Hidden Figures LP [Large Print]

by Margot Lee Shetterly

Book Overview

The #1 New York Times bestseller

The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in space--a powerful, revelatory history essential to our understanding of race, discrimination, and achievement in modern America. The basis for the smash Academy Award-nominated film starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten...

• Format: Paperback
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062466445
• ISBN13: 9780062466440
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Harper Large Print
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Hidden Figures is an exciting biography

I loved this book for several reasons. First of all, it was a true story of a group of brilliant black women who succeeded in the aeronautics industry of America that eventually became NASA. Secondly, these women were role models as strong, motivated and unstoppable in engineering and mathematics. Thirdly, these women provided encouragement and leadership with high standards to extend the bridge to the next generation of girls. Last of all, a biography shares a social and psychological connection between the reader and its characters. A great book to motivate females of all ages to get an education.