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Fun Facts Friday: Osamu Dazai
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Fun Facts Friday: Osamu Dazai

Man of la BookJune 19, 2020

Osamu Dazai (19 June, 1909 – 13 June, 1948) was an author from Japan who is considered to be one of the most important writers of fiction from that country.

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Book Review: Life for Sale by Yukio Mishima
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Book Review: Life for Sale by Yukio Mishima

Man of la BookApril 15, 2020

Hanio Yamada sees no future for himself, so he puts an ad in the paper offering his life for sale. In his quest to be killed Hanio meets many shadowy characters

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Book Review: A Single Swallow by Ling Zhang
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Book Review: A Single Swallow by Ling Zhang

Man of la BookMarch 9, 2020

An award-winning Chinese novel taking place during the Japanese occupation of China during World War II about ghosts meeting up in a per-scheduled date and time

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Book Review: The Blue Zones Kitchen by Dan Buettner
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Book Review: The Blue Zones Kitchen by Dan Buettner

Man of la BookFebruary 18, 2020

The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100 is a cook book / travel book which publishes recipes from the worlds Blue Zone locations around the world.

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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 Allies: Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Unlikely Alliance That Won World War II by Winston Groom
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Book Review: The Allies: Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Unlikely Alliance That Won World War II by Winston Groom

Man of la BookNovember 15, 2018

The Allies: Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Unlikely Alliance That Won World War II – recounts how Russia became and unlikely ally with the US & England

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Book Review: Samurai Castles by Jennifer Mitchellhill
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Book Review: Samurai Castles by Jennifer Mitchellhill

Man of la BookAugust 23, 2018

The author picked 25 of Japan’s most impressive castles. Each section consists of 4-6 pages with its own map directions, fantastic photography and explanations

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Book Review: Japan The Ultimate Samurai Guide by Alexander Bennet
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Book Review: Japan The Ultimate Samurai Guide by Alexander Bennet

Man of la BookAugust 21, 2018

The Ultimate Samurai Guide traces the history of Samurais, their way of life all the way to today. Mr. Bennett is a martial artist & a Kansai U professor

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Book Review: Night Rain, Tokyo by John W. Feist
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Book Review: Night Rain, Tokyo by John W. Feist

Man of la BookAugust 15, 2018

I found the relevant subjects of the story very interesting. The novel might or might not hold up remains to be seen but reading it these days is appropriate

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Book Review: Samurai Swords – A Collector’s Guide by Clive Sinclaire

Man of la BookJanuary 18, 2018

The book is designed beautifully and the sections flow one into each other, but can still be skipped or read independently.

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