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Thoughts on: Wine to Water by Doc Hendley
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Thoughts on: Wine to Water by Doc Hendley

Man of la BookJanuary 17, 2012

About: Wine to Water by Doc Hendley is a non-fiction memoir of the author starting the Wine to Water non-profit. The charity brings clean water to many parts of the world. The pub­lisher is giv­ing away one copy of this book— enter at […]

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Book Review: Primacy by J.E. Fishman
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Book Review: Primacy by J.E. Fishman

Man of la BookSeptember 12, 2011

Liane Vinson is a researcher in an animal testing facility, however, one of her favorite primates, a bonobo called Bea, starts to display the ability to speak.

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Book Review: The Rising Tide-A Novel of World War II by Jeff Shaara
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Book Review: The Rising Tide: A Novel of World War II by Jeff Shaara

Man of la BookApril 26, 2011

The Allies believe that Italy will be a piece of cake and they could move on the Germany. Italy did surrender but the Nazis kept on fighting.

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Book Review: Killing Rommel by Steven Pressfield
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Book Review: Killing Rommel by Steven Pressfield

Man of la BookApril 4, 2011

A historical fiction book taking place in the early 1940’s when General Erwin Rommel’s (The Dessert Fox) troops were intent on capturing the Mid East oil fields

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Book Review: so much for that by Lionel Shriver
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Book Review: so much for that by Lionel Shriver

Man of la BookMarch 17, 2011

Shep worked hard to retire in a country where his money could last him forever. When Glynis, Shep’s wife, gets cancer, Shep’s life savings are dwindling fast

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Book Review: The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives by Lola Shoneyin
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Book Review: The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives by Lola Shoneyin

Man of la BookNovember 17, 2010

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives examines the compound relationships of a polygamous family, the jealousies, infighting, self deception and conniving.

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Book Review: The First Wave by James R. Benn
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Book Review: The First Wave by James R. Benn

Man of la BookNovember 8, 2010

The characters from the first book are being assembled, in Algeria, getting ready for Allied forces to take over, hoping the French won’t put up a fight

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Book Review: Kingdom Under Glass by Jay Kirk
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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: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
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Book Review: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

Man of la BookAugust 18, 2010

Cutting for Stone is a glorious family / medical saga covering multiple generations and locations. Marion, the narrator, is an emotional and intelligent person

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Book Review: Little Bee by Chris Cleave
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Book Review: Little Bee by Chris Cleave

Man of la BookJuly 23, 2010

The story of a Nigerian teenager named aptly named Little Bee whose family had the misfortune of living in a small village on a valuable Nigerian oil deposits

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