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Thunderstruck
by Erik Larson
Marconi's wireless and the murderer Crippen, whose transatlantic flight was caught by it. Larson's dual narrative technique again.
Read it if…
you want invention and crime braided.
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Skip it if…
you found Devil in the White City's structure forced.
Try instead: In the Garden of Beasts →
Three things you will actually use
- Technology changes pursuit.
- Persistence builds empires.
- Two stories meet.
Do this first
Read the Crippen chapters.
Our verdict
Larson's Marconi.
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