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Thoughts on: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
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Book Review: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Man of la BookSeptember 18, 2011

While the story is also about the coming of age, it is also a touching testament to the early immigrant spirit and the hardships of life

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Book Review: The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry
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Book Review: The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry

Man of la BookMay 29, 2011

Even though The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry is a fictional book, there are many fascinating tidbits of information mixed into the fictional narrative

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Fun Facts Friday: Dashiell Hammett
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Fun Facts Friday: Dashiell Hammett

Man of la BookMay 27, 2011

Today we mark the birthday of Dashiell Hammett (1894 – 1961), born Samuel Dashiell Hammett. A prolific writer who popularized the hardboiled detective fiction, Mr. Hammett wrote such classics as “The Maltese Falcon” and “The Thin Man”.

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Book Review: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
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Book Review: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

Man of la BookApril 20, 2011

Pictures of real American circus scenes from the first half of the century peppered throughout the book which really hit home and helped visualize the narrative

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Factual Friday: Libraries
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Fun Facts Friday: Libraries

Man of la BookApril 15, 2011

Whether you are rich or poor, edu­cated or not and no mat­ter to which polit­i­cal party you donated to, you are always wel­come at your local library

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Book Review: Field Gray by Philip Kerr
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Book Review: Field Gray by Philip Kerr

Man of la BookApril 11, 2011

The past of Bernie Gunther catches up with in 1954 Cuba while doing work for mobster boss Meyer Lansky. Even though this anti-Nazi PI survived the Nazi regime

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Author Q and A with Ellen Horan
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Author Q and A with Ellen Horan

Man of la BookMarch 25, 2011

Ellen Horan wrote “31 Bond Street” and she was kind enough to answer a few questions for me. I was very interested in the amazing research she did for the book. As it turned out she wrote an essay about it

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Book Review: Stalina by Emily Rubin
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Book Review: Stalina by Emily Rubin

Man of la BookMarch 23, 2011

“Stalina” by Emily Rubin is the fictional story of a Russian immigrant to the United States. The story takes place after the fall of the Soviet Union.

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Book Review: Kingdom Under Glass by Jay Kirk
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Book Review: Kingdom Under Glass by Jay Kirk

Man of la BookNovember 3, 2010

Jay Kirk has done the impossible, Kingdom Under Glass is a book about a taxidermist not only interesting, but entertaining as well. A job well done.

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Book Review: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
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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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