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As a woman physician/scientist coming up through the ranks of a male-dominated profession and working for the federal government in the 1970's, 80's and 90's, just as the "sisterhood" characters did, I identified deeply with many of the characters' experiences, and was surprised to learn that what they experienced in the intelligence community was very similar to what I had experienced in my own field in the federal government. Learning these stories of female spies explained a lot about the ways that my own career was directed, and it made me feel a sisterhood with the women described in the book, whose courage and lives are brought to light after having been hidden so many decades. Quite apart from that, it is a great read - exciting, disturbing in parts, uplifting in that these women soldiered on to the point that they made enormous contributions despite having been shunted to…
A “rip-roaring” (Steve Coll), “staggeringly well-researched” (The New York Times) history of three generations at the CIA, “electric with revelations” (Booklist) about the women who fought to become operatives, transformed spycraft, and tracked down Osama bin Laden, from the bestselling author of Code Girls
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • A FOREIGN POLICY AND SMITHSONIAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
In development as a series from Lionsgate Television, executive produced by Scott Delman (Station Eleven)
Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency relied on women even as it attempted to channel their…
It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.
The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…
As a woman scientist and physician, turned writer of science books for the lay public, having come up through the ranks of my male-dominated profession in the 70's and 80's, I identified deeply with the experiences of the author - also a woman in a male-dominated field coming up through her ranks more or less in that era. I admired the writing in which the author deftly weaves her own life story with the life story of our planet. The rhythm and flow of these personal stories together with clear language descriptions of complex geological phenomena makes the book not only easy to read but also draws the reader along to the end. I also enjoyed how the author takes the reader from the very personal all the way to very broad phenomema and the climate crisis we are facing. It makes one want to be very careful about our…
Earth is vibrantly alive and full of wisdom for those who learn to listen.
Earth has been reinventing itself for more than four billion years, keeping a record of its experiments in the form of rocks. Yet most of us live our lives on the planet with no idea of its extraordinary history, unable to interpret the language of the rocks that surround us. Geologist Marcia Bjornerud believes that our lives can be enriched by understanding our heritage on this old and creative planet.
Contrary to their reputation, rocks have eventful lives–and they intersect with our own in surprising ways.…
