Jamie Brown Hantman was a high-level White House aide, where she spearheaded workwith the U.S. Senate to get two U. S. Supreme Court Justices confirmed. She ranLegislative Affairs for the Department of Justice shortly after 9/11, working withpeople like Bob Mueller and Ted Olson. And earlier in her career, she spent time onCapitol Hill and on the fabled "K Street." Heels In The Arena takes readers on asometimes-humorous journey through all of it, including how Jamie made it to thatfirst rung on the ladder, with advice on how to succeed in politics illustrated withpull-back-the-curtain stories from some of the most significant political events ofthe past few decades. Heels in the Arena is a personal chronicle, a coming of agestory, and a tale of finding bipartisan love in a partisan city. For the youngpeople like Jamie who come to Washington with big dreams and high ideals, it is aguided tour inside the sausage factory.