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Book Review: Edge of the Map by Johanna Garton
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Book Review: Edge of the Map by Johanna Garton

Man of la BookDecember 28, 2020

Ms. Boskoff’s life was fascinating, full of taking chances in both personal and professional areas, as well as living a good, ethical life educating people.

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Book Review: The Patient Assassin by Anita Anand
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Book Review: The Patient Assassin by Anita Anand

Man of la BookJuly 22, 2019

The true story of Udham Singh, a Sikh orphan, setting out on a decades long scheme to murder an English diplomat, t Sir Michael O’Dwyer, the Lieutenant Governor

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Book Review: Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man by William Shatner and David Fisher
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Book Review: Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man by William Shatner and David Fisher

Man of la BookJuly 17, 2019

A memoir of William Shatner, the famous actor, and his up and down relationship with his Star Trek co-star and good friend, Leonard Nimoy over the decades.

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Book Review: Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
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Book Review: Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson

Man of la BookJune 18, 2019

Leonardo da Vinci is more than a painter, engineer or weapon smith, and in this excellent biography Walter Isaacson tries to figure out this complex genius.

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Book Review: D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II by Sarah Rose
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Book Review: D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II by Sarah Rose

Man of la BookMay 22, 2019

D-Day Girls The Spies Who Armed the Resistance Sabotaged the Nazis and Helped Win World War II -historical accounts of women spies, tied into a single narrative

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Book Review: The Agitator by Peter Duffy
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Book Review: The Agitator by Peter Duffy

Man of la BookApril 15, 2019

A short biography of William Bailey, an American who stood his ground against Hitler’s Germany, in New York harbor, at a time when the US was solidly neutral.

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Book Review: Grateful American by Gary Sinise
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Book Review: Grateful American by Gary Sinise

Man of la BookApril 1, 2019

A biography of the talented actor about career, family & charity work. Mr. Siniseis appreciated just as much for his work with American wounded veterans.

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Book Review: Books by Larry McMurtry
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Book Review: Books by Larry McMurtry

Man of la BookMarch 20, 2019

The way the antiquarian book business runs, and the pure luck sometimes involved in finding rare books, is a fascinating glimpse into a tough business model

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Book Review: None of the Above by Shani Robinson and Anna Simonton
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Book Review: None of the Above by Shani Robinson and Anna Simonton

Man of la BookMarch 12, 2019

Mrs. Robinson was charged to allegedly changed the grades to conform with standardized testing, & circumstances caused public schools to be considered failures

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Graphic Novel Review: Superman Vol. 1: The Unity Saga: Phantom Earth by Brian Michael Bendis
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Graphic Novel Review: Superman Vol. 1: The Unity Saga: Phantom Earth by Brian Michael Bendis

Man of la BookMarch 4, 2019

In The Phantom Zone, Superman meets General Zod and Rogol Zaar who wants to kill every Kryptonian he meets since they destroyed his planet.

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