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Crooked media George Santos mugs made me giggle!

#nonfiction2020 I used the tagged book for #somethingaboutacandidate and for #somethingaboutdrugaddiction I used Kitchen Confidential - which I know is mostly about behind the scenes cooking, but there was a lot of drugs!

Hope for the future!

I love the Pod Save America boys so I decided to read this book as well as his newest book!

What‘s a girl to do during impeachment proceedings? Read this Pod Save America co-founder‘s memoir, of course. Pfeiffer talks about his 6 years in the Obama White House and 2 campaigns. Pfeiffer strikes a pleasing balance between professional, political, and personal. And he‘s a decent narrator. Hope and change galore.

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com
#thebibliophage2020
#nonfictionchallenge2020 #elections
#mandmchallenge2020 #audio

I can‘t find a darn thing I want on Scribd right now. But I have plenty (!!) in my Audible Library. Pfeiffer is coming to my fav bookstore soon and I have tickets. Better listen to this first. Plus, it‘s an antidote to actual current events.

I love Pod Save America and this book by one the podcast‘s core team was everything I‘d hoped for: funny, thoughtful, occasionally profane, and laced with nostalgia for a better time. But there‘s also good advice about where to go from here. In these times, it feels like nothing could be more important.

Finishing up the tagged book and then I am done with the winter season for #Booked2019! 🙌🏻

🕵️‍♀️ Female detective: The End of the Wasp Season
🧜🏻‍♀️ Fairy tale retelling: To Kill a Kingdom
💙 Happy place: The Winter Sea [Scotland]
🎙 Related to a podcast: Yes We (Still) Can [Pod Save America]
🇮🇪 Irish author: The Absolutist
🤞🏻 New to me author: The Fifth Season

This book gave me hope for the future, and the future of our democracy.
Objective, positive and optimistic anecdotes and stories of working with Obama as his communications director ...pro and con....and how we can help to make this administration a lesson to us all. Well written, easy to read and follow.

Day 2 of #24in48 I'm still working on all of these, hopefully I'll actually finish some of them! I won't get to 24, I'm shooting for 16 hours as my goal.

Time for some breakfast! I've finished Dead Lake and will be listening to Yes We (Still) Can in between other books. #24in48

It's almost time for #24in48, and I've got my stack ready! Let's do this thing! 💪 @24in48

I really enjoyed this one! It kept me engaged; my mind never wandered which is rare for me with audio. If you love Obama and/or are democratic-leaning, I would heartily recommend this book. Lots of laughs, lots of smart insight. Yes, there are some parts that made me angry, but Dan Pfieffer was there to reassure me that I‘m not alone in that. I loved that he used some audio from Obama‘s speeches when possible. 🍒

It was sort of a disorganized slog, and yet I have 10 passages bookmarked in the audio to which I'd like to go back. I thought it was too heavy on rehashing and didn't concentrate enough on how we still can.

As a former Obama staffer, I found this book slightly better than the pile of other Obama staffer books, but it‘s missable without much fuss. Nothing surprised me and I didn‘t learn anything new. The lessons he discusses for Democrats to draw from Hillary Clinton‘s loss were the most interesting parts of the book, but he poses those lessons largely as unanswered questions.

When I got to the chapter on election night I had to take a 2 month break before finishing. Otherwise I loved hearing Pfeiffer‘s insider take on Obama and Trump. Worth a listen (Pfeiffer narrated).

A reminder.

On Twitter.

I wouldn't be able to sleep either.

*Sigh* every book about the Obama years makes me wistful.
Don't go into this expecting Dan to hide his dislike for Trump, or his clear admiration for Obama. I listened to this more for his opinion on where things went wrong in 2016 and I liked most of his points (but I disagree that Hillary was a good choice for the DNC).

I plan on listening to Ben Rhodes' book next (should be policy heavy) and then I think I'm caught up on staffer memoirs! 😯

How do you get booked on cable news or get a lot of retweets and followers? Say something and do something more outrageous than everyone else. Push the envelope on decency. Throw a temper tantrum on the floor of the Senate. Here's what won't get you attention: thoughtful public policy, bipartisan compromise, or basic governing.

