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Book Review: The Wars of the Green Berets by Michael Lennon and Robin Moore
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Book Review: The Wars of the Green Berets by Michael Lennon and Robin Moore

Man of la BookAugust 30, 2022

I appreciate what the authors tried, and somewhat succeeded to do in this book. They brought together warriors of past decades and intertwined their fates

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Book Review: 1000 Perfect Weekends
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Book Review: 1000 Perfect Weekends

Man of la BookNovember 8, 2021

1,000 Perfect Weekends: Great Getaways Around the Globe is another addition in the National Geographic Society books to inspire and educate.

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Book Review: Ultimate Journeys for Two by Mike & Anne Howard
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Book Review: Ultimate Journeys for Two by Mike & Anne Howard

Man of la BookSeptember 14, 2021

Not a traditional travel guide. This book allows the reader to skip in sections, and choose whatever trip or adventure they’d like to experience.

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Book Review: Pilgrim Days: From Vietnam to the SAS by Alastair MacKenzie
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Book Review: Pilgrim Days: From Vietnam to the SAS by Alastair MacKenzie

Man of la BookNovember 18, 2020

Pilgrim Days: From Vietnam to the SAS by Alastair MacKenzie is a memoir of the author who served in the special forces of several countries over his life. The book documents his life from serving in the New Zealand Army in Vietnam, to the SAS, South Africa, Oman, and finally as a private security agent.

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Fun Facts Friday: Robert Stone
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Fun Facts Friday: Robert Stone

Man of la BookAugust 21, 2020

Robert Stone (21 August, 1937 – 10 January, 2015) was an award winning American novelist known for his novel Dog Soldiers.

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Book Review: The Greatest Beer Run Ever by John “Chickie” Donohue and J. T. Molloy
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Book Review: The Greatest Beer Run Ever by John “Chickie” Donohue and J. T. Molloy

Man of la BookMay 20, 2020

If this story of a beer run wasn’t true it would have been unbelievable, falling squarely under the category of “if I knew what I was doing I wouldn’t do it”, a category which I am also, proudly or not, a member of.

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Book Review: The Volunteer by Salvatore Scibona
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Book Review: The Volunteer by Salvatore Scibona

Man of la BookMarch 25, 2019

The Volunteer by Salvatore Scibona tells of young boy is stranded at Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel Airport in 2010. He speaks no German, it seems as if he was abandoned

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Book Review: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
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Book Review: The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Man of la BookJanuary 16, 2019

A Pulitzer Prize winning historical fiction taking place in 1975, Viet Nam of a man who, after college in the US, goes back to Vietnam to fight the communists.

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Book Review: Flesh by Khanh Ha

Man of la BookJuly 3, 2012

Article first published as Book Review: Flesh by Khanh Ha on Blogcritics. About: Flesh by Khanh Ha is a novel taking place in Vietnam and China. It is a coming of age story in a dark time of a young man’s life. The pub­lisher is giv­ing […]

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Book Review: The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli
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Book Review: The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli

Man of la BookJanuary 11, 2011

While not written in chronological order, the book is thought provoking as it deals with people impacted by decisions of world leaders thousands of miles away.

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