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Book Review: Never by Ken Follett
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Book Review: Never by Ken Follett

Man of la BookOctober 18, 2022

My favorite part of Never by Ken Follettwas almost a step-by-step telling of how on-the-ground intelligence impacts national policy

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Book Review: The Defector by Daniel Silva
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Book Review: The Defector by Daniel Silva

Man of la BookDecember 6, 2021

The stars of this book are the characters, which I feel I can say for the whole series. They are interesting, as well as intelligent

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Fun Facts Friday: Ida Tarbell
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Fun Facts Friday: Ida Tarbell

Man of la BookNovember 5, 2021

Ida Tarbell (5 November, 1857 – 6 January, 1944) was an author, biographer, lecturer, educator and an early pioneer of investigative journalist.

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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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Fun Facts Friday: L. Ron Hubbard
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Fun Facts Friday: L. Ron Hubbard

Man of la BookMarch 13, 2020

L. Ron Hubbard was an American author of fantasy stories and science fiction. He was also the found of the Church of Scientology.

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Fun Facts Friday: Alain Locke
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Fun Facts Friday: Alain Locke

Man of la BookSeptember 13, 2019

Alain Locke (13 September, 1885 – 9 June, 1954) was a writer, educator, philosopher and a a leading African-American intellectual hailing from Philadelphia, PA.

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Book Review: Five Presidents by Clint Hill & Lisa McCubbin
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Book Review: Five Presidents by Clint Hill & Lisa McCubbin

Man of la BookOctober 10, 2018

Mr. Hill memoir is an eloquent, intelligent story covering his 17 years in the Secret Service, many of them spent protecting Presidents and first ladies

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Fun Facts Friday: Elinor Wylie
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Fun Facts Friday: Elinor Wylie

Man of la BookSeptember 7, 2018

Elinor Morton Wylie (7 September, 1885 – 16 December, 1928) was an American poet and novelist who was very famous during the 1930s – 1940s.

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Book Review: Number One Observatory Circle: The Home of the Vice President of the United States by Charles Denyer
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Book Review: Number One Observatory Circle: The Home of the Vice President of the United States by Charles Denyer

Man of la BookOctober 16, 2017

The book did not disappoint, not only is it beautiful on the outside, the enclosed photographs of the house, grounds, intimate moments of Vice-Presidents and Presidents with the loved ones, staff, and stuff are alone worth getting the book.

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Book Review: The Lost Order by Steve Berry
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Book Review: The Lost Order by Steve Berry

Man of la BookFebruary 8, 2017

Cotton Malone is asked by the Justice Department to investigate the largest and most dangerous clandestine organization in American history, The Knights of the Golden Circle. The organization is a holdover from the American Civil War and has a cache of gold many are interested in.

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