Dean's campaign gave all the volunteers distinctive orange ski caps to wear as they courted Iowa caucus-goers. The campaign called this effort the "Perfect Storm," and it worked out for the campaign about as well as the movie The Perfect Storm worked out for the Andrea Gail.

In politics, coming up with the strategy is a lot easier than having the discipline to stick to it.

There is a famous story in my family about a seven-year-old me finding out that Santa isn't real and turning it into a debate about the existence of God. I stand by my view then that if Santa, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy--all magical entities, never seen by people--were fake, I was right to ask the question.

I listened to Pfeiffer‘s book over the course of two road trip vacations with the husband. He was already a huge fan of his podcasts but Pfeiffer‘s voice was newer to me (other than following him on Twitter). I loved the rapid fire insight into life on the campaign trail and in Obama‘s White House (yes, nostalgia abounds). This is an excellent read for a better understanding of how US politics got to its current state and how we can get out of it.

Book 4 of Florence - a little political memoir and a lot of nostalgia. #currentlyreading #podsaveamerica

Part Obama staffer memoir, part examination of why Donald Trump won, part manifesto for what the Democratic Party should do next, this is the most analytical look at current American politics from inside the Democrats that I‘ve read yet. If you‘ve listened to Pod Save America you‘ll have heard some of these ideas already but this draws them into a cohesive, well-argued whole. An interesting read.

1) not that often, but sometimes
2) I‘ve read 110 books this year. 14 have been non-fiction
3) hmm. Memoirs or Political
4) Furiously Happy
5) yes we still can #hellothursday

Listened to this book on the way to & from Montreal this weekend and really enjoyed it. Pfeiffer has some great stories from his years working with Obama, and it was great hearing more about the Obama years from an insider. I will say that the audio was a little difficult sometimes--Pfeiffer is a fast talker and at times got so quiet I had to rewind & repeat sections. Definitely recommend though! I need to go check out his podcast now.

Forgot that this was also Book 1/4 for #BookAWeekChallenge

This was really great. I‘ve mentioned before that I always am a bit hesitant to read political books but this one was funny, enlightening , honest and still somewhat hopeful. I think pfeiffers take on why trump won is more accurate than Hillary‘s own in What Happened. Book 2 for #twointhree Labor Day readathon Complete. I‘m going to try to finish my audiobook this afternoon too.

Ugh. This is bringing up all the bad memories. 😭 #twointhree book 2, almost complete.

I wish I could read in the car without feeling sick. 😢. 2.5 hour car ride

Still in the introduction and have already gotten teary eyed twice. Book 2 for #twointhree Labor Day #readathon and book 1 for #bookaweekchallenge

Yes, Dan, yes! 🙌🏻

Today‘s train book. I‘m reading a lot about American politics and society at the moment...

A fun book for any #friendofthepod or anyone who wants a quick overview of how we got here as a country and what we need to consider going forward.

It‘s my 12 year wedding anniversary and my husband got these amazing flowers 😍 and hung with the kids so I could read in peace this morning.

Excited to crack in to this guy. 📚

🥜 strawberry rhubarb pie
🥜 for sure
🥜 I got one in 2000, but otherwise, I‘m good
🥜 by myself: audiobooks or Crooked Media podcasts #friendofthepod
with the kids: music or the Wow in the World podcast
Thanks for the tag @Insightsintobooks I‘m tagging @TheClevelander @maryreading & @foxymama01
#friyayintro @jesshowbooks

Let‘s do this.

As a #friendofthepod I knew I would love this book. I thought it had a good mix of humor, inside scoop on life in the White House, and discussion of communication strategy. It probably won‘t appeal to everyone, but there‘s enough here for different readers and tastes. If you like your politics with a side of snarky footnotes be sure to check this one out!

This book is great soo far! This gem made me laugh...