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Book Review: A Spy in Exile by Jonathan De Shalit
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Book Review: A Spy in Exile by Jonathan De Shalit

Man of la BookFebruary 4, 2019

Ya’ara Stein, a disgraced Mossad agent, has been tagged by the Israeli prime minister to create a secret squad answerable only to him.

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Book Review: The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson
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Book Review: The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson

Man of la BookJanuary 31, 2019

The 2nd novel featuring Allan Karlsson, a reluctant anti-hero going through life, involving himself and influencing world matters. A follow up to a best seller

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Book Review: The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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Book Review: The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Man of la BookJanuary 23, 2019

Investigating a case with the rare book, Alicia and Vargas go to Barcelona uncovering an tangled web of kidnappings , murders, and meet with the Sempere family

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Book Review: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
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Book Review: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Man of la BookJanuary 16, 2019

A Pulitzer Prize winning historical fiction taking place in 1975, Viet Nam of a man who, after college in the US, goes back to Vietnam to fight the communists.

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Book Review: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
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Book Review: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

Man of la BookJanuary 9, 2019

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman does not disappoint, as the author tells wonderful stories in an easy to read, relatable manner

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Book Review: The Cook  by Maylis de Kerangal
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Book Review: The Cook by Maylis de Kerangal

Man of la BookJanuary 2, 2019

The Cook by Maylis de Kerangal (translated by Sam Taylor) is a fictional biography of Mauro, a young man who dreams of working as a cook / chef.

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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: Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII’s Most Highly Decorated Spy by Larry Loftis
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Book Review: Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII’s Most Highly Decorated Spy by Larry Loftis

Man of la BookDecember 12, 2018

Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII’s Most Highly Decorated Spy creates a nerve wrecking narrative, filled with excitement and heroism.

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Book Review: Atlas of World War II by Stephen G. Hyslop and Neil Kagan
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Book Review: Atlas of World War II by Stephen G. Hyslop and Neil Kagan

Man of la BookDecember 6, 2018

Atlas of World War II is incredible, it covers all theaters of the war, provides copies of the maps the generals used (along with their notes on them)

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Book Review: The Banker and the Blackfoot by J. Edward Chamberlin
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Book Review: The Banker and the Blackfoot by J. Edward Chamberlin

Man of la BookDecember 5, 2018

A book about the author’s grandfather, John Cowdry befriending the Blackfoot warrior Crop Eared Wolf. Mr. Chamberlin is a professor at the University of Toronto

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