruary 14, 2023

Sea Stories is not a tell-all book, athe Admiral is a meticulous planner, a great leader, and a strategic genius, which makes the stories very absorbing.

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Audiobook Review: The Pharmacist of Auschwitz Patricia Posner
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Audiobook Review: The Pharmacist of Auschwitz Patricia Posner

Man of la BookJanuary 3, 2023

The Pharmacist of Auschwitz is an engrossing book. I was fascinated by two aspects of the book, the role of business in the killing, and Nazi hunters

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Book Review: John Tyler, the Accidental President by Edward P. Crapol
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Book Review: John Tyler, the Accidental President by Edward P. Crapol

Man of la BookDecember 20, 2022

I enjoyed reading John Tyler, the Accidental President and learned a lot about a President whose name most Americans won’t even recognize.

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Book Review: Mr. Jefferson’s Hammer by Robert M. Owens
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Book Review: Mr. Jefferson’s Hammer by Robert M. Owens

Man of la BookDecember 6, 2022

Relying on documents relating to Harrison’s activity in Indiana from the Indiana Historical Society, the author provides a window into frontier challenges

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Book Review: Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
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Book Review: Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris

Man of la BookNovember 29, 2022

A wonderful conclusion to the award-winning trilogy. The biography starts after Roosevelt has left the White House, and follows him until his death

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Book Review: Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes by Rob Wilkins
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Book Review: Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes by Rob Wilkins

Man of la BookOctober 25, 2022

As someone working closely with Mr. Pratchett, the author witnessed the tragedy, as well as comedy, of working with a declining beloved person

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Book Review: The Island of Extraordinary Captives Simon Parkin
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Book Review: The Island of Extraordinary Captives Simon Parkin

Man of la BookOctober 20, 2022

The book tells of the camps by following Peter Fleischmann, a Jewish aspiring artist, and orphan who got to England through the kindertransport

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