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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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Book Review: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
5 Stars Biographies & Memoirs

Book Review: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

Man of la BookOctober 4, 2010

In this biography, we meet Alexander Hamilton as a young boy in the Caribbean, a bastard son, soon an orphan, to a mother who has been jailed for adultery

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Book Review: Barefoot in Baghdad by Manal M. Omar
3 Stars Biographies & Memoirs Non-Fiction

Book Review: Barefoot in Baghdad by Manal M. Omar

Man of la BookSeptember 22, 2010

A memoir which the author wrote of her time working as a NGO in Iraq. Ms. Omar is an American woman and a devout Muslim, which gives her a unique perspective

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Book Review: American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood by Marc Eliot
3 Stars Biographies & Memoirs Non-Fiction

Book Review: American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood by Marc Eliot

Man of la BookSeptember 1, 2010

If you are an Eastwood fan you’d enjoy this book – if nothing else to remind you of the vast body of work he has done over the years.

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Book Review: The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett
5 Stars Biographies & Memoirs Non-Fiction

Book Review: The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett

Man of la BookAugust 25, 2010

A fascinating narrative while trying to understand John Charles Gilkey, a man with no real job whose only passion is acquiring rare books by any means necessary

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Book Review: Son of Hamas by Mosab Hassan Yousef and Ron Brackin
5 Stars Biographies & Memoirs Non-Fiction

Book Review: Son of Hamas by Mosab Hassan Yousef and Ron Brackin

Man of la BookAugust 23, 2010

Autobiography of Moab who is caught between his own morality and his community. After gaining his trust, the shin bet asks Mosab to work as a double agent

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Book Review: James Monroe by Gary Hart
3 Stars Biographies & Memoirs Non-Fiction

Book Review: James Monroe by Gary Hart

Man of la BookJuly 26, 2010

James Monroe s a short biography written by Gary Hart (US Senator, D – CO) about the 5th President of the United States, last one to server in the Revolution

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Book Review: John Adams by David McCullough
5 Stars Biographies & Memoirs Non-Fiction

Book Review: John Adams by David McCullough

Man of la BookJuly 15, 2010

John Adams, an interesting figure with a high standard of integrity, a standard which drove him all his life. His contemporaries were intriguing and fascinating

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Book Review: A Voice Called: Stories of Jewish Heroism by Yossi Katz
4 Stars Biographies & Memoirs Non-Fiction

Book Review: A Voice Called: Stories of Jewish Heroism by Yossi Katz

Man of la BookJuly 15, 2010

The stories are very interesting, Mr. Katz has picked a handful of people he considered Jewish heroes (at least one is not Jewish though) what made them heroes

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