Marie Benedict
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English - February 12, 2019 07:00 - 48 minutes - 22.7 MB - ★★★★ - 80 ratingsBooks Arts Society & Culture politics comedy culture news interview business science books health entrepreneurship Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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You may have heard of Hedy Lamarr … but what you don’t know about the glamorous movie star might shock you. On this week’s Fully Booked, historical novelist Marie Benedict joins us to discuss The Only Woman in the Room, a New York Times bestseller based on the incredible true story of Lamarr’s escape from Austria, journey to Hollywood, and invention of a secret weapon against Nazi Germany that made her a pioneer in wireless communications. Then our editors join with their top picks in books this week.