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Graphic Novel Review: A Visit to Moscow by by Anna Olswanger
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Graphic Novel Review: A Visit to Moscow by Anna Olswanger

Man of la BookJuly 7, 2022

An American rabbi travels to the Soviet Union, the year is 1965, and reports of persecution of the Jewish community have been reported

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Book Review: Last Witnesses by Svetlana Alexievich
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Book Review: Last Witnesses by Svetlana Alexievich

Man of la BookJuly 24, 2019

The stories collected shattered many lives, not the least the childhood of the person telling. Several of them never recovered after their childhood ended.

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Book Review: Zuleikha by Guzel  Yakhina
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Book Review: Zuleikha by Guzel Yakhina

Man of la BookMarch 27, 2019

Zuleikha by Guzel Yakhina is a novel about a Tartar widow who has been exiled to Siberiawinner of the Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award & other Russian book awards

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Book Review: A Spy in Exile by Jonathan De Shalit
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Book Review: A Spy in Exile by Jonathan De Shalit

Man of la BookFebruary 4, 2019

Ya’ara Stein, a disgraced Mossad agent, has been tagged by the Israeli prime minister to create a secret squad answerable only to him.

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Book Review: Best of Enemies: The Last Great Spy Story of the Cold War by Gus Russo and Eric Dezenhall
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Book Review: Best of Enemies: The Last Great Spy Story of the Cold War by Gus Russo and Eric Dezenhall

Man of la BookOctober 3, 2018

Best of Enemies is a non-fiction book which narrates the relationship between KGB officer Gennady Semyovich Vasilenko and legendary CIA officer Jack Platt

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Book Review: Breach by W.L. Goodwater
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Book Review: Breach by W.L. Goodwater

Man of la BookSeptember 26, 2018

Breach by W.L. Goodwater is a novel taking place in the aftermath of World War II, where the remaining powers fight with magic as well as conventional means.

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Fun Facts Friday: Paul Celan

Man of la BookNovember 23, 2012

Today is the birthday of Romanian poet and translator Paul Celan (23 November 1920 – abt. 20 April 1970) . Born into a Jewish family in Romania (Ukraine) . Celan was awarded the Bremen Literature Prize in 1958 and the Georg Büchner […]

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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: Stalina by Emily Rubin
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Book Review: Stalina by Emily Rubin

Man of la BookMarch 23, 2011

“Stalina” by Emily Rubin is the fictional story of a Russian immigrant to the United States. The story takes place after the fall of the Soviet Union.

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