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Book Review: Far from Zion by Charles London
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Book Review: Far from Zion by Charles London

Man of la BookAugust 2, 2011

Far from Zion is a non-fiction account of the author’s search for his identity. In his search Mr. London goes far and wide looking for Jews in diaspora.

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Book Review: The Honored Dead by Joseph Braude
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Book Review: The Honored Dead by Joseph Braude

Man of la BookJune 6, 2011

Journalist Joseph Braude has spent several months embedded in a Moroccan police precinct in Casablanca, following drug cartels, al-Qaeda cells, and more

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Book Review: Tangled Webs -How False Statements are Undermining America by James B. Stewart
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Book Review: Tangled Webs -How False Statements are Undermining America by James B. Stewart

Man of la BookMay 18, 2011

A persuasive case that perjury, lying & interfering with investigations are not some minor technicalities buy serious crimes which undermine the justice system

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Book Review: On China by Henry Kissinger
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Book Review: On China by Henry Kissinger

Man of la BookMay 11, 2011

Dr. Kissinger writes about the country he has known for decades. Recounting Chinese history and culture, examines how China sees itself and the outside world.

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Book Review: Berlin 1961 by Frederick Kempe
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Book Review: Berlin 1961 by Frederick Kempe

Man of la BookMay 10, 2011

One of the most significant outcomes of 1961 was the perceived weakness Khrushchev found in Kennedy, prompted him to place missiles in Cuba & give up Berlin

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Book Review: Peace in the Making edited by Harry Hurwitz and Yisrael Medad
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Book Review: Peace in the Making edited by Harry Hurwitz and Yisrael Medad

Man of la BookMarch 26, 2011

This is an amazing compilation which gives us insight into the mind of two ambitious men who are striving towards a goal no-one thought possible.

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Book Review: This Book Is Overdue by Marilyn Johnson
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Book Review: This Book Is Overdue by Marilyn Johnson

Man of la BookFebruary 2, 2011

I loved what This Book Is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All was trying to do – make librarians relevant at the age of Google

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Book Review: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
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Book Review: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford

Man of la BookOctober 6, 2010

The book is written in a way which the reader understands the socio-economic realities the Mongols lived in, as well as the brutality of how wealth was won.

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Book Review: The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede
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Book Review: The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede

Man of la BookSeptember 10, 2010

Tells the story of the 38 commercial flights, diverted away from the US due to closure of the 9/11, to land the small town of Gander, Newfoundland, Canada

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Book Review: Son of Hamas by Mosab Hassan Yousef and Ron Brackin
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Book Review: Son of Hamas by Mosab Hassan Yousef and Ron Brackin

Man of la BookAugust 23, 2010

Autobiography of Moab who is caught between his own morality and his community. After gaining his trust, the shin bet asks Mosab to work as a double agent

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