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Book Review: John Tyler, the Accidental President by Edward P. Crapol
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Book Review: John Tyler, the Accidental President by Edward P. Crapol

Man of la BookDecember 20, 2022

I enjoyed reading John Tyler, the Accidental President and learned a lot about a President whose name most Americans won’t even recognize.

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Book Review: Mr. Jefferson’s Hammer by Robert M. Owens
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Book Review: Mr. Jefferson’s Hammer by Robert M. Owens

Man of la BookDecember 6, 2022

Relying on documents relating to Harrison’s activity in Indiana from the Indiana Historical Society, the author provides a window into frontier challenges

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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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Audiobook Review: The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
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Audiobook Review: The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

Man of la BookMarch 22, 2022

The hard science parts are certainly ambitious. The author goes into such topis as oceanic physics, as well as science of the atmosphere

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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: The President and the Frog by Carolina De Robertis
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Book Review: The President and the Frog by Carolina De Robertis

Man of la BookAugust 2, 2021

This is a short book, a novella, with a lot to say. The interviewer in this book seem to ask questions she cares about, different from other reporters.

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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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Audiobook Review: Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response by Andy Slavitt
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Audiobook Review: Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response by Andy Slavitt

Man of la BookJuly 21, 2021

Preventable by Andy Slavitt is a non-fiction book taking a behind the scenes look at the U.S.’ COVID-19 response under the Trump administration.

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Book Review: The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story of George H. W. Bush’s Post-Presidency by Jean Becker
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Book Review: The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story of George H. W. Bush’s Post-Presidency by Jean Becker

Man of la BookJune 9, 2021

It says a lot about President George H. W. Bush when one of his best friends came to be the person who handed him a defeat for his second presidential term.

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How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue
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Book Review: How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

Man of la BookMarch 25, 2021

How Beautiful We Were is, in a word, fatalistic. The villagers are fighting a lost cause,– The David vs. Goliath story slowly morphs into a nuanced conflict.

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