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Book Review: The Next Everest by Jim Davidson
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Book Review: The Next Everest by Jim Davidson

Man of la BookMay 5, 2021

This not just an adventure story but one of resilience and courage Having the advantage of having a keen eye, and a degree in geology gives a unique perspective

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Book Review: The Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage by Jonathan Cohn
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Book Review: The Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage by Jonathan Cohn

Man of la BookFebruary 24, 2021

Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act (ACA), have touched a lot of lives, some for better, some for worst. This book goes in the political wars fought about it

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Book Review: Germania by Harald Gilbers
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Book Review: Germania by Harald Gilbers

Man of la BookOctober 26, 2020

Germania by Harald Gilbers is a murder-mystery taking place during the last weeks of World War II, following a Jewish investigator reactivated by the Gestapo. This book won the Glauser Prize for the best German crime novel.

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Book Review: High Crimes by Michael D’Antonio and Peter Eisner
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Book Review: High Crimes by Michael D’Antonio and Peter Eisner

Man of la BookOctober 6, 2020

Attempts, and succeeds, to navigate the enormous amount of information to tell a fascinating, easy to read story. More importantly, the authors managed to separate the truth from the mountains of disinformation being put out by state and non-state actors, in official as well as unofficial roles.

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Book Review: Underwater by Ryan Dezember
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Book Review: Underwater by Ryan Dezember

Man of la BookJune 10, 2020

The book goes back and forth between the author’s personal account, a look at the jaw dropping corruption which happened on a local level, as well as national, and even worldwide, implications

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Book Review: Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success by Dan Schawbel
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Book Review: Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success by Dan Schawbel

Man of la BookApril 1, 2020

Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success – How others perceive you at work, and how knowing that information and manipulate it can help you succeed.

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Book Review: The Last Tourist by Olen Steinhauer
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Book Review: The Last Tourist by Olen Steinhauer

Man of la BookMarch 30, 2020

Milo Weaver, the reluctant spy, finds himself facing a CIA analyst about 10 years after the Department of Tourism, CIA’s silent assassins, was disbanded. The two find themselves on the run when a new breed of Tourists tries to kill them both.

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Book Review: The Great Rift by James Mann
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Book Review: The Great Rift by James Mann

Man of la BookFebruary 12, 2020

The book follows 4 decades of public service from Mr. Powel’s service in Vietnam and Mr. Cheney’s entrance to government to the administration of George W. Bush

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Book Review: The Nearest Exit by Olen Steinhauer
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Book Review: The Nearest Exit by Olen Steinhauer

Man of la BookSeptember 23, 2019

In The Nearest Exit by Olen Steinhauer bats the story out of the park again, with an unbelievable plot involving the CIA, Germany’s secret service, and others.

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Book Review: The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer
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Book Review: The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer

Man of la BookSeptember 16, 2019

Milo Weaver is finding out that one never really “leave” the CIA’s tourism department, when old cases start to float Milo realizes he has to go undercover again

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