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    Ambition Monster: A Memoir
    Ambition Monster: A Memoir
    Ambition Monster: A Memoir
    Audiobook9 hours

    Ambition Monster: A Memoir

    Written by Jennifer Romolini

    Narrated by Jennifer Romolini

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    About this audiobook

    “Entertaining and highly relatable.” —The New York Times

    “As hilarious as it is heart-wrenching…[A] gift of storytelling, and an act of reclamation.” —Ashley C. Ford, New York Times bestselling author

    A deeply personal memoir about workaholism, the addictive nature of ambition, and the humbling process of picking yourself up when the world lets you down—an anti-girlboss tale for our times for readers of Drinking: A Love Story and Uncanny Valley.

    After years of relentlessly racing up the professional ladder, Jennifer Romolini reached the kind of success many crave: a high-profile, C-suite dream job, a book well-received enough that reporters wanted to know the secrets to her success, and a gig traveling around the country giving speeches on “making it.” She had a handsome and clever husband, a precocious child. But beneath this polished surface was a powder keg of unresolved trauma and chronic overwork. It was all about to blow.

    Written with self-deprecation and wit, Ambition Monster is a gutsy and powerful look at workaholism and the addictive nature of achievement, the lingering effect of childhood trauma, and the failures of our modern rat race. This is a Cinderella story of success and a brutal appraisal of the cost of capitalism—perfect for people pleasers, overachievers, and those whose traumas have driven them to strike for “goodness,” no matter the cost. With its timely and resonant deconstructing of the American Dream, Ambition Monster is a singular excavation of selfhood, an essential interrogation about the way we work, and an inspiring and affirming call to always bet on yourself.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateJun 4, 2024
    ISBN9781797179186
    Ambition Monster: A Memoir
    Author

    Jennifer Romolini

    Jennifer Romolini is an award-winning editor, writer, speaker, podcast host, and digital media consultant who likes talking and thinking about women and work. Her 2017 book ""Weird in a World That's Not: A Career Guide for Misfits, F*ckups, and Failures"" was named one of the best leadership books of the year by Fast Company and the “best personal development and human behavior” book of 2017 by Porchlight Books. In the past few years, she’s worked as a ghost writer, a development editor, an advice columnist for new managers, a podcast studio general manager, and consulted on editorial and storytelling projects around the world. She’s the former Chief Content Officer of Shondaland.com, a digital content site created by producer Shonda Rhimes. Previous to this, she was the Vice President of Content for Zooey Deschanel's HelloGiggles and the deputy editor of Lucky Magazine. Her recent work has appeared in The New York Times, Audible, Catapult, ELLE, and many others. In 2019, Jennifer Romolini was chosen as one of ten authors to create The New York Times' “Working Women’s Handbook.” Currently, she co-hosts a weekly podcast called Everything is Fine for women over 40 with former Sassy editor and Lucky Mag editor-in-chief, Kim France. 

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