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Book Review: Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas by Ace Collins
2 Stars Fiction Non-Fiction

Book Review: Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas by Ace Collins

Man of la BookDecember 24, 2010

The premise of this book is quite interesting, that is telling the history of each carol or Christmas song. The book is well written and easy to read

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Book Review: The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson
3 Stars Non-Fiction

Book Review: The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson

Man of la BookDecember 10, 2010

The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson is a collection of amusing and fascinating pieces of trivia grouped by topic (barley though) about the English language

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Book Review: Legal Guide to Independent Filmmaking by Michael C. Donaldson and Lisa A. Callif
Non-Fiction

Book Review: Legal Guide to Independent Filmmaking by Michael C. Donaldson and Lisa A. Callif

Man of la BookDecember 3, 2010

The book is an easy to read overview of the process, in layman’s language, targeting those in the entrainment industry from novices to experienced professionals

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Book Review: The Secret History of the Mongol Queens by Jack Weatherford
5 Stars Non-Fiction

Book Review: The Secret History of the Mongol Queens by Jack Weatherford

Man of la BookNovember 29, 2010

The Secret History of the Mongol Queens tells a gripping story of lost history and the role the female heirs of Genghis Khan played in his Empire.

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Book Review: Kingdom Under Glass by Jay Kirk
5 Stars Biographies & Memoirs Historical Fiction Non-Fiction

Book Review: Kingdom Under Glass by Jay Kirk

Man of la BookNovember 3, 2010

Jay Kirk has done the impossible, Kingdom Under Glass is a book about a taxidermist not only interesting, but entertaining as well. A job well done.

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Book Review: Washington – A Life by Ron Chernow
5 Stars Biographies & Memoirs Non-Fiction

Book Review: Washington – A Life by Ron Chernow

Man of la BookOctober 29, 2010

This is the kind of history book I love. Mr. Chernow tells of little known anecdotes which not only tell of of the character, but even relevant to this day

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Book Review: The Soprano State by Bob Ingle and Sandy McClure
5 Stars Non-Fiction

Book Review: The Soprano State by Bob Ingle and Sandy McClure

Man of la BookOctober 22, 2010

The Soprano State: New Jersey’s Culture of Corruption by Bob Ingle & Sandy McClure is informative, funny and entertaining yet horrifying at the same time

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Book Review: Directing Animation by David Levy
5 Stars Non-Fiction

Book Review: Directing Animation by David Levy

Man of la BookOctober 20, 2010

Reading about the process from an industry expert with a mind to teach rather than just boast, is enlightening to any fan of animation.

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Book Review: John Quincy Adams by Paul C. Nagel
4 Stars Biographies & Memoirs Non-Fiction

Book Review: John Quincy Adams by Paul C. Nagel

Man of la BookOctober 18, 2010

Based on JQA’s diary which spanned an amazing seven decades – arguably the “most valuable historical and personal journal kept by any prominent American”

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Book Review: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
5 Stars Non-Fiction

Book Review: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford

Man of la BookOctober 6, 2010

The book is written in a way which the reader understands the socio-economic realities the Mongols lived in, as well as the brutality of how wealth was won.

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