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Book Review: The Last Leonardo by Ben Lewis
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Book Review: The Last Leonardo by Ben Lewis

Man of la BookJuly 10, 2019

The Last Leonardo: The Secret Lives of the World’s Most Expensive Painting – a non-fiction book about da Vinci’s painting: Salvator Mundi, sold for $450 million

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Book Review: The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson
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Book Review: The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

Man of la BookJuly 1, 2019

The British are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775 – 1777 by Rick Atkinson describes the first 21 months of the Revolutionary War.

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Book Review: The Porpoise by Mark Haddon
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Book Review: The Porpoise by Mark Haddon

Man of la BookJune 26, 2019

The Porpoise by Mark Haddon is a novel following three stories in different time periods, all with a common narrative, in different worlds, which just touch.

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Book Review: The Outcasts of Time by Ian Mortimer
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Book Review: The Outcasts of Time by Ian Mortimer

Man of la BookJune 19, 2019

The Outcasts of Time by Ian Mortimer is a fantasy novel following two brothers, born in the mid-1300s, who jump forward 99 years for every day that passes.

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Book Review: Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
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Book Review: Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson

Man of la BookJune 18, 2019

Leonardo da Vinci is more than a painter, engineer or weapon smith, and in this excellent biography Walter Isaacson tries to figure out this complex genius.

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Book Review: The Undercover Nazi Hunter by Wolfe Frank
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Book Review: The Undercover Nazi Hunter by Wolfe Frank

Man of la BookJune 12, 2019

A non-fiction book composed of articles the author wrote while he researched post-war Germany’s attitude through street level investigations after World War II

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Book Review: Into the Jungle by Erica Ferencik
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Book Review: Into the Jungle by Erica Ferencik

Man of la BookJune 5, 2019

Into the Jungle takes place in the jungles of Bolivia where an American woman finds herself with her Bolivian husband who went back to his village in the jungle

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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: D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II by Sarah Rose
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Book Review: D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazis, and Helped Win World War II by Sarah Rose

Man of la BookMay 22, 2019

D-Day Girls The Spies Who Armed the Resistance Sabotaged the Nazis and Helped Win World War II -historical accounts of women spies, tied into a single narrative

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Book Review: Metropolis by Philip Kerr
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Book Review: Metropolis by Philip Kerr

Man of la BookMay 15, 2019

A novel featuring German detective Bernie Gunther, this time between World War I and II. This is the 14th book in the series, published after Mr. Kerr’s death.

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