Jennet Conant: 5 books

Book cover of Man of the Hour

Man of the Hour

James B. Conant, Warrior Scientist

by Jennet Conant
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017

“Gripping…an outstanding portrait” (The Wall Street Journal) of one of the most influential men of the greatest generation, James B. Conant—a savvy architect of the nuclear age and the Cold War—told by his granddaughter, New York Times bestselling author Jennet Conant. James Bryant...
Book cover of 109 East Palace

109 East Palace

Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos

by Jennet Conant
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007

From the bestselling author of Tuxedo Park, the fascinating story of the 3,000 people who lived together in near confinement for more than two intense and conflicted years under J. Robert Oppenheimer and the world's best scientists to produce the Atomic Bomb and win World War II. They were...
Book cover of A Covert Affair

A Covert Affair

Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS

by Jennet Conant
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2011

Bestselling author Jennet Conant brings us a stunning account of Julia and Paul Child’s experiences as members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in the Far East during World War II and the tumultuous years when they were caught up in the McCarthy Red spy hunt in the 1950s and behaved with...
Book cover of Tuxedo Park

Tuxedo Park

A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II

by Jennet Conant
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013

The untold story of an eccentric Wall Street tycoon and the circle of scientific geniuses he assembled before World War II to develop the science for radar and the atomic bomb. Together they changed the course of history. Legendary financier, philanthropist, and society figure Alfred Lee Loomis...
Book cover of The Irregulars

The Irregulars

Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington

by Jennet Conant
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2008

When Roald Dahl, a dashing young wounded RAF pilot, took up his post at the British Embassy in Washington in 1942, his assignment was to use his good looks, wit, and considerable charm to gain access to the most powerful figures in American political life. A patriot eager to do his part to save his...
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