Denise Kiernan

Denise Kiernan

AUTHOR, JOURNALIST, PRODUCER

BOOKS

The Girls of Atomic City tells the unbelievable true story of young women during World War II who worked in a secret city dedicated to making fuel for the first atomic bomb—only they didn’t know that.

This narrative non-fiction book introduces the reader to this world through the eyes of real live women who lived and worked there during the war. The Girls of Atomic City is a story of patriotism and purpose, of mystery and suspicion, survival and remembrance.

Coming March 5, 2013, from Touchstone/Simon & Schuster.

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The Girls of Atomic City

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The Girls of Atomic City

Young women travel to a secret government city during World War II to work, unbeknownst to them, on the first atomic bomb.

Signing Their Lives Away

A collection of short biographies of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence.

Stuff Every American Should Know

From blue jeans and the first Thanksgiving to the difference between the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, American tidbits for all.

Signing Their Rights Away

A follow up to Signing Their Lives Away,

this collection highlights the lives of the 39 men who signed the United States Constitution.

The Money Book for Freelancers, PArt-Timers, and the Self-Employed

The only personal finance system for people with not-so-regular jobs. Independent workers of the world unite!

The Indiana Jones Handbook

An inside look at Indy’s greatest moves, feats and cinematic exploits. Your guide to being the second-best archaeology adventurer ever.

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