And the Good News Is…
From serving as the President’s press secretary to debating colleagues on Fox News’ “The Five,” Dana Perino reveals the lessons she’s learned that have guided her life, kept her sane, and enabled her to succeed in the face of adversity.
Thoughtful, inspiring, and often surprising, The Good News Is… traces Dana Perino’s extraordinary journey through politics and television. It’s a remarkable American story filled with steely determination and sober optimism.
From facing professional challenges and personal fears to ascending the presidential podium, Dana is accustomed to the unexpected and possesses an uncanny ability to find the good news in any trying situation. The Good News Is… takes us from her Western childhood in Wyoming and Colorado to a chance meeting on an airplane that changed her life. She then recounts, with refreshing honesty and humor, her frustration with a series of unsatisfying work and life situations until one crucial piece of career advice led her back to Washington, D.C., to work for the Bush Administration.
Dana also shares her best work and life lessons here, advice that will help you make your point convincingly while letting your own grace and personality shine through. As someone who still believes in working together to solve the problems facing our nation, Dana offers clear, practical advice on how to restore civility to our personal and public conversations. The result is a fascinating book that can help anyone become more successful, productive, and happy.
“This book is a gem–modest and moving, clear and unpretentious. It gives the kind of practical and even ethical advice everyone starting out needs, but it’s also funny and full of great stories. Dana is a true role model.”
– Peggy Noonan
“A lovely memoir, both charming and wise, studded with invaluable life lessons garnered on her fascinating journey to the highest levels of media and government. A wonderful read.”
– Charles Krauthammer
“Part autobiography, part memoir of a press secretary in the White House, part career and life guidance, and part appeal to civility, Dana Perino’s AND THE GOOD NEWS IS… is all parts captivating.”
– Donna Brazile
On SaleApr 19, 2016
Page Count288 pages
PublisherTwelve
Dana Perino is a Fox News anchor, co-host of The Five, an analyst for Fox News election coverage and specials, and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of And the Good News Is…Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side and Let Me Tell You About Jasper. Perino is the former White House Press Secretary for President George W. Bush, where she was the first Republican woman to hold the job. She served for over seven years in the administration, including at the Department of Justice after the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Perino grew up in the Rocky Mountain West and now lives in Manhattan with her husband, Peter McMahon, and their dog, Jasper.
