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11. The Mom Who Stole the Blueprints for the Atomic Bomb

The Freakonomics Radio Book Club

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Ursula kachinsky was a jewish german citizen. She worked as a spy for the soviet union from 19 30 to 19 50. Her code name was agent sonya. Ben macintyre has been fascinated by spies since he was young. In a different life, he might have become one himself. He wound up tackling the subject in his non fiction books.

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