Amy Butler Greenfield
Auteur de A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire
A propos de l'auteur
Notice de désambiguation :
(eng) According to note in LC authority record for Amy Butler Greenfield " E-mail from author, Feb. 8, 2005 (worried about marketing and mis-shelving issues my publishers had concerns about using the same name for adult nonfiction books (like "A Perfect Red") & fiction for young children (like "Virginia Bound"); so we went with "Amy Butler" for the childrens’ novels and "Amy Butler Greenfield" for the nonfiction adult books)"
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Œuvres de Amy Butler Greenfield
The Woman All Spies Fear: Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life (2021) 84 exemplaires
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Butler, Amy
- Date de naissance
- 1968-12-21
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
England, UK - Études
- Williams College
Marshall Scholar at Oxford
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Professions
- author
- Prix et distinctions
- Beacon of Freedom Award Winner (2008)
Virginia Reader’s Choice Finalist (2006-2007)
Young Hoosier Book Award Finalist (2005-2006)
Julia Ward Howe Prize Finalist (2004)
Best Children's Books of the Year Selection, Bank Street College of Education (2003) - Courte biographie
- Amy Butler Greenfield was born in Philadelphia, she grew up in the Adirondacks, and she studied imperial Spain, the ancient Americas, and Renaissance Europe as a Marshall Scholar at Oxford. She now lives with her husband near Boston, where she writes award-winning books about history and adventure for both children and adults.
- Notice de désambigüisation
- According to note in LC authority record for Amy Butler Greenfield " E-mail from author, Feb. 8, 2005 (worried about marketing and mis-shelving issues my publishers had concerns about using the same name for adult nonfiction books (like "A Perfect Red") & fiction for young children (like "Virginia Bound"); so we went with "Amy Butler" for the childrens’ novels and "Amy Butler Greenfield" for the nonfiction adult books)"
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Critiques
A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for… par Amy Butler Greenfield
Group read for museum reading group. Interesting enough to finish.
Given what an interesting life Elizebeth led, this is a boring biography with little emotional engagement.
Enthralling look at the cochineal bug which makes red dye. Interesting for everyone not just those interested in natural dyes. People fought and died for this stuff. A good read and a fine example of the micro history trend.
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Luziadovalongo | 12 autres critiques | Jul 14, 2022 | When hired by an eccentric millionaire to tease out secret messages in Shakespeare's plays, Elizebeth discovered a hidden talent for code breaking. During WWI and WWII, Elizebeth and her husband William both became the premier experts, and key players in the fields of cryptanalysis.
Although this book was well written and engaging, I felt like I had read this book, or a similar one before. Both Elizebeth and William's lives were utterly fascinating. It was intriguing to read about both their successes and failures. Overall, 4 out of 5 stars.… (plus d'informations)
Although this book was well written and engaging, I felt like I had read this book, or a similar one before. Both Elizebeth and William's lives were utterly fascinating. It was intriguing to read about both their successes and failures. Overall, 4 out of 5 stars.… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 7
- Membres
- 1,119
- Popularité
- #22,959
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 30
- ISBN
- 28
- Langues
- 3
- Favoris
- 1