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Book Review: The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas
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Book Review: The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas

Man of la BookDecember 19, 2018

Four scientist invented time travel in 1967, however one of them suffers a breakdown and the other three exile her fearing she would jeopardize the project.

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Book Review: The Passion According to Carmela by Marcos Aguinis
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Book Review: The Passion According to Carmela by Marcos Aguinis

Man of la BookNovember 28, 2018

Carmela Vasconcelos, an divorcee, gets caught up in the of the Cuban Revolution, joins Lucas, her brother, as they run away from their parents to join Castro.

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Book Review: The Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
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Book Review: The Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse

Man of la BookNovember 21, 2018

A young adult award winning novel, a national bestseller, which takes place in Holland during World War II. Ms. Hesse is an author and a journalist

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Book Review: The General’s Cook by Ramin Ganeshram
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Book Review: The General’s Cook by Ramin Ganeshram

Man of la BookNovember 19, 2018

A historical fiction book taking place in 1793, following the life of Hercules, a slave in Mt. Vernon, as well as President George Washington’s chef.

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Book Review: Four Soldiers by Hubert Mingarelli
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Book Review: Four Soldiers by Hubert Mingarelli

Man of la BookNovember 7, 2018

Four Soldiers is a short novel about members of the Russian Army fighting the Civil War in 1919. Mr. Mingarelli won the Prix Medici prize in 2003 for this novel

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Book Review: The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor
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Book Review: The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor

Man of la BookOctober 18, 2018

The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor tells of Grace Darling, a celebrated heroine, and her ancestor a hundred years later.

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Book Review: Returning by Yael Shahar
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Book Review: Returning by Yael Shahar

Man of la BookSeptember 27, 2018

Alex, a Greek Jew , is sent to Auschwitz where his family is murdered and he is forced to help the Nazi murder machine by cleaning up the gas chambers

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Book Review: Breach by W.L. Goodwater
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Book Review: Breach by W.L. Goodwater

Man of la BookSeptember 26, 2018

Breach by W.L. Goodwater is a novel taking place in the aftermath of World War II, where the remaining powers fight with magic as well as conventional means.

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Book Review: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
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Book Review: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

Man of la BookSeptember 19, 2018

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry is an award-winning book taking place in Denmark during World War II, following Annemarie Johansen in Nazi occupied Denmark.

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Book Review: The Middleman by Olen Steinhauer
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Book Review: The Middleman by Olen Steinhauer

Man of la BookJuly 11, 2018

The first thing I noticed, right off when starting to read The Middleman by Olen Steinhauer, is that it is absolutely believable and well written

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