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Fun Facts Friday: Anna Akhmatova
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Fun Facts Friday: Anna Akhmatova

Man of la BookJune 23, 2023

Anna Akhmatova (23 June, 1889 – 5 March, 1966) is considered to be a significant poets. Known for Requiem, a poem about the Stalinist terror.

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Fun Facts Friday: Walter Lippmann
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Fun Facts Friday: Walter Lippmann

Man of la BookSeptember 22, 2022

Walter Lippmann (22 September, 1889 – 14 December, 1974) was a writer, reporter, and commentator. He is known for his 1992 book Public Opinion.

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Feature: The Alice Network BY Kate Quinn
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Feature: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

Man of la BookApril 27, 2022

In this enthralling novel from author Kate Quinn, two women—a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during WWWI

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Fun Facts Friday: James Norman Hall
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Fun Facts Friday: James Norman Hall

Man of la BookApril 22, 2022

James Norman Hall was an American author known for writing historical novels. Mr. Hall’s best-known novel is Mutiny on the Bounty.

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Book Review: Two Storm Wood by Philip Gray
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Book Review: Two Storm Wood by Philip Gray

Man of la BookMarch 24, 2022

Mr. Gray did a vast amount of research, it certainly shows in this book which is both dark and moody. Kudos to him for writing about the unknown soldiers

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Book Review: The Prince of the Skies by Antonio Iturbe
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Book Review: The Prince of the Skies by Antonio Iturbe

Man of la BookMarch 15, 2022

I loved how the author incorporated scenes from The Little Prince into the narrative, allowing Saint-Exupéry to build his classic over the years

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Fun Facts Friday: Ford Madox Ford
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Fun Facts Friday: Ford Madox Ford

Man of la BookDecember 17, 2021

Ford Madox Ford was an English author, poet, critic, and editor whose World War I horrific experiences influenced many of his novels including The Good Soldier

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Fun Facts Friday: Saki
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Fun Facts Friday: Saki

Man of la BookDecember 18, 2020

Saki (18 December, 1870 – 14 November, 1916) was an English writer known for making fun of Edwardian society, as well as his macabre and roguish stories.

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Fun Facts Friday: Bernard Augustine DeVoto
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Fun Facts Friday: Bernard Augustine DeVoto

Man of la BookDecember 11, 2020

Bernard Augustine DeVoto (11 January, 1897–13 November, 1955) was an award winning historian, teacher, essayist, editor and reviewer. He is known for his Pulitzer Prize winning series on the American West.

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Fun Facts Friday: John Galsworthy
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Fun Facts Friday: John Galsworthy

Man of la BookAugust 14, 2020

John Galsworthy (14 August, 1867 – 31 January, 1933) was an English novelist and playwright, as well as the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature winner.

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