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Wednesday Evening Book Club - In-Person

2025-06-11 18:30:00 2025-06-11 20:00:00 America/New_York Wednesday Evening Book Club - In-Person Join us to discuss Ambition Monster: A Memoir by Jennifer Romolini. White Oak Library -

Wednesday, June 11
6:30pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-06-11 18:30:00 2025-06-11 20:00:00 America/New_York Wednesday Evening Book Club - In-Person Join us to discuss Ambition Monster: A Memoir by Jennifer Romolini. White Oak Library -

Join us to discuss Ambition Monster: A Memoir by Jennifer Romolini.

According to Goodreads.com Ambition Monster: A Memoir by Jennifer Romolini is

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 A Love Story and Uncanny Valley.After years of relentlessly racing up the professional ladder, Jennifer Romolini reached the kind of success many 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, and a home in a desirable Los Angeles neighborhood. But beneath this shiny surface, Romolini was falling apart. 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.

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AGE GROUP: | Older Adults | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Lectures and Discussions |

TAGS: | Indoor Program |

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