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Fun Facts Friday: The Charge of the Light Brigade
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Fun Facts Friday: The Charge of the Light Brigade

Man of la BookDecember 9, 2011

Today is the anniversary of Alfred, Lord Tennyson publishing his poem The Charge of the Light Brigade (read poem). The poem commemorates are the actions of British soldiers during the Battle of Balaklava, in the Crimea.

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Thoughts on: A More Perfect Heaven by Dava Sobel
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Book Review: A More Perfect Heaven by Dava Sobel

Man of la BookDecember 8, 2011

The author was also having fun, in the middle is a two-act play called And the Sun Stood Still which captures the interaction between Copernicus and a student

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Thoughts on: The Street Sweeper by Elliot Perlman
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Book Review: The Street Sweeper by Elliot Perlman

Man of la BookDecember 6, 2011

A well written and sweeping book which touches many subjects and ties them all together in a humane sense rather than the meticulous books we read about history

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The Book Review Blog Carnival

Man of la BookDecember 4, 2011

Welcome to the December 4, 2011 edition of book review blog carnival. Book Reviews Zohar presents Thoughts on: 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami posted at Man of la Book. Zohar presents Thoughts on: The Family Affair by Leon H. Gildin posted at Man […]

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Author Q&A with Leon H. Gildin
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Author Q&A with Leon H. Gildin

Man of la BookDecember 3, 2011

Leon H. Gildin wrote The Polski Affair (my thoughts) and its sequel The Family Affair (my thoughts). Both books were very interesting

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Fun Facts Friday: Joseph Conrad
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Fun Facts Friday: Joseph Conrad

Man of la BookDecember 2, 2011

Tomorrow is the birthday of famed Polish author Joseph Conrad (December 3, 1857 – August 3, 1924). Reading Conrad’s work one could see his development of an author from adventure stories to sophisticated works.

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Google Friends Connect – No More

Man of la BookDecember 1, 2011

Google has announced that they will no longer support Google Friends Connect (GFC) on non-blogger blogs such as ManOfLaBook.com.  That is too bad, I found GFC to be a useful application working in connection with my Google Reader. If you do follow […]

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Author Q&A with Yona Zeldis McDonough

Man of la BookNovember 30, 2011

Author Yona Zeldis McDonough  (web­site) wrote The Cats in the Doll Shop (my thoughts) which not only did I like, but my daughter (who is turning 7 today) liked as well. My daughter had some questions for Ms. McDonough and here is the […]

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Thoughts on: The Emperor of Lies by Steve Sem-Sandberg
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Book Review: The Emperor of Lies by Steve Sem-Sandberg

Man of la BookNovember 29, 2011

The Emperor of Lies by Steve Sem-Sandberg is dark and disturbing, but it has some humor, such as a ghetto residents asking what they would do with guns.

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Manly Holiday Book Guide
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Manly Holiday Book Guide

Man of la BookNovember 28, 2011

Ever wanted to know what to get the men in your life besides tools,  a silly tie or something which will end up in the attic on January 1? Here are the answers to your prayers. For the “I want to read […]

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