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Book Review: The Road Beyond Ruin by Gemma Liviero
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Book Review: The Road Beyond Ruin by Gemma Liviero

Man of la BookAugust 29, 2023

This is a story with many layers, brutal and naked, which had several twists I did not see coming. There are many themes, consequences of choices made, secrets

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Book Review: Night by Ellie Wiesel
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Book Review: Night by Elie Wiesel

Man of la BookJune 20, 2023

Night by Ellie Wiesel is a memoir of the author’s experiences with his father in the Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald

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Book Review: Edison’s Ghosts by Katie Spalding
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Book Review: Edison’s Ghosts by Katie Spalding

Man of la BookMay 16, 2023

The untold weirdness of history’s greatest geniuses. Laugh & learn with 30 mini-bios that humanize these larger-than-life figures. Perfect for teens and adults

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Book Review: The Archivists: Stories by Daphne Kalotay
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Book Review: The Archivists: Stories by Daphne Kalotay

Man of la BookApril 4, 2023

Twelve thought-provoking stories in ‘The Archivists’ by an award-winning author. Exploring life-altering events, from crumbling connections to a pandemic

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Book Review: Benghazi-Bergen-Belsen: The Lost Story of the Holocaust of North African Jews by Yossi Sucary
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Book Review: Benghazi-Bergen-Belsen: The Lost Story of the Holocaust of North African Jews by Yossi Sucary

Man of la BookMarch 21, 2023

Benghazi-Bergen-Belsen (בנגאזי–ברגן־בלזן ) Yossi Sucary tells of the plight of North African and Libyan Jews during World War II

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Fun Facts Friday: Karl Gutzkow

Man of la BookMarch 17, 2023

Karl Gutzkow (17 March, 1811 – 16 December, 1878) was a German novelist and dramatist. He is known as a pioneer of the Young Germany movement

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Fun Facts Friday: Friedrich Schlegel

Man of la BookMarch 10, 2023

Friedrich Schlegel was a German poet, philosopher, & literary critic. Mr. Schlegel was on one of the main figures of the first phase of German Romanticism

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Book Review: The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch
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Book Review: The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch

Man of la BookFebruary 23, 2023

I enjoyed the story very much, the author put in just enough history to make it enjoyable but didn’t dwell on the details to make the narrative drag.

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Book Review: Eye of the Needle by Ken Follet
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Book Review: Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett

Man of la BookJanuary 24, 2023

This is an exciting, fast-paced, and well-written book. Mr. Follet crafts a great espionage chase of MI5 agents on the trail of Faber

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Fun Facts Friday: George Santayana
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Fun Facts Friday: George Santayana

Man of la BookDecember 16, 2022

George Santayana was a Spanish-American poet, novelist and philosopher. He is considered one of the most influential thinkers of the early 20th century.

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