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Book Review: The Burger King by Jim Mclamore
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Book Review: The Burger King by Jim Mclamore

Man of la BookSeptember 4, 2025

In the Burger King, Mr. Mclamore traces his rise to riches from his humble beginnings, with lessons he learned in life and business along the way

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Book Review: Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari
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Book Review: Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari

Man of la BookNovember 14, 2024

Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age is actually two books in one. Many parts of this book are worth rereading and internalizing

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Book Review: Cabinet of Curiosities by Aaron Mahnke
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Book Review: Cabinet of Curiosities by Aaron Mahnke

Man of la BookOctober 31, 2024

The book does not pretend to be anything more than what it is. The stories are simply written, often relatable, short and get straight to the point

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Book Review: Framed by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey
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Book Review: Framed by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey

Man of la BookOctober 29, 2024

I didn’t find Framed by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey as astonishing as the title suggests, but more enraging, alarming, and terrifying

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Book Review: The Complete Personal Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant
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Book Review: The Complete Personal Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant

Man of la BookDecember 14, 2023

I especially enjoyed reading about his relationship with General Sherman & Abraham Lincoln. Grant writes in direct and precise language, with a clear narrative

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Book Review: Thank You For Your Servitude by Mark Leibovich
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Book Review: Thank You For Your Servitude by Mark Leibovich

Man of la BookAugust 18, 2022

This is a chronological review of the world around Donald Trump since 2015. I did not think this was a “hit piece”, unless you’re Lindsey Graham

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Book Review: How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster
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Book Review: How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster

Man of la BookMarch 17, 2022

I always wondered what a bored literature professor saw in books things which I either couldn’t, wouldn’t, or simply didn’t care to.

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Audiobook Review: Paula by Isabel Allende
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Audiobook Review: Paula by Isabel Allende

Man of la BookMarch 8, 2022

A mesmerizing yet profoundly sad book since we know the outcome from the onset. The author’s 27-year-old daughter fell ill with porphyria and lapsed into a coma

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Fun Facts Friday: Giorgio Vasari
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Fun Facts Friday: Giorgio Vasari

Man of la BookJuly 30, 2021

Giorgio Vasari (30 July, 1515 – 27 June, 1574) was a writer, painter, and engineer from Italy. He is considered to be the foundation of art-history writing.

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Book Review: After the Apocalypse: America’s Role in a World Transformed by Andrew Bacevich
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Book Review: After the Apocalypse: America’s Role in a World Transformed by Andrew Bacevich

Man of la BookJuly 28, 2021

After the Apocalypse is a short book talks about a true, reality based, vision of where American needs to strive towards, and lead.

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