A Capital Calamity by Fred Kaplan Paperback Book

Description: A Capital Calamity by Fred Kaplan Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A CAPITAL CALAMITY - A Novel by Fred Kaplan "Serge Willoughby just wanted to make money and have fun. He didnt mean to start World War Three." So begins A Capital Calamity, the rollicking debut novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author Fred Kaplan. The "War Stories" columnist for Slate, author of six books, mostly about national security (including The Insurgents, which was a N.Y. Time best-seller and a Pulitzer Prize Finalist), Kaplan draws on four decades as an insider-outsider observer in this tale of manners-both satire and thriller-about the Washington scene. (The prologue reads, "Much of what follows is true, except for the plot"), it tells the story of a cynical defense consultant whose mischief plunges the world into a cataclysmic crisis. Now, along with the CIA director (who is also a bitter ex-girlfriend), a former school chum whos now an NSA hacker, a garrulous Wall Street tycoon-turned-secretary of defense, and a beautiful intrepid journalist (who may or may not be flirting with him for a big story), Willoughby must now end the crisis, though he has spent his life avoiding commitment to any political cause or purpose. A Capital Calamity is a funny, trenchant, deeply moral novel, in the spirit of Thank You for Smoking, Our Man in Havana, and Dr. Strangelove. Advance praise for A Capital Calamity: "A joyful romp! Just when we need satire more than ever, one of our best political commentators has morphed into a brilliant and irresistible comic novelist."JOE WEISBERG, creator of The Americans "Fred Kaplans new book gives us comedy, treachery, ideas, and shrewd cultural anthropology-all against a page-turner background of the highest-stakes international showdown. Its like the cast of Veep in a Tom Clancy book. Readers will learn a lot, and have fun while doing so."JAMES FALLOWS, former chief White House speechwriter, author of National Defense and other books "Kaplan pulls back the curtain hiding how Washington really works in this only slightly exaggerated, darkly humorous look at national security and unthinkable nuclear war. Sometimes you can tell more truth through fiction, and this true fiction is fun."RICHARD A. CLARKE, former White House counterterrorism chief, author of Against All Enemies and The Scorpions Gate Details ISBN 1939282543 ISBN-13 9781939282545 Title A Capital Calamity Author Fred Kaplan Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 178 Publisher Miniver Press GE_Item_ID:168579074; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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