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Denise Kiernan is the author of the New York Times Bestselling nonfiction title, "The Girls of Atomic City" (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster). http://GirlsOfAtomicCity.com).

As a journalist, her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Village Voice, Saveur, Discover, Ms., Sports Illustrated for Kids, Conde Nast Sports for Women and others. In addition to her books for adults and children, she was head writer for ABC's "Who Wants to be Millionaire" during its Emmy award-winning first season and has produced for ESPN, MSNBC and others.

She has been a featured guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, PBS NewsHour, NPR's Weekend Edition, MSNBC's Morning Joe and C-SPAN.

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	The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 517 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Signing Their Lives Away by Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author), Joseph D'Agnese (Goodreads Author) 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 223 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Signing Their Rights Away by Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author), Joseph D'Agnese (Goodreads Author) 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Indiana Jones Handbook by Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author), Joseph D'Agnese (Goodreads Author) 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	24: The Official CTU Operations Manual 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stuff Every American Should Know by Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author), Joseph D'Agnese (Goodreads Author) 3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Science 101: Chemistry by Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author), Joseph D'Agnese (Goodreads Author) 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fun 5-Minute Math Practice Pages (6-8) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2002	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sports Math: Slam-Dunk Math Learning with Super-Fun Reproducible Activities That Build Essential Math Skills 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1999	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Money Book for Freelancers, Part-Timers, and the Self-Employed: The only personal finance system for people with not-so-regular jobs by Joseph D'Agnese (Goodreads Author), Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author) 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 380 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Atlanta Book Signing: The Girls of Atomic City
Author appearance, June 04, 2013 07:00PM
Carter Presidential Library, hosted by A Cappella Books, 441 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA, US
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Milwaukee Book Signing: The Girls of Atomic City
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Lexington Book Signing: The Girls of Atomic City
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The Dinner

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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

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Ragtime

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Denise Kiernan wrote a new blog post I was just watching you on The Daily Show so I thought I'd check out your blog. Are your books available in Australia. ( Your new one sounds good but I'd also be interested in your books about the 'founding fathers' We hear a lot - especially from your rig Hi Tony, Thank you for writing and for your support of local independent booksellers! I can give you a couple options: My local bookstore, Malaprop’... Read more of this blog post »
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Denise Kiernan said "yes" to attending Chapel Hill Book Signing: The Girls of Atomic City date: May 18, 2013 12:00PM location: Flyleaf Books, 752 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC, The United States description: Please join us for a book signing with Denise Kiernan, author of the New York Times Bestseller The Girls of Atomic City.
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Denise Kiernan made a comment on Mario's review of Tao of Pooh and Te of Piglet Boxed Set "Oh, how I loved both of those books. Nice walk down memory lane, seeing you're reading this. Makes me want to get the boxed set...don't know where my...more "
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“So the Next time September 17 rolls around, eat a hot dog, watch some fireworks, and celebrate Constitution Day - that fateful date in 1787 when thirty-nine sweaty men dressed in stockings signed their names to the United States Constitution.”
― Denise Kiernan, Signing Their Lives Away

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Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory by Ben Macintyre

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My Brother Evelyn & Other Profiles by Alec Waugh

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The Red Prince by Timothy D. Snyder

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The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes

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The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan

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The Temptress: The Scandalous Life Of Alice, Countess De Janzé by Paul Spicer

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The Love-charm of Bombs: Restless Lives in the Second World War by Lara Feigel

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