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Book Review: I Escaped from Auschwitz by Rudolf Vrba
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Book Review: I Escaped from Auschwitz by Rudolf Vrba

Man of la BookJanuary 30, 2025

I Escaped from Auschwitz by Rudolf Vrba, originally published in the 1960s, is an important testament to courage, honesty, and selfless bravery

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Book Review: Tap Dancing on Everest by Mimi Zieman
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Book Review: Tap Dancing on Everest by Mimi Zieman

Man of la BookMarch 26, 2024

Dr. Mimi Zieman’s perspective on being the only woman on the expedition, and that on the human body is very interesting and enlightening

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Book Review: American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
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Book Review: American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

Man of la BookAugust 22, 2023

American Prometheus is an exceptional biography which manages to weave politics, science, and humanity into an engaging story which changed the world we live in

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Book Review: The Watchmakers by Harry Lenga
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Book Review: The Watchmakers by Harry Lenga

Man of la BookJuly 12, 2022

The brothers were moved between several work camps, including Auschwitz managing to survive due to their ability to fix watches and a good amount of chutzpah

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Graphic Novel Review: The English GI by Jonathan Sandler
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Graphic Novel Review: The English GI by Jonathan Sandler

Man of la BookJune 9, 2022

Bernard Sandler, a 17-year-old English boy from Yorkshire is on a school trip to the United States and finds himself stranded It’s 1939, and WWII has escalated

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Book Review: The Sisters of Auschwitz  by Roxane van Iperen
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Book Review: The Sisters of Auschwitz by Roxane van Iperen

Man of la BookAugust 30, 2021

The book tells of Janny and Lien Brilleslijper, two sisters in the Dutch Resistance and were captured. Ms. Van Iperen is a lawyer and publicist.

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