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Thoughts on: Siberian Prison by E.V. Enzmann
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Book Review: Siberian Prison by E.V. Enzmann

Man of la BookSeptember 4, 2011

Mr. Enzmann’s sarcastic sense of humor shines through the pages. For example, the Austrian army’s generous handing out medals

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Fun Facts Friday: Mort Walker
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Fun Facts Friday: Mort Walker

Man of la BookSeptember 2, 2011

Author and cartoonist Mort Walker is mostly known for creating the comic strip Beetle Bailey in 1950 as well as Hi and Lois in 1954

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Thoughts on: Displaced Persons by Ghita Schwarz
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Book Review: Displaced Persons by Ghita Schwarz

Man of la BookSeptember 1, 2011

Decades after being liberated, the world treats the survivors differently. The perspective is not only that of the survivors themselves, but also of society

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Thoughts on: Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service by Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal
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Book Review: Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service by Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal

Man of la BookAugust 30, 2011

Even operations that seem mundane, such as smuggling out of the Soviet Union of Nikita Khrushchev’s secret speech gets an air of reverence and complexity

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Thoughts on: Dreams of My Russian Summers by Andreï Makine
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Book Review: Dreams of My Russian Summers by Andreï Makine

Man of la BookAugust 28, 2011

A beautiful book, a lyrical and relatable story of the author who was born in Russia but spent his summers with his grandmother Charlotte Lemonnier

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Fun Facts Friday: Theodore Dreiser
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Fun Facts Friday: Theodore Dreiser

Man of la BookAugust 26, 2011

Theodore Dreiser is known for many things, among them are the situations he created which resemble nature studies more than the philosophical choice of agency

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Thoughts on: Uncle Misha’s Partisans by Yuri Suhl
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Book Review: Uncle Misha’s Partisans by Yuri Suhl

Man of la BookAugust 25, 2011

Uncle Misha’s Partisans by Yuri Suhl is a fictional book following the adventures of a Ukrainian boy during World War II.

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Authors on Facebook

Man of la BookAugust 23, 2011

A few days ago I stumbled on a fascinating tweet-chat using the hashtag #bookmarket. While I’m not an active participant of that chat (I work at that time) I happen to hop on and join the conversation.

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Thoughts on: Better by Mistake by Alina Tugend
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Book Review: Better by Mistake by Alina Tugend

Man of la BookAugust 21, 2011

Better by Mistake by Alina Tugend is a non-fiction book which tries to explain how dealing with mistakes can benefit you and your work

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Thoughts on: The Devil’s Gold By Steve Berry
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Thoughts on: The Devil’s Gold By Steve Berry

Man of la BookAugust 20, 2011

I enjoyed this book very much, short but tells a great alternative history of what happened to Eva Braun. It could easily be a book just about that subject

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