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Book Review: Atlas of World War II by Stephen G. Hyslop and Neil Kagan
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Book Review: Atlas of World War II by Stephen G. Hyslop and Neil Kagan

Man of la BookDecember 6, 2018

Atlas of World War II is incredible, it covers all theaters of the war, provides copies of the maps the generals used (along with their notes on them)

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Book Review: The Banker and the Blackfoot by J. Edward Chamberlin
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Book Review: The Banker and the Blackfoot by J. Edward Chamberlin

Man of la BookDecember 5, 2018

A book about the author’s grandfather, John Cowdry befriending the Blackfoot warrior Crop Eared Wolf. Mr. Chamberlin is a professor at the University of Toronto

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Book Review: Bill Duke: My 40-Year Career on Screen and Behind the Camera
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Book Review: Bill Duke: My 40-Year Career on Screen and Behind the Camera

Man of la BookDecember 3, 2018

A memoir of the prolific actor and director. Mr. Duke has been in many pop-culture classics, he is also a director, producer and entrepreneur.

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Book Review: 20 Years in the Secret Service by Rufus W. Youngblood
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Book Review: 20 Years in the Secret Service by Rufus W. Youngblood

Man of la BookNovember 26, 2018

A memoir spanning the author’s career. The book has been published in 1974, this is a re-release which includes photographs from Mr. Youngblood’s collection.

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Book Review:  The Allies: Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Unlikely Alliance That Won World War II by Winston Groom
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Book Review: The Allies: Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Unlikely Alliance That Won World War II by Winston Groom

Man of la BookNovember 15, 2018

The Allies: Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin, and the Unlikely Alliance That Won World War II – recounts how Russia became and unlikely ally with the US & England

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Cook Book Review: Tasting Italy: A Culinary Journey by America’s Test Kitchen, Eugenia Bone and Julia Della Croce
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Cook Book Review: Tasting Italy: A Culinary Journey by America’s Test Kitchen, Eugenia Bone and Julia Della Croce

Man of la BookNovember 14, 2018

Tasting Italy: A Culinary Journey by America’s Test Kitchen, Eugenia Bone and Julia Della Croce is a cookbook which has recipes from certain regions of Italy.

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Book Review: Operation Columba – The Secret Pigeon Service by Gordon Corera
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Book Review: Operation Columba – The Secret Pigeon Service by Gordon Corera

Man of la BookOctober 31, 2018

I never thought I’d enjoy a book about pigeons. A thrilling book about an oddball corner of history including brave citizens, and creative intelligence officers

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Book Review: Titans of History by Simon Sebag Montefiore
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Book Review: Titans of History by Simon Sebag Montefiore

Man of la BookOctober 24, 2018

A nonfiction book of extremely short biographies of those people the author deemed as changing the world they lived in. Mr. Montefiore is a prize winning author

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Book Review: Lincoln’s Last Trial by Dan Abrams & David Fisher
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Book Review: Lincoln’s Last Trial by Dan Abrams & David Fisher

Man of la BookOctober 17, 2018

The book immediately caught my attention since I really enjoy these min-biographies which delve in depth into a short, but meaningful time in the subject’s life

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Book Review: Five Presidents by Clint Hill & Lisa McCubbin
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Book Review: Five Presidents by Clint Hill & Lisa McCubbin

Man of la BookOctober 10, 2018

Mr. Hill memoir is an eloquent, intelligent story covering his 17 years in the Secret Service, many of them spent protecting Presidents and first ladies

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