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A Very Stable Genius
- Donald J. Trump's Testing of America
- Narrated by: Carol Leonnig, Hillary Huber, Philip Rucker
- Length: 18 hrs and 26 mins
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Summary
The definitive insider narrative and the most fully characterised account yet of the chaos, scandal and destruction of Trump's first term, from two Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalists.
Drawing on nearly three years of reporting, hundreds of hours of interviews and more than 200 sources, including some of the most senior members of the administration, friends and firsthand witnesses who have never spoken before, Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig take us inside some of the most controversial moments of Trump's presidency. They peer deeply into Trump's White House - at the aides pressured to lie to the public, the lawyers scrambling to clear up norm