The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies by Jason Fagone

The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies

Jason Fagone

464 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced

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National Bestseller NPR Best Book of the Year "Not all superheroes wear capes, and Elizebeth Smith Friedman should be the subject of a future Wonder Woman movie." --The New York Times Joining the ranks of Hidden Figures and In the Garden...

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informative 95%
inspiring 62%
adventurous 38%
reflective 25%
emotional 15%
challenging 14%
mysterious 12%
tense 9%
hopeful 7%
dark 4%
relaxing 2%
sad 2%
funny 1%

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fast 7%

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