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Book Review: Worst. President. Ever by Robert Strauss
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Book Review: Worst. President. Ever by Robert Strauss

Man of la BookSeptember 7, 2023

James Buchanan is not portrayed as a monster, or bad administrator. He was a very capable, gentleman, excellent lawyer, and active in his community

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Book Review: Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln’s Legacy by David O. Steward
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Book Review: Impeached: The Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln’s Legacy by David O. Steward

Man of la BookAugust 17, 2023

Impeached by David O. Steward explains complex legislative and legal issues in a clear, conscience manner, staying away from legalese or academic language

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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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Book Review: The Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage by Jonathan Cohn
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Book Review: The Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage by Jonathan Cohn

Man of la BookFebruary 24, 2021

Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act (ACA), have touched a lot of lives, some for better, some for worst. This book goes in the political wars fought about it

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Book Review: High Crimes by Michael D’Antonio and Peter Eisner
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Book Review: High Crimes by Michael D’Antonio and Peter Eisner

Man of la BookOctober 6, 2020

Attempts, and succeeds, to navigate the enormous amount of information to tell a fascinating, easy to read story. More importantly, the authors managed to separate the truth from the mountains of disinformation being put out by state and non-state actors, in official as well as unofficial roles.

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Book Review: The Art of the Political Putdown by Chris Lamb & Will Moredock
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Book Review: The Art of the Political Putdown by Chris Lamb & Will Moredock

Man of la BookAugust 12, 2020

Most of these gems are well known, but I think the authors would have done well if they were more discreet, anyone can say a comeback, but there is an art in doing it like Churchill or Lincoln. Unfortunately many of today’s politicians that are quoted in this book are not anymore witty than the average middle school student, and some are less.

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Book Review: How to Lose the Information War by Nina Jankowicz
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Book Review: How to Lose the Information War by Nina Jankowicz

Man of la BookJuly 8, 2020

Ms. Jankowicz is attempting to be as bipartisan as possible. She writes about many entities on the political spectrum embraced Russian disinformation tactics

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Book Review: The Abandonment of the West by Michael Kimmage
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Book Review: The Abandonment of the West by Michael Kimmage

Man of la BookApril 27, 2020

The author goes through what this idea meant and how it shaped our nation, and others. He goes to write about what the abandonment of this idea cost the United States in terms of principals, good will, influence, blood, and treasure.

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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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Thoughts on: The Wounded Giant by Michael O’Hanlon

Man of la BookFebruary 5, 2012

About: The Wounded Giant: America’s Armed Forces in an Age of Austerity  by Michael O’Hanlon is a non-fiction eBook in which the author lays out his ideas for military budget cuts. The book is available only in as an eBook by The […]

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