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The Irregulars: Baker Street Spies in Wartime Washington

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Thursday, September 11, 2008

Jennet Conant discusses her new book, *The Irregulars: The Baker Street Spies in Wartime Washington*. It is an account of deceit, double dealing, and moral ambiguity; all in the name of victory. Conant's narrative is based on never-before-seen wartime letters, diaries, and interviews. **Jennet Conant** is the author of the 2002 *New York Times* bestseller *Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon* and *The Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II*. A former journalist, she has written for *Vanity Fair*, *Esquire*, *GQ*, and *Newsweek*. She lives in New York City and Sag Harbor, New York.

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Jennet Conant is the author of *The 109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer*, * The Secret City of Los Alamos* and *Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II*. A former journalist, she has written for *Vanity Fair*, *Esquire*, *GQ*, *Newsweek*, and *The New York Times*. She lives in New York City and Sag Harbor, New York.
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