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The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
Contributor(s): Kiernan, Denise (Author)

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ISBN: 1451617534 ISBN-13: 9781451617535
Publisher: Atria Books

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2014

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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- History | Military - World War Ii

Dewey: B

Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 8.8" L (0.95 lbs) 416 pages

Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Chronological Period - 1940's

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents

Review Citations: New Yorker (The) 05/04/2014 pg. 24

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Publisher Description:
The New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback--an incredible true story of the top-secret World War II town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the young women brought there unknowingly to help build the atomic bomb.

"The best kind of nonf

Contributor Bio(s): Kiernan, Denise: - Denise Kiernan is the author of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal bestseller The Last Castle. Her previous book, The Girls of Atomic City, is a New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and NPR bestseller. Kiernan has been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Village Voice, Ms., Reader's Digest, Discover, and many more publications. She has also worked in television, serving as head writer for ABC's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire during its Emmy award-winning first season and producing for media outlets such as ESPN and MSNBC. She has been a featured guest on NPR's "Weekend Edition," PBS NewsHour, MSNBC's Morning Joe, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

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