- Title:
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The Heart of War: Misadventures in the Pentagon (MP3)
- Written by:
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Kathleen J. McInnis
- Read by:
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Brittany Pressley
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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9 hours 45 minutes
- MP3 size:
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402 MB
- Published:
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April 01 2020
- Available Date:
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April 01 2020
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9780655660156
- Genres:
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Fiction; Political Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Audible audio
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Format
Price
Bolinda price
The Devil Wears Prada meets Catch-22; a novel about a young woman's journey into the heart of Washington's war machine.
A young woman’s journey into the heart of Washington’s war machine.
Dr. Heather Reilly has been an anti-war activist since her brother died fighting the Taliban. But her crushing student loans drive her to take a job working on a peace plan for Afghanistan, in the last place on Earth she ever thought she'd be employed: the Pentagon.
On her first day, however, her position is eliminated and she's shuffled to a war-fighting office focused on combating Russian aggression. Unfortunately, she knows little about Russia and has deep moral reservations about war. Making matters worse, she's also working for Ariane Fletcher – a woman so terrifying, she eats generals for breakfast.
As Heather learns to navigate the Pentagon's insane bureaucracy and petty power struggles, she finds that her successes come at the expense of her personal life ... and that small mistakes can have major consequences in the Department of Defense.
From Washington D.C.'s corridors of power to the dusty streets of Kabul, Kathleen McInnis spins a smart, hilarious and heartwarming tale that shines a light on the often frustrating but sometimes rewarding experience of a career in the Pentagon.
'The Heart of War is lovingly relatable to women everywhere working to make a difference in the larger world, even as they wonder how their own lives will sort out.'
Tara Copp, Pentagon Bureau Chief, Military Times and author of The Warbird