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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: Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
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Book Review: Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard

Man of la BookSeptember 9, 2013

An account of the assassination of President James A. Garfield. Mr. Garfield was the 20th President of these US and the second to be assassinated in office.

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Book Review: Wanted: Gentleman Bank Robber by Dane Batty

Man of la BookDecember 4, 2012

Article first published as Book Review: Wanted: Gentleman Bank Robber by Dane Batty on Blogcritics. About: Wanted: Gentleman Bank Robber: The True Story of Leslie Ibsen Rogge, One of the FBI’s Most Elusive Criminals by Dane Batty is a true-crime book about […]

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Book Review: At the Devil’s Table by William C. Rempel
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Book Review: At the Devil’s Table by William C. Rempel

Man of la BookJuly 6, 2011

Jorge Salcedo was an insider of the Cali cartel, thinks of himself as noble, he joined the cartel to fight against the notorious Pablo Escobar

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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: The Jersey Sting By Ted Sherman and Josh Margolin
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Book Review: The Jersey Sting By Ted Sherman and Josh Margolin

Man of la BookMarch 28, 2011

The book centers on Solomon Dwek, son of a rabbi, born in Deal, NJ. Dwek made his fortune as an unlicensed real estate broker and got caught in a ponzi scheme

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Book Review: The Soprano State by Bob Ingle and Sandy McClure
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Book Review: The Soprano State by Bob Ingle and Sandy McClure

Man of la BookOctober 22, 2010

The Soprano State: New Jersey’s Culture of Corruption by Bob Ingle & Sandy McClure is informative, funny and entertaining yet horrifying at the same time

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Book Review: The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett
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Book Review: The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett

Man of la BookAugust 25, 2010

A fascinating narrative while trying to understand John Charles Gilkey, a man with no real job whose only passion is acquiring rare books by any means necessary

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