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Book Review: Maya’s Notebook by Isabel Allende
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Book Review: Maya’s Notebook by Isabel Allende

Man of la BookMay 21, 2013

Maya’s Notebook by Isabel Allende is a fictional novel and a coming of age story. Ms. Allende is an award winning, internationally famous, Chilean writer.

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Book Review: The Inventor and the Tycoon by Edward Ball

Man of la BookJanuary 26, 2013

Article first published as Book Review: The Inventor and the Tycoon by Edward Ball on Blogcritics. About: The Inventor and the Tycoon by Edward Ball is a non-fiction book about two pioneers, a murder and motion pictures. The author is a National Book Award winner for […]

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Book Review: Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Book Review: Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger

Man of la BookOctober 11, 2012

Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story by Arnold Schwarzenegger is an autobiography of the famous actor, politician and champion body builder.

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Book Review: Not Famous Anymore by Michael Loyd Gray

Man of la BookOctober 9, 2012

Article first published as Book Review: Not Famous Anymore by Michael Loyd Gray on Blogcritics. About: Not Famous Anymore by Michael Loyd Gray is a fictional book which addresses the price of fame. We all know that being famous cannot be easy, […]

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Book Review: Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon
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Book Review: Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon

Man of la BookOctober 2, 2012

Nat Jaffe and Archy Stallings are the owners of Brokeland Records, one of the few bastions of vinyl record stores left in Oakland, CA circa 2004. In comes Gibson Goode, ex-NFL star, multi-millionaire and entrepreneur who wants to open his Dogpile megastore in the area. The megastore will force Brokeland Records, who are struggling as it is, to close

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Book Review: Michael Douglas by Mark Eliot

Man of la BookSeptember 20, 2012

Article first published as Book Review: Michael Douglas: A Biography by Marc Eliot on Blogcritics About: Michael Douglas by Marc Eliot is a biography of the famous actor/producer. Mr. Douglas is an award winning actor and producer who had his share of […]

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Thoughts on: The Man in the Rockefeller Suit by Mark Seal
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Thoughts on: The Man in the Rockefeller Suit by Mark Seal

Man of la BookMay 10, 2012

Clark Rockefeller has never existed, yet he was the pinnacle of success of a con man. Born in a small village in Germany, Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter came to the United States on a student visa and began his voyage of trickery.

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Thoughts on: Temptation by Douglas Kennedy

Man of la BookApril 25, 2012

Article first published as Book Review: Temptation by Douglas Kennedy on Blogcritics. About: Temptation by Douglas Kennedy is a fictional book which takes the reader on a ride from the height of success to the lows in life. What happens when a gilded door opens to […]

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Thoughts on: The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahn
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Thoughts on: The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahn

Man of la BookMarch 6, 2012

Dispatcher Ian Hunt wears a uniform but does not consider himself a police man. One day Ian answers a 911 call only to realize he is talking to his daughter who has been abducted from his home seven years before.

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Thoughts on: Nitt Witt Hill by Sebastian Gibson

Man of la BookFebruary 8, 2012

Article first published as Book Review: Nitt Witt Hill by Sebast­ian Gib­son on Blogcritics. About: Nitt Witt Hill by Sebastian Gibson is a political satire which brings forward the absurdities of today’s politics. Unfortunately we call these absurdities “news”. The pub­lisher is giv­ing away one copy […]

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