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Book Review: Road to Reckoning by Robert Lautner

Man of la BookFebruary 20, 2014

About: Road to Reckoning by Robert Lautner is a western novel taking place in 1837 This is Mr. Lautner’s debut novel. The pub­lisher is giv­ing away one copy of this book –to enter fill out the Raf­fle­copt­ter form at the end of […]

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Book Review: Swastika Nation by Arnie Bernstein
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Book Review: Swastika Nation by Arnie Bernstein

Man of la BookJanuary 29, 2014

The book is a fascinating chapter in American history showing how a fringe group can take the ideals this nation was founded on and manipulate them for their own purposes

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Book Review: If You Were Here by Alafair Burke
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Book Review: If You Were Here by Alafair Burke

Man of la BookJune 26, 2013

Jour­nal­ist McKenna Wright is writ­ing a fluff piece when she thinks she saw an old friend who dis­ap­peared ten years ago with­out a trace. Using her con­nec­tions as a for­mer pros­e­cu­tor and her investigator’s instincts, McKenna pur­sues the mat­ter in a search across New York City and finds long buried, dark secrets of those she loves the most.

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Book Review: Three Lives of Tomomi Ishikawa by Benjamin Constable
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Book Review: Three Lives of Tomomi Ishikawa by Benjamin Constable

Man of la BookJune 17, 2013

Tomomi “But­ter­fly” Ishikawa com­mit­ted sui­cide but left her best friend, Ben­jamin Con­sta­ble, a trail of clues which lead him from Paris to New York and back – the cities she called “home”. Ben is search­ing for jour­nals and notes left specif­i­cally for him.

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Book Review: The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
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Book Review: The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

Man of la BookMay 14, 2013

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker is a novel taking place in New York, 1899. The story weaves two mythical creature from two different cultures to create a different kind of story altogether.

The pub­lisher is giv­ing away one copy of this book -to enter fill out the Raf­fle­copt­ter form at the end of the post.

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Book Review: Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953 by Elizabeth Winder

Man of la BookApril 30, 2013

Article first published as Book Review: Pain, Parties, Work by Elizabeth Winder on Blogcritics. About: Pain, Parties, Work: Sylvia Plath in New York, Summer 1953 by Elizabeth Winder is a non-fiction book about time mentioned in the title. The book paints a […]

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Book Review: Broken Angel by S.W. Vaughn

Man of la BookMarch 9, 2013

Article first published as Book Review: Broken Angel by S.W. Vaughn on Blogcritics. About: Broken Angel by S.W. Vaughn is a fictional book taking place in NYC’s underground street fighting scenes. This is the first book in a the House Phoenix series but can be read […]

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Fun Facts Friday: Willa Cather
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Fun Facts Friday: Willa Cather

Man of la BookDecember 7, 2012

Pulitzer prize winning American author Willa Cather (7 December, 1873 – 24, April, 1947) s associated with the pioneer spirit, she lived most of her life in NYC

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Book Review: Michael Douglas by Mark Eliot

Man of la BookSeptember 20, 2012

Article first published as Book Review: Michael Douglas: A Biography by Marc Eliot on Blogcritics About: Michael Douglas by Marc Eliot is a biography of the famous actor/producer. Mr. Douglas is an award winning actor and producer who had his share of […]

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Book Review: Black Fridays by Michael Sears

Man of la BookSeptember 18, 2012

Article first published as Book Review: Black Fridays by Michael Sears on Blogcritics. About: Black Fridays by Michael Sears is a novel which capitalizes on the author’s Wall Street experience providing interesting insights on financials capers. This is a first book by […]

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