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Book Review: Hero The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia by Michael Korda
5 Stars Biographies & Memoirs Non-Fiction

Book Review: Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia by Michael Korda

Man of la BookMarch 9, 2011

Michael Korda treats this pivotal occurrence in the life of T.E. Lawrence’s with sensitivity and seriousness it deserves.

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Book Review: Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
5 Stars Biographies & Memoirs Non-Fiction

Book Review: Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

Man of la BookJanuary 7, 2011

The amazing story of Louis Zamperini an American athlete, World War II Air Corp bombardier who survived a crash and interment in a Japanese POW camp.

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Book Review: Washington – A Life by Ron Chernow
5 Stars Biographies & Memoirs Non-Fiction

Book Review: Washington – A Life by Ron Chernow

Man of la BookOctober 29, 2010

This is the kind of history book I love. Mr. Chernow tells of little known anecdotes which not only tell of of the character, but even relevant to this day

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Book Review: John Quincy Adams by Paul C. Nagel
4 Stars Biographies & Memoirs Non-Fiction

Book Review: John Quincy Adams by Paul C. Nagel

Man of la BookOctober 18, 2010

Based on JQA’s diary which spanned an amazing seven decades – arguably the “most valuable historical and personal journal kept by any prominent American”

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Book Review: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
5 Stars Biographies & Memoirs

Book Review: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

Man of la BookOctober 4, 2010

In this biography, we meet Alexander Hamilton as a young boy in the Caribbean, a bastard son, soon an orphan, to a mother who has been jailed for adultery

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Book Review: James Monroe by Gary Hart
3 Stars Biographies & Memoirs Non-Fiction

Book Review: James Monroe by Gary Hart

Man of la BookJuly 26, 2010

James Monroe s a short biography written by Gary Hart (US Senator, D – CO) about the 5th President of the United States, last one to server in the Revolution

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Book Review: John Adams by David McCullough
5 Stars Biographies & Memoirs Non-Fiction

Book Review: John Adams by David McCullough

Man of la BookJuly 15, 2010

John Adams, an interesting figure with a high standard of integrity, a standard which drove him all his life. His contemporaries were intriguing and fascinating

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