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Book Review: Fauci: Expect the Unexpected: Ten Lessons on Truth, Service, and the Way Forward
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Book Review: Fauci: Expect the Unexpected: Ten Lessons on Truth, Service, and the Way Forward

Man of la BookDecember 10, 2021

Fauci: Expect the Unexpected is not a political book, nor is it a biography. It’s a very short book which will probably take you an hour to read

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Book Review: Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis
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Book Review: Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis

Man of la BookAugust 11, 2021

The author follows Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, John Adams, and of course, George Washington.

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Book Review: Village of Secrets by Caroline Moorehead
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Book Review: Village of Secrets by Caroline Moorehead

Man of la BookOctober 20, 2014

The story of the small village and its surroundings were responsible for saving thousands of people during World War II who were on the Gestapo’s wanted list

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Thoughts on: When General Grant Expelled the Jews by Jonathan D. Sarna
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Book Review: When General Grant Expelled the Jews by Jonathan D. Sarna

Man of la BookMarch 13, 2012

On 17 December, 1862 Major-General Ulysses S. Grant issued his infamous General Order No. 11 expelling all Jews from his military district

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Thoughts on: Mission to Mach 2 by Earl Haney and Lee Courtnage
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Book Review: Mission to Mach 2 by Earl Haney and Lee Courtnage

Man of la BookDecember 13, 2011

Mission to Mach 2: A Fighter Pilot’s Memoir of Supersonic Flight by Earl Haney and Lee Courtnage is an exciting book, very readable and engaging. Earl

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Thoughts on: Auschwitz by Dr. Miklós Nyiszli
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Book Review: Auschwitz by Dr. Miklós Nyiszli

Man of la BookOctober 20, 2011

Auschwitz: A Doctor’s Eyewitness Account by Dr. Miklós Nyiszli is a non-fiction memoir of a Jewish medical doctor who performed “research” on other Jews

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Book Review: First Man by James R. Hansen
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Book Review: First Man by James R. Hansen

Man of la BookJuly 21, 2011

Several pages of this book are dedicated to misconceptions about the moon landing and Mr. Armstrong’s life, especially those circulating in cyberspace

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Book Review: Citizen Soldiers by Stephen Ambrose
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Book Review: Citizen Soldiers by Stephen Ambrose

Man of la BookMay 30, 2011

A non-fiction historical account of the drive from Normandy to Germany. The book is a treasure trove of soldiers’ portraits, personal accounts and interviews.

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Book Review: SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy Sniper by Howard E. Wasdin & Stephen Templin
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Book Review: SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy Sniper by Howard E. Wasdin & Stephen Templin

Man of la BookMay 19, 2011

SEAL Team Six is an exciting book, an easy and fast read. While the authors cover a lot of ground, the book kept my attention throughout.

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Book Review: Gated Grief by Leila Levinson
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Book Review: Gated Grief by Leila Levinson

Man of la BookApril 18, 2011

Author Lelia Levinson travels all over the world and the US in order to get firsthand accounts from other surviving liberators of Nazi camps.

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