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Book Review: The Taking of Jemima Boone by Matthew Pearl
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Book Review: The Taking of Jemima Boone by Matthew Pearl

Man of la BookOctober 25, 2021

The Taking of Jemima Boone tells of how the kidnapping of Jemima Boone, daughter of Daniel Boone, by Native Americans, started a cycle of violence and revenge

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Book Review: The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story of George H. W. Bush’s Post-Presidency by Jean Becker
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Book Review: The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story of George H. W. Bush’s Post-Presidency by Jean Becker

Man of la BookJune 9, 2021

It says a lot about President George H. W. Bush when one of his best friends came to be the person who handed him a defeat for his second presidential term.

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Guest Post: Edgar Allan Poe: The Fall of the House of Usher Examined by Ren Zelen
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Guest Post: Edgar Allan Poe: The Fall of the House of Usher Examined by Ren Zelen

Man of la BookMarch 2, 2020

In 19th century America the Gothic story emerged as a literary form through which the nation. It was a form brought to public attention by Edgar Allan Poe

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Book Review: Atlas of World War II by Stephen G. Hyslop and Neil Kagan
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Book Review: Atlas of World War II by Stephen G. Hyslop and Neil Kagan

Man of la BookDecember 6, 2018

Atlas of World War II is incredible, it covers all theaters of the war, provides copies of the maps the generals used (along with their notes on them)

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Book Review:  The Allies: Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Unlikely Alliance That Won World War II by Winston Groom
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Book Review: The Allies: Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Unlikely Alliance That Won World War II by Winston Groom

Man of la BookNovember 15, 2018

The Allies: Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Unlikely Alliance That Won World War II – recounts how Russia became and unlikely ally with the US & England

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Graphic Novel Review: Action Comics #1000: The Deluxe Edition
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Graphic Novel Review: Action Comics #1000: The Deluxe Edition

Man of la BookOctober 8, 2018

Action Comics #1000: The Deluxe Edition is an anthology of Superman, the world’s greatest hero by various authors and artists, a celebration of Superman

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Book Review: Breach by W.L. Goodwater
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Book Review: Breach by W.L. Goodwater

Man of la BookSeptember 26, 2018

Breach by W.L. Goodwater is a novel taking place in the aftermath of World War II, where the remaining powers fight with magic as well as conventional means.

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Book Review: Ahab’s Return: or, The Last Voyage by Jeffery Lord
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Book Review: Ahab’s Return: or, The Last Voyage by Jeffery Lord

Man of la BookAugust 22, 2018

Ahab’s Return: or, The Last Voyage by Jeffery Lord is a novel, imagining the famous Captain Ahab coming back from, what thought to have been, his last sail

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Book Review: America for Beginners by Leah Franqui
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Book Review: America for Beginners by Leah Franqui

Man of la BookAugust 7, 2018

The book shows us the same traveling experience through three sets of eyes, Mrs. Sengupta, Satya, and the American Rebecca Elliot.

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Book Review: Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming

Man of la BookAugust 18, 2015

Mr. Fleming’s descriptions of Harlem, voodoo and thrilling adventures are as exciting as ever. The tone in this novel is grittier than its predecessor, with more action moving the story forward.
And a fight with a giant octopus.

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