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

The Freakonomics Radio Book Club

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The Secret Life of Ursula Sorgey

Een fleming, the creator of james bond, describes sorgey as the most formidable spy in history. He was a german born, soviet trained officer in the red army intelligence unit. Ursula's dull new life in shanghai changed when she met him. She began passing messages and gathering intelligence on her own behalf. And one day he arrived on his enormous german made motor bike and said to ursula, would you come for a ride in the countryside? Sorge was a fantastically reckless driver. Soon they were flying through the chinese countryside, past paddy fields and villages.

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