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Audiobook Review: Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response by Andy Slavitt
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Audiobook Review: Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response by Andy Slavitt

Man of la BookJuly 21, 2021

Preventable by Andy Slavitt is a non-fiction book taking a behind the scenes look at the U.S.’ COVID-19 response under the Trump administration.

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How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue
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Book Review: How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

Man of la BookMarch 25, 2021

How Beautiful We Were is, in a word, fatalistic. The villagers are fighting a lost cause,– The David vs. Goliath story slowly morphs into a nuanced conflict.

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Book Review: Death in Shangri-La by Yigal Zur
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Book Review: Death in Shangri-La by Yigal Zur

Man of la BookMay 29, 2019

Dotan Naor made a bet with Willy Mizrachi that he can locate his missing son. Willy is a ruthless arms dealer, and his son has settled as in the Himalayas.

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Book Review: Jewish Noir by Kenneth Wishnia (Editor)

Man of la BookOctober 27, 2015

Jewish noir is a genre which I generally enjoy. The Jewish people like to think of themselves as the “chose ones”, but that title is a mixed blessing and a curse. It’s interesting to read how the definition of noir changed from economic desperation and government corruption to stories about simply fitting in, belonging and all the drama and trauma that it entails.

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Book Review: An African Affair by Nina Darnton

Man of la BookAugust 4, 2012

Article first published as Book Review: An African Affair by Nina Darnton on Blogcritics. About: An African Affair by Nina Darnton is a fictional book taking place in Nigeria. Ms Darnton is a seasoned reporter who found herself in a Nigerian jail after her […]

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Book Review: The Soprano State by Bob Ingle and Sandy McClure
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Book Review: The Soprano State by Bob Ingle and Sandy McClure

Man of la BookOctober 22, 2010

The Soprano State: New Jersey’s Culture of Corruption by Bob Ingle & Sandy McClure is informative, funny and entertaining yet horrifying at the same time

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