A Woman First First Woman, Selina Meyer
A Woman First First Woman, Selina Meyer
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A Woman First: First Woman
A Memoir

Author: Selina Meyer

Narrator: Selina Meyer

Unabridged: 6 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/23/2019


Synopsis

The long-awaited memoir of her tumultuous year in office, A Woman First: First Woman is an intimate first-person account of the public and private lives of Selina Meyer, America's first woman president. Known and beloved throughout the world as a vocal and fearless advocate for adult literacy, fighting AIDS, our military families, and as a stalwart champion of the oppressed, especially the long-suffering people of Tibet, President Meyer is considered one of the world's most notable people. In her own words, she reveals the innermost workings of the world's most powerful office, sharing previous secret details along with her own personal feelings about the historic events of her time.

In A Woman First: First Woman, President Selina Meyer tells the story of her times the way that only she could, Readers will gain new insights not only into Meyer herself but also the mechanics of governing and the many colorful personalities in Meyer's orbit, including world leaders and her devoted cadre of allies and aides, many of them already familiar to the American people.

About The Author

In 2012, SELINA MEYER made history when she was elected the first female vice president of the US as the running mate of President Stuart Hughes. When Hughes resigned in 2016, Meyer again electrified the world when she took charge in the Oval Office. Working round-the-clock with her signature drive and intelligence, Meyer managed to overcome decades of government indifference and inertia to create signature initiatives on a broad variety of fronts.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tim on May 10, 2019

If you will get this book, you MUST get it in audiobook format. The banter between Selina and Gary, along with the off-tangent rants, will have you laughing out loud. I don't see how it can be nearly as funny in written word. Any diehard fan of Veep will find this the perfect accompaniment. I am only......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on August 16, 2019

A Woman First: First Woman, the memoir of fictional president Selina Meyer, is required reading for anyone who loved VEEP. I listened to this in audio which I would recommend almost exclusively, considering it is read by Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tony Hale. There's a lot of banter between the two betw......more

Goodreads review by Francesca on November 18, 2019

Whether or not you’ve seen it, I think most people do know of Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ performance as Selina Meyer on HBO’s satirical Veep at least to some extent—she has won a disgusting amount of Emmys. Either way, the character of Selina Meyer can be summed up as a sociopathic alien trying her darnde......more

Goodreads review by Chris on April 24, 2019

I love the show VEEP, so I bought this book because I figured the gimmick of reading the presidential biography of a fictional character would be like watching bonus episodes of the show. To some extent it is, but the gimmick wears quickly. The book is presented as the same book that is published in t......more

Goodreads review by Budd on November 08, 2019

I voted for President Meyers as the first woman and free thinker. I was expecting her to shake up the swamp but alas she barely functions as an adult and is the most criminal corrupt and incompetent President in USA history. Many of her decisions seem rather arbitrary, corrupt and led by clitoral st......more