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Fun Facts Friday: Jan Neruda
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Fun Facts Friday: Jan Neruda

Man of la BookJuly 7, 2023

Jan Neruda is a Czech poet, considered to be an outstanding 19th Century figure in literature. He is known for his sardonic tales, poems, and short stories

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Fun Facts Friday: Joy Adamson
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Fun Facts Friday: Joy Adamson

Man of la BookJanuary 20, 2023

Joy Adamson was an author, painter, and naturalist who is known for her book Born Free which chronicles her experiences raising Elsa the lioness

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Book Review: How to Lose the Information War by Nina Jankowicz
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Book Review: How to Lose the Information War by Nina Jankowicz

Man of la BookJuly 8, 2020

Ms. Jankowicz is attempting to be as bipartisan as possible. She writes about many entities on the political spectrum embraced Russian disinformation tactics

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Book Review: While the Music Played by Nathaniel Lande
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Book Review: While the Music Played by Nathaniel Lande

Man of la BookApril 29, 2020

The author follows several people throughout the book, some famous, some well-known, and others are just trudging day to day trying to survive.

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Book Review: Galerie by Steven Greenberg
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Book Review: Galerie by Steven Greenberg

Man of la BookApril 6, 2016

The novel explores the Holocaust from an original point of view and does not shy from addressing issues which are easy to gloss over

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Thoughts on: Prague Fatale by Philip Kerr
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Thoughts on: Prague Fatale by Philip Kerr

Man of la BookApril 18, 2012

Bernie Gunther returns from the Easter Front to find that 1941 Berlin is not the city he left – and not for the better. Life is unpleasant in Berlin due to blackouts, Czech terrorists, RAF bombings and food rationing.

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Book Review: The Fifth Servant by Kenneth Wishnia
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Book Review: The Fifth Servant by Kenneth Wishnia

Man of la BookFebruary 17, 2011

There is great insight on how Jews were persecuted and the struggles they faced. However, the author uses these adversities to highlight the Jewish spirit

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Book Review: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
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Book Review: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon

Man of la BookJuly 21, 2010

The book touches on many themes, such as the role Jewish writers and artists played in American pop culture (like it or not comics are American mythology).

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