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Book Review: The Road Beyond Ruin by Gemma Liviero
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Book Review: The Road Beyond Ruin by Gemma Liviero

Man of la BookAugust 29, 2023

This is a story with many layers, brutal and naked, which had several twists I did not see coming. There are many themes, consequences of choices made, secrets

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Book Review: American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
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Book Review: American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

Man of la BookAugust 22, 2023

American Prometheus is an exceptional biography which manages to weave politics, science, and humanity into an engaging story which changed the world we live in

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Book Review: A Tale of One January by Albert Maltz
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Book Review: A Tale of One January by Albert Maltz

Man of la BookJuly 6, 2023

A Tale of One January by Albert Maltz is a historical-fiction story of two women who escaped from a Nazi death March in January, 1945

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Book Review: Night by Ellie Wiesel
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Book Review: Night by Elie Wiesel

Man of la BookJune 20, 2023

Night by Ellie Wiesel is a memoir of the author’s experiences with his father in the Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald

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Book Review: The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende
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Book Review: The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende

Man of la BookMay 29, 2023

Ms. Allende focuses on children, and how policies of cruelty use them as pawns. Only the fact that good people have attempted to help them save those children

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Book Review: Hedda by Peter Haden
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Book Review: Hedda by Peter Haden

Man of la BookMay 25, 2023

Hedda by Peter Haden is an enjoyable historical fiction. It is intelligent, the main characters are intriguing, and the narrative is grounded in the history

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Book Review: Killin’ Generals by Dwayne Epstein
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Book Review: Killin’ Generals by Dwayne Epstein

Man of la BookApril 25, 2023

Killin’ Generals: The Making of the Dirty Dozen, the Most Iconic WW II Movie of All Time takes a look at the The Dirty Dozen, from the book to the big screen

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Book Review: Benghazi-Bergen-Belsen: The Lost Story of the Holocaust of North African Jews by Yossi Sucary
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Book Review: Benghazi-Bergen-Belsen: The Lost Story of the Holocaust of North African Jews by Yossi Sucary

Man of la BookMarch 21, 2023

Benghazi-Bergen-Belsen (בנגאזי–ברגן־בלזן ) Yossi Sucary tells of the plight of North African and Libyan Jews during World War II

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Audiobook Review: Donovan’s Devils by Albert Lulushi
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Audiobook Review: Donovan’s Devils by Albert Lulushi

Man of la BookMarch 7, 2023

Donovan’s Devils brings to the forefront the unquestioned bravery of the operatives. The help they provided behind the lines was priceless

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Book Review: The Confidante by Christopher C. Gorham
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Book Review: The Confidante by Christopher C. Gorham

Man of la BookFebruary 21, 2023

A biography of Anna Rosenberg, a Hungarian Jewish immigrant who helped millions of Americans through legislation, competence, and leadership

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