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Confidence man : the making of Donald Trump and the breaking of America, Maggie Haberman

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"From the Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times reporter who has defined Donald J. Trump's presidency like no other journalist: a magnificent and disturbing reckoning that moves beyond simplistic caricature, chronicling his rise in New York City to his tortured post-presidency and his potential comeback. Few journalists working today have covered Donald Trump more extensively than Maggie Haberman. And few understand him and his motivations better. Now, demonstrating her majestic command of this story, Haberman reveals in full the depth of her understanding of the 45th president himself, and of what the Trump phenomenon means. Interviews with hundreds of sources and numerous interviews over the years with Trump himself portray a complicated and often contradictory historical figure. Capable of kindness but relying on casual cruelty as it suits his purposes. Pugnacious. Insecure. Lonely. Vindictive. Menacing. Smarter than his critics contend and colder and more calculating than his allies believe. A man who embedded himself in popular culture, galvanizing support for a run for high office that he began preliminary spadework for 30 years ago, to ultimately become a president who pushed American democracy to the brink. The through-line of Trump's life and his presidency is the enduring question of what is in it for him or what he needs to say to survive short increments of time in the pursuit of his own interests. Confidence Man is also, inevitably, about the world that produced such a singular character, giving rise to his career and becoming his first stage. It is also about a series of relentlessly transactional relationships. The ones that shaped him most were with girlfriends and wives, with Roy Cohn, with George Steinbrenner, with Mike Tyson and Don King and Roger Stone, with city and state politicians like Robert Morgenthau and Rudy Giuliani, with business partners, with prosecutors, with the media, and with the employees who toiled inside what they commonly called amongst themselves the "Trump Disorganization." That world informed the one that Trump tried to recreate while in the White House. All of Trump's behavior as President had echoes in what came before. In this revelatory and newsmaking book, Haberman brings together the events of his life into a single mesmerizing work. It is the definitive account of one of the most norms-shattering and consequential eras in American political history"--
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
597 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • Prologue
  • The power of negative thinking
  • Welcome to fear city
  • Fifth Avenue frieze-out
  • Blind to the beautiful mosaic
  • On the way up
  • On the way down
  • Nice and complicated
  • The America we deserve
  • Asphalt survivor
  • 140 characters
  • Rising on a lie
  • Make or break
  • Many people are saying
  • Stop the steal
  • The sci-fi campaign
  • No one smarter
  • Why it's presidential
  • Out like Flynn
  • Executive time
  • In the tank
  • The greatest showman
  • Taking a bullet
  • Extreme action
  • Party man
  • Tougher than the rest
  • One strike and you're out
  • Acquitted
  • Get healthy America
  • Divide and conquer
  • Tulsa
  • Not one of the diers
  • Trial by combat Epilogue
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9780593297346
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Confidence man : the making of Donald Trump and the breaking of America
Title
Confidence man
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the making of Donald Trump and the breaking of America
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Maggie Haberman
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Language
eng
Summary
"From the Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times reporter who has defined Donald J. Trump's presidency like no other journalist: a magnificent and disturbing reckoning that moves beyond simplistic caricature, chronicling his rise in New York City to his tortured post-presidency and his potential comeback. Few journalists working today have covered Donald Trump more extensively than Maggie Haberman. And few understand him and his motivations better. Now, demonstrating her majestic command of this story, Haberman reveals in full the depth of her understanding of the 45th president himself, and of what the Trump phenomenon means. Interviews with hundreds of sources and numerous interviews over the years with Trump himself portray a complicated and often contradictory historical figure. Capable of kindness but relying on casual cruelty as it suits his purposes. Pugnacious. Insecure. Lonely. Vindictive. Menacing. Smarter than his critics contend and colder and more calculating than his allies believe. A man who embedded himself in popular culture, galvanizing support for a run for high office that he began preliminary spadework for 30 years ago, to ultimately become a president who pushed American democracy to the brink. The through-line of Trump's life and his presidency is the enduring question of what is in it for him or what he needs to say to survive short increments of time in the pursuit of his own interests. Confidence Man is also, inevitably, about the world that produced such a singular character, giving rise to his career and becoming his first stage. It is also about a series of relentlessly transactional relationships. The ones that shaped him most were with girlfriends and wives, with Roy Cohn, with George Steinbrenner, with Mike Tyson and Don King and Roger Stone, with city and state politicians like Robert Morgenthau and Rudy Giuliani, with business partners, with prosecutors, with the media, and with the employees who toiled inside what they commonly called amongst themselves the "Trump Disorganization." That world informed the one that Trump tried to recreate while in the White House. All of Trump's behavior as President had echoes in what came before. In this revelatory and newsmaking book, Haberman brings together the events of his life into a single mesmerizing work. It is the definitive account of one of the most norms-shattering and consequential eras in American political history"--
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individual biography
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Haberman, Maggie
Dewey number
973.933092
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
E913
LC item number
.H33 2022
Literary form
non fiction
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bibliography
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  • Trump, Donald
  • Presidents
  • Businesspeople
  • Trump, Donald
  • Trump Organization (New York, N.Y.)
  • United States
  • HISTORY / United States / General
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Confidence man : the making of Donald Trump and the breaking of America, Maggie Haberman
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-576) and index
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Contents
Prologue -- The power of negative thinking -- Welcome to fear city -- Fifth Avenue frieze-out -- Blind to the beautiful mosaic -- On the way up -- On the way down -- Nice and complicated -- The America we deserve -- Asphalt survivor -- 140 characters -- Rising on a lie -- Make or break -- Many people are saying -- Stop the steal -- The sci-fi campaign -- No one smarter -- Why it's presidential -- Out like Flynn -- Executive time -- In the tank -- The greatest showman -- Taking a bullet -- Extreme action -- Party man -- Tougher than the rest -- One strike and you're out -- Acquitted -- Get healthy America -- Divide and conquer -- Tulsa -- Not one of the diers -- Trial by combat Epilogue
Control code
on1296530940
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
597 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780593297346
Lccn
2022027210
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color)
System control number
(OCoLC)1296530940
Label
Confidence man : the making of Donald Trump and the breaking of America, Maggie Haberman
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-576) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue -- The power of negative thinking -- Welcome to fear city -- Fifth Avenue frieze-out -- Blind to the beautiful mosaic -- On the way up -- On the way down -- Nice and complicated -- The America we deserve -- Asphalt survivor -- 140 characters -- Rising on a lie -- Make or break -- Many people are saying -- Stop the steal -- The sci-fi campaign -- No one smarter -- Why it's presidential -- Out like Flynn -- Executive time -- In the tank -- The greatest showman -- Taking a bullet -- Extreme action -- Party man -- Tougher than the rest -- One strike and you're out -- Acquitted -- Get healthy America -- Divide and conquer -- Tulsa -- Not one of the diers -- Trial by combat Epilogue
Control code
on1296530940
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
597 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780593297346
Lccn
2022027210
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color)
System control number
(OCoLC)1296530940

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