I listened to this book. In Lab Girl, Hope Jahren alternately recounts the life choices that led her to science, and her love of science itself. She is one of the first women to have success in in her field,
Circling the Sun Paula McClain
I listened to this book, which was my first exposure to Beryl Markham. As a child, I read a lot of historical fiction–the Landmark books of American history, Mary Renault, Jean Auel–and I still read my share of future history