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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.30 — 1,445,186 ratings — published 2018
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Hiroshima Hiroshima (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 94,051 ratings — published 1946
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb The Making of the Atomic Bomb (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.41 — 25,356 ratings — published 1986
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Nuclear War: A Scenario Nuclear War: A Scenario (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 59,544 ratings — published 2024
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The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as atomic)
avg rating 3.74 — 32,647 ratings — published 2013
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as atomic)
avg rating 4.30 — 63,925 ratings — published 2005
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The Green Glass Sea (Green Glass, #1) The Green Glass Sea (Green Glass, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as atomic)
avg rating 4.04 — 8,082 ratings — published 2006
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The Atomic City Girls The Atomic City Girls (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as atomic)
avg rating 3.54 — 26,776 ratings — published 2018
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Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 21,729 ratings — published 2012
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Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 15,149 ratings — published 2013
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Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 67,900 ratings — published 1997
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Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 3,196 ratings — published 1995
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 72,843 ratings — published 2019
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Hiroshima Diary: The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945 Hiroshima Diary: The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as atomic)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,042 ratings — published 1955
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Atomic Attraction: The Psychology of Attraction Atomic Attraction: The Psychology of Attraction (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.06 — 1,174 ratings — published 2017
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First Into Nagasaki: The Censored Eyewitness Dispatches on Post-Atomic Japan and Its Prisoners of War First Into Nagasaki: The Censored Eyewitness Dispatches on Post-Atomic Japan and Its Prisoners of War (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 379 ratings — published 2006
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Atomic Awakening: A New Look at the History and Future of Nuclear Power Atomic Awakening: A New Look at the History and Future of Nuclear Power (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,121 ratings — published 2009
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Pandora's Keepers: Nine Men and the Atomic Bomb Pandora's Keepers: Nine Men and the Atomic Bomb (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 92 ratings — published 2003
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Hiroshima Nagasaki: The Real Story of the Atomic Bombings and Their Aftermath Hiroshima Nagasaki: The Real Story of the Atomic Bombings and Their Aftermath (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,116 ratings — published 2011
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Plutopia: Nuclear Families, Atomic Cities, and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium Disasters Plutopia: Nuclear Families, Atomic Cities, and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium Disasters (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,506 ratings — published 2013
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Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters: From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters: From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima (ebook)
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avg rating 4.21 — 2,989 ratings — published 2014
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The Radioactive Boy Scout: The Frightening True Story of a Whiz Kid and His Homemade Nuclear Reactor The Radioactive Boy Scout: The Frightening True Story of a Whiz Kid and His Homemade Nuclear Reactor (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.73 — 2,152 ratings — published 2004
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The Plutonium Files: America's Secret Medical Experiments in the Cold War The Plutonium Files: America's Secret Medical Experiments in the Cold War (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as atomic)
avg rating 4.29 — 639 ratings — published 1999
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Stallion Gate Stallion Gate (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as atomic)
avg rating 3.69 — 1,953 ratings — published 1986
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The Compound (The Compound, #1) The Compound (The Compound, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as atomic)
avg rating 3.87 — 24,906 ratings — published 2008
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Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as atomic)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,679 ratings — published 2012
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The Bomb The Bomb (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as atomic)
avg rating 3.60 — 788 ratings — published 1995
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Brighter Than A Thousand Suns: A Personal History of the Atomic Scientists Brighter Than A Thousand Suns: A Personal History of the Atomic Scientists (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as atomic)
avg rating 4.31 — 662 ratings — published 1956
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Nuclear Fear: A History of Images Nuclear Fear: A History of Images (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 38 ratings — published 1988
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Hiroshima: The Last Witnesses Hiroshima: The Last Witnesses (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 652 ratings — published 2024
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Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as atomic)
avg rating 4.76 — 5,645 ratings — published 2020
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The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.53 — 2,296 ratings — published 2025
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Atomic Power with God with Fasting and Prayer Atomic Power with God with Fasting and Prayer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 313 ratings — published 1948
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Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 3,041 ratings — published 2020
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Atomic Anna Atomic Anna (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 2,836 ratings — published 2022
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Atomic Love Atomic Love (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.62 — 14,367 ratings — published 2020
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The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age The Apocalypse Factory: Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as atomic)
avg rating 4.15 — 879 ratings — published 2020
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The Last Train from Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back The Last Train from Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 2,558 ratings — published 2010
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Manual for Survival: An Environmental History of the Chernobyl Disaster Manual for Survival: An Environmental History of the Chernobyl Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as atomic)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,304 ratings — published 2019
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Confessions of a Rogue Nuclear Regulator Confessions of a Rogue Nuclear Regulator (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.27 — 175 ratings — published
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Camera Atomica Camera Atomica (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.57 — 21 ratings — published 2014
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Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as atomic)
avg rating 4.23 — 12,238 ratings — published 2018
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Atomic Adventures: Secret Islands, Forgotten N-Rays, and Isotopic Murder Atomic Adventures: Secret Islands, Forgotten N-Rays, and Isotopic Murder (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as atomic)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,167 ratings — published 2017
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Chernobyl Chernobyl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as atomic)
avg rating 3.87 — 565 ratings — published 1987
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A Slow Death: 83 Days of Radiation Sickness A Slow Death: 83 Days of Radiation Sickness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,409 ratings — published 2008
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 203,541 ratings — published 2016
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Bombs Away (The Hot War, #1) Bombs Away (The Hot War, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as atomic)
avg rating 3.58 — 1,777 ratings — published 2015
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Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 467 ratings — published 2007
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Chernobyl: Confessions of a Reporter Chernobyl: Confessions of a Reporter (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 520 ratings — published 2006
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Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 24,527 ratings — published 1993
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Steven Magee
“For most people with radiation sickness, it is a life of significantly degraded health.”
― Steven Magee

Steven Magee
“I knew I had not worked at nuclear facilities, although I do have memories of visiting a nuclear research facility in the UK. Could I have been exposed to nuclear radiation? Perhaps. I was living in the southwest USA. The USA waged a nuclear war with nature in the southwest from July 16, 1945 onward.”
― Steven Magee

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