Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (571 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072YKL9TY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 148 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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But for every historic occasion - meeting the queen at Buckingham Palace, bursting in on secret climate talks or nailing a campaign speech in a hailstorm - there were dozens of less-than-perfect moments when it was up to Alyssa to save the day. Full of hilarious, never-before-told stories, Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? is an intimate portrait of a president, a book about how to get stuff done and the story of how one woman challenged, again and again, what a White House official is supposed to look like. Alyssa Mastromonaco worked for Barack Obama for almost a decade and long before his run for president. Told in a smart, original voice and topped off with a couple of really good cat stories, Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? is the brilliantly f
S. Lawrence said A Fascinating Peek Inside. Ms. Mastromonaco, the Obama White House deputy most likely to regale the staff with “The Jackal,” has written a political memoir – slash – thriller. Will she even survive her absolutely draining stint as PBO’s aide-de-camp? I worried that the last page would just be whatever letters were in the center of her keyboard when her poor forehead came crashing down.Which is merely to say that Ms. Mastromonaco does an excellent job of telling civilians about the stress and adrenaline levels of working in the White House. (At least back when people were keen to do a good job fo. Good advice in an engaging book E. Soublet I highly recommend this book to anyone thinking about getting into politics who wants advice on doing so for the right reasons (I.e. To help make the country a better place, etc). But, more importantly, I highly recommend this book for any young woman who wants advice from an intelligent, outspoken, kind and funny woman who is not afraid to show her emotions or do what is best for herself. The stories about how funny and kind Barack Obama is/was are just an added bonus.. Peg said A Must Read. This is one of the BEST books that I have ever read from a Washington Insider, who actually knew what was going on in her job!!! Loved it, Loved it, Loved it!!!