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Book Review: A Journal of the Plague Years by Daniel Defoe

Man of la BookOctober 22, 2013

A Journal of the Plague Years by Daniel Defoe is a fictional book about the Great Plague of London in 1665. The book was published in 1722 (57 years after the event) and was meant as a warning because they thought that plague in Marseilles would cross the channel into England

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Book Review: A Blind Goddess by James R. Benn
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Book Review: A Blind Goddess by James R. Benn

Man of la BookSeptember 26, 2013

Billy Boyle finds himself answering a personal request from his old friend Sergeant Jackson who is now part of the all-African American 617th Tank Destroyers

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Book Review: How to Lose a War at Sea edited by Bill Fawcett

Man of la BookSeptember 23, 2013

How to Lose a War at Sea edited by Bill Fawcett is a fascinating collection of more than 30 short essays about naval warfare and oceanic disasters. The book spans decades, there are essays ranging from the days of the Spanish armada to naval blunders from the 1960s.

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Book Review: Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Man of la BookSeptember 19, 2013

In The Son of Tarzan, the King of the Jungle discovered Opar, a legendary lost city which is the source of gold. Needing finances, Tarzan returns to enrich himself from their stockpiles. But Tarzan isn’t the only greedy human in the jungle, Albert Werper, a Belgian army officer is also there, secretly following Tarzan.

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Book Review: The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Man of la BookSeptember 12, 2013

Even though Nikolas Rokoff, Tarzan’s enemy from previous books, died, his henchman Alexis Paulvitch is very much alive and wants to even the score. Rokoff lures the son of Tarzan & Jane, Jack, away from London but the resourceful young man escapes with the help of Akut the ape.

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Fun Facts Friday: Mary Shelley
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Fun Facts Friday: Mary Shelley

Man of la BookAugust 30, 2013

Mary Shelley (30 August, 1787 – 1 February, 1851) was an English author who is mostly known for her novel, Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus – a classic.

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Book Review: The Drought by Steven Scaffardi
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Book Review: The Drought by Steven Scaffardi

Man of la BookAugust 28, 2013

Dan Hilles broke up with Stacey, his long time girlfriend. Dan has been out of the dating game for so long he has no idea on how to proceed, talk to girls or even behave as a single man.

But Dan has his friends, Ollie, Jack and Rob who are there to help and also trip him for their own amusement. After all, what are friends for?

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Book Review: A Genius for Deception by Nicholas Rankin

Man of la BookAugust 26, 2013

A non-fiction book which tackles the history of camouflage, lies, bluffs and tricks which helped the British win World War I and World War II.

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Fun Facts Friday: John Dryden

Man of la BookAugust 9, 2013

John Dryden (19 August, 1631 – 12 May, 1700) was an English playwright, literary critic and poet. Dryden was England’s first poet laureate and was also historiographer royal. Walter Scott called Dryden “Glorious John” A period in which Dryden dominated the literary […]

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Book Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Man of la BookJuly 13, 2013

A man returns to his childhood home in Sussex, England. The man finds himself in a farm which is down the road from where he lived. As the man sits by the pond, he starts remembering events of bygone years, a suicide, a stolen car and darkness unleashed.

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