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Book Review: The Circle by Dave Eggers
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Book Review: The Circle by Dave Eggers

Man of la BookJuly 21, 2022

The Circle’s plan is to make each and every person a member, track their movements, film them, and shine a light on government, as well as private citizens

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Book Review: Hollywood and Israel by Tony Shaw and Giora Goodman
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Book Review: Hollywood and Israel by Tony Shaw and Giora Goodman

Man of la BookMarch 1, 2022

I think most can agree that history is nuanced, Hollywood and Israel: A History by Anthony Shaw and Giora takes great effort to drive that point home

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Audiobook Review: Radical Technologies by Adam Greenfield
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Audiobook Review: Radical Technologies by Adam Greenfield

Man of la BookFebruary 22, 2022

The author warns about authoritarian uses of technology, but also states that the utopia many leftists envision is only superficial.

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Book Review: Agent Sniper: The Cold War Superagent and the Ruthless Head of the CIA by Tim Tate
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Book Review: Agent Sniper: The Cold War Superagent and the Ruthless Head of the CIA by Tim Tate

Man of la BookDecember 27, 2021

An interesting piece of the Cold War, an espionage/cautionary tale of what happens when grey people living in a grey world start believing their own lies

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Guest Book Review: The Debt Trap by Josh Mitchell
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Guest Book Review: The Debt Trap by Josh Mitchell

Man of la BookNovember 30, 2021

Mitchell’s writing is clear, thoughtful, and well organized, he includes a list of sources from diverse areas, as debt truly is a trap for many Americans

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Book Review: The Good Kings by Kara Cooney
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Book Review: The Good Kings by Kara Cooney

Man of la BookNovember 2, 2021

The Good Kings by Kara Cooney analyzes how systems of absolute power traps its citizens to make them believe they work in their best interests.

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Book Review: A Passion for Leadership by Robert M. Gates
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Book Review: A Passion for Leadership by Robert M. Gates

Man of la BookJuly 4, 2018

Mr. Gates talks about transforming large organizations from the inside. He has previously been Directory of the CIA, president of Texas A & M, as well as SecDef

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Book Review: The Color of Water by James McBride
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Book Review: The Color of Water by James McBride

Man of la BookJune 27, 2018

Mrs. McBride converted to Christianity, her son had no idea that she was Caucasian not just “light skinned”. Discovering that he is half-white was a revelation

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Book Review: Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Book Review: Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Man of la BookSeptember 26, 2016

Not only it is about the space program, but also about bright people preserving and making a name for themselves through education and smarts.

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Thoughts on: Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service by Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal
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Book Review: Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service by Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal

Man of la BookAugust 30, 2011

Even operations that seem mundane, such as smuggling out of the Soviet Union of Nikita Khrushchev’s secret speech gets an air of reverence and complexity

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