Review: The reviewers called it a “thoughtful, enlightening and inspiring” look at Title IX and the effects it had at on womens’ education in America. The effect of Title IX on minority populations would be an interesting topic to explore, though. My only complaint was that it wasn’t terribly diverse, but maybe that was a side-effect of the times. I liked the insets featuring the people who were the primary movers and shakers behind the law. Going back and reading this made me realize just how much work not only had to be done but how much progress was made. Impressions: I loved this! Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, I vaguely knew about Title IX, but I didn’t really pay attention to the details. (Sept.Book Summary: A history of how Title IX came to be passed as law, the reasons behind why it was proposed and the effects it had on girls’ education and sports, focusing mostly on sports equality. And, like it or not, you’re in it.” A must-read for students of history and science. In a “genie out of the bottle” epilogue, details of the Cold War’s escalating arms race and present-day weapons counts will give readers pause, especially Sheinkin’s final thoughts: “It’s a story with no end in sight. Suspenseful play-by-play moments will captivate, from the nuclear chain reaction test at the University of Chicago to the preparations for and dropping of the first bomb over Hiroshima. Sheinkin pulls from numerous sources to supply every chapter with quotations that swiftly move the narrative forward. Montages that begin each of the book’s four sections.
B&w portraits of key players appear in photo. The famous (Robert Oppenheimer) and infamous (spy Harry Gold) headline an enormous cast of characters, which also includes Norwegian resistance fighter Knut Haukelid, whose secret wartime missions prevented Hitler from acquiring an atom bomb. In his highly readable storytelling style, Sheinkin (The Notorious Benedict Arnold) weaves together tales of scientific and technological discovery, back-alley espionage, and wartime sabotage in a riveting account of the race to build the first atomic weapon.
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