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Book Review: The Helsinki Affair by Anna Pitoniak
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Book Review: The Helsinki Affair by Anna Pitoniak

Man of la BookSeptember 21, 2023

Despite a seemingly complex plot, involving many characters & financial crimes, I found it easy to follow & am looking forward to see if it is part of a series

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Fun Facts Friday: Luovico Ariosto
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Fun Facts Friday: Luovico Ariosto

Man of la BookSeptember 8, 2023

Luovico Ariosto (8 September, 1474 – 6 July, 1533) was a notable Italian poet. He is still remembered for Orlando Furioso, his 1516 romance epic.

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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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Fun Facts Friday: Brian Moore
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Fun Facts Friday: Brian Moore

Man of la BookAugust 25, 2023

Brian Moore was an Irish novelist and screenwriter. He is known for novels describing life in Northern Ireland during World War II.

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Fun Facts Friday: Elsa Morante
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Fun Facts Friday: Elsa Morante

Man of la BookAugust 18, 2023

Elsa Morante (18 August, 1812 – 25 November, 1985), born in Rome, Italy, was an Italian poet, translator, children’s book author and novelist.

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Fun Facts Friday: Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Fun Facts Friday: Percy Bysshe Shelley

Man of la BookAugust 4, 2023

Percy Bysshe Shelley was a radical English Romantic poet. Even though he was never famous during his lifetime, Mr. Shelley got growing recognition posthumously

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Fun Facts Friday: Giovanni Boccaccio
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Fun Facts Friday: Giovanni Boccaccio

Man of la BookJune 16, 2023

Giovanni Boccaccio (June 16,1313) was an Italian poet, writer, and humanist. He became well known for his works called The Decameron

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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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Fun Facts Friday: Edward Lear
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Fun Facts Friday: Edward Lear

Man of la BookMay 12, 2023

Edward Lear (12 May, 1812 – 29 January, 1888) – poet, author, musician, and artist from England, remembered for his nonsense collections in the Book of Nonsense

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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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