So Here's the Thing . . .: Notes on Growing Up, Getting Older, and Trusting Your Gut Audiobook

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• “My favorite thing about Alyssa’s books is knowing someone as normal as the rest of us can work in the most prestigious positions in the world and do it with a sense of humor and self-deprecation.”

  — Chelsea Handler, #1 New York Times bestselling author

• “Reading So Here’s the Thing…is exactly like hanging out with Alyssa. You will laugh a lot, learn even more, and just be grateful that she is your friend.”

  — Dan Pfeiffer, #1 New York Times bestselling author

• “A self-described ‘goofball’ cheerfully reflects on life…[with] a merry gloss on politics…The brief conversations are as frothy as the essays….[and] most pieces are funny and many, insightful…An entertaining miscellany by a sharp-eyed observer.”

  — Kirkus Reviews

• “Growing up is hard. Trusting your gut? Sheesh. That sounds impossible at times. Let Alyssa Mastromonaco hold your hand and show you that with some good laughs and a lot of heart, life can be a little less daunting. I wish I’d read this book when I was younger, but it still resonates today, and I know it will be relevant at all stages of life. What a gift.”

  — Aminatou Sow, co-founder of Tech LadyMafia

• Reading So Here's the Thing... is exactly like hanging out with Alyssa. You will laugh a lot, learn even more, and just be grateful that she is your friend.

  — Dan Pfeiffer, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Yes We (Still) Can and cohost of Pod Save America

• My favorite thing about Alyssa's books is knowing someone as normal as the rest of us can work in the most prestigious positions in the world and do it with a sense of humor and self-deprecation. We could all do with more of both. Read it, and laugh.

  — Chelsea Handler, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea

• Growing up is hard. Trusting your gut? Sheesh. That sounds impossible at times. Let Alyssa Mastromonaco hold your hand and show you that with some good laughs and a lot of heart, life can be a little less daunting. I wish I'd read this book when I was younger, but it still resonates today, and I know it will be relevant at all stages of life. What a gift.

  — Aminatou Sow, co-founder of Tech LadyMafia

• WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA? is everything we've come to know and love about Alyssa over the decade we worked with her: brilliant, funny, grounded, and inspiring. Anyone who's interested in politics - especially young people - should read this book.

  — Dan Pfeiffer and Jon Favreau, former communications director and speechwriter for President Barack Obama

• Few people have had as much access and influence over national events over the last decade as Alyssa Mastromonaco. No matter how serious the crisis or hard the problem, Alyssa took care of it with great skill and professionalism, and even greater humor. This book tells the story of a young woman succeeding under extraordinary circumstances, and throughout it all, never taking herself too seriously.

  — Stephanie Cutter, former deputy campaign manager for President Barack Obama

• I've often wondered how a woman can be so many things wrapped up in one dynamic package. Alyssa is my fairy godmother: she's wise, resourceful, insanely smart, and makes me laugh in a very special way. Her stories - from the front line of the White House to her kitchen - will entertain, inspire, and humor you for a long time to come.

  — Amanda de Cadenet

• Alyssa is a force: whip-smart, humble, and funny as hell. Her writing is as fearless as she is.

  — Sophia Amoruso, founder and CEO of Girlboss

• When imagining working in the White House, many picture meaningful meetings, glamorous dinners, and high-stakes decision making. It can be all of those things. But as Alyssa Mastromonaco writes in WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA?, the reader gets a real and raw peek behind the curtains where Alyssa experiences the good, the bad, the distressing, and the often hilarious. Alyssa has real grit and grace, and her book is her story very well told.

  — Dana Perino, New York Times bestselling author of And the Good News Is... and Let Me Tell You About Jasper...

• A combination memoir and compendium of very good suggestions about how to get ahead -- very far ahead -- at an early age.

  — The Washington Post

• [WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA] is brimming with...humorous, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, as well as up-close-and-personal moments with Obama that shed new light on who he is as a leader, man and friend.

  — People.com

• A moving, funny, and sometimes heart-wrenching look back at the years [Alyssa Mastromonaco] spent in politics and by [President Obama's] side. A must-read for anybody who's even remotely interested in how Washington works, but is worth reading for anyone who enjoys brilliant wit and once-in-a-lifetime stories...you'll probably end up reading it more than once.

  — PopSugar.com

• This relatable memoir is packed with juicy on-the-road stories and crisis management advice, and presents a strong case for embracing a sense of humor in the face of humbling setbacks.

  — Esquire.com