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It's Irresistible Oct 01, 2009
By Nona Bear
Who can resist an author not afraid to poke fun at herself? Who can resist a look at history from the inside out? And finally, who can resist a book that will make you laugh out loud, wince, and maybe even drow your jaw? These are the qualities that make Vicki Robb's book irresistible. Her story provides a new look at history through her then very young and naieve eyes but couples it with those bits of insight that can only come from the perspecitve of looking back after the passage of time. A truly fun read!
Fascinating insights about PR work May 13, 2011
By Mary Fletcher Jones
Vicki's memoir was personal and fascinating. There aren't many books that provide a real insider's view of what it is like to work in public relations, and almost none that candidly talk about what it feels like to be a rookie. Vicki eloquently captures so many of those feelings and worries many of us PR practitioners will recall having on our first jobs. Her experience, of course, was magnified by the tremendous pressure of working in the White House Press Office, and those insights are particularly fascinating.
If you can remember what it was like to make your first mistakes on the job, as well as the elation of your early successes, you will find much to relate to in this book.
Vicki has an entertaining, warm, and sincere writing style that captivates and draws you into her story. The book also includes several photographs that help bring the story to life. I couldn't put it down until I finished it.
A fun and insightful read Nov 19, 2009
By Joshua Turcotte
I was BORN shortly after the events related in this book started (1977), and so I've identified with and always liked Carter, anyways... so it was that I found myself particularly interested in this memoir. Vicki is a character, besides which, and it's both strange and fascinating not only to have this insight into a campaign and an administration (especially one which I'd wished had lasted longer!) but to have it from her youthful perspective. If anything, it makes me feel a little better about my own less-than-orderly life-path. Furthermore, I'm partial to the tale about Tiananmen square [and mandarin dresses] myself. Give this a read!
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