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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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Book Review: The General’s Cook by Ramin Ganeshram
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Book Review: The General’s Cook by Ramin Ganeshram

Man of la BookNovember 19, 2018

A historical fiction book taking place in 1793, following the life of Hercules, a slave in Mt. Vernon, as well as President George Washington’s chef.

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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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Book Review: Titans of History by Simon Sebag Montefiore
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Book Review: Titans of History by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Man of la BookOctober 24, 2018

A nonfiction book of extremely short biographies of those people the author deemed as changing the world they lived in. Mr. Montefiore is a prize winning author

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Book Review: Five Presidents by Clint Hill & Lisa McCubbin
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Book Review: Five Presidents by Clint Hill & Lisa McCubbin

Man of la BookOctober 10, 2018

Mr. Hill memoir is an eloquent, intelligent story covering his 17 years in the Secret Service, many of them spent protecting Presidents and first ladies

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Book Review: God & Churchill by Jonathan Sandys and Wallace Henley
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Book Review: God & Churchill by Jonathan Sandys and Wallace Henley

Man of la BookOctober 5, 2015

The book attempts to explain Winston Churchill’s inner strength which helped him during some of the darkest days the world has ever known during World War II

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Book Review: Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
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Book Review: Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard

Man of la BookSeptember 9, 2013

An account of the assassination of President James A. Garfield. Mr. Garfield was the 20th President of these US and the second to be assassinated in office.

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