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The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
by Kate Moore
If you liked The Radium Girls, try these:
by Melissa L. Sevigny
Published May 2024
Read ReviewsThe riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon.
by Laird Hunt
Published Nov 2022
Read Reviews"It was Indiana, it was the dirt she had bloomed up out of, it was who she was, what she felt, how she thought, what she knew."
The Woman They Could Not Silence
by Kate Moore
Published Feb 2022
Read ReviewsFrom the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Radium Girls comes another dark and dramatic but ultimately uplifting tale of a forgotten woman whose inspirational journey sparked lasting change for women's rights and exposed injustices that still resonate today.
by John Carreyrou
Published Jan 2020
Read ReviewsThe full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end, despite pressure from its charismatic CEO and threats by her lawyers.
by Karen Piper
Published Aug 2019
Read ReviewsA poignant, surreal, and fearlessly honest look at growing up on one of the most secretive weapons installations on earth, by a young woman who came of age with missiles.
by Keith O'Brien
Published Mar 2019
Read ReviewsThe untold story of five women who fought to compete against men in the high-stakes national air races of the 1920s and 1930s and won.
by Elaine Weiss
Published Mar 2019
Read ReviewsThe nail-biting climax of one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote.
by Liza Mundy
Published Oct 2018
Read Reviews"Code Girls reveals a hidden army of female cryptographers, whose work played a crucial role in ending World War II.... Mundy has rescued a piece of forgotten history, and given these American heroes the recognition they deserve." - Nathalia Holt, bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls
by Dan Fagin
Published Apr 2015
Read ReviewsThe riveting true story of sixty years in the life of a small town ravaged by industrial pollution, Toms River melds hard-hitting investigative reporting, a fascinating scientific detective story, and an unforgettable cast of characters into a sweeping narrative.
by Wendell Potter
Published Sep 2011
Read ReviewsIn Deadly Spin, Potter takes readers behind the scenes to show how a huge chunk of our absurd healthcare spending actually bankrolls a propaganda campaign and lobbying effort focused on protecting one thing: profits
by Judy Pasternak
Published Jul 2011
Read ReviewsYellow Dirt offers readers a window into a dark chapter of modern history that still reverberates today, weaving the personal and the political into a tale of betrayal, of willful negligence, and, ultimately, of reckoning.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
Published Mar 2011
Read ReviewsWinner of BookBrowse's 2010 Best Book Award
Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences.
by Ann Cummins
Published Apr 2008
Read ReviewsA story of two families thirty years after the closing of the uranium mill near which they once made their homes. When one of the children becomes involved in a group seeking damages for those harmed by the radioactive dust that contaminated their world, their past and present collide for this eclectic cast of characters.
by Timothy Egan
Published Sep 2006
Read ReviewsAs only great history can, Egan's book captures the very voice of the times: its grit, pathos, and abiding courage.
by Adam Penenberg, Marc Barry
Published Dec 2001
Read ReviewsA page-burning account of intrigue and espionage in the offices and boardrooms of today's corporations.
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