Outside Heaven: An Afghanistan Experience - Hardcover

Mcintyre, S. C.

 
9781663226372: Outside Heaven: An Afghanistan Experience
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1663226377 ISBN 13: 9781663226372
Verlag: iUniverse, 2021

Inhaltsangabe

After a decade of working in conflict zones, McIntyre finds herself in personal crisis. Compelled to act following the survival of her son from the 89th floor of the World Trade Towers on 9/11, she goes to Afghanistan in January 2002. The American military has just begun its invasion. Her job is to lead the humanitarian response for America as she struggles to reconcile her own internal turmoil. Follow her journey of personal healing as she provides lifesaving assistance to Afghan civilians caught in war. Experience with McIntyre as she finds a poet in a warlord, known as "the butcher of the north." Learn how she deals with village elders who won't sit with her. Read how collapsing tunnels, fishnet dresses and pink princess phones make for surprising Afghan days. This book provides a unique window into America's early months in Afghanistan from the perspective of a woman and a humanitarian.

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S.C. McIntyre began her international work after raising three children and having a successful career as a physical therapist. She turns to bringing humanitarian assistance to people in desperate need. She is the mother of a 9/11 survivor and is determined to find a way for herself to emerge without hate from the ruins of the World Trade Center. Facing fears and challenges, McIntyre goes to Afghanistan as the U.S. Government's team leader in disaster response and succeeds in returning stronger than when she left. She has 30 years of international experience with 20 of them in the U.S. Government specializing in disaster relief. She has a B. Sc. degree from Boston University and a M. Ed. degree from the University of North Carolina. She is now retired and living in Washington, N.C.

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Verlag
iUniverse
Erscheinungsdatum
2021
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1663226377
ISBN 13 
9781663226372
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
226
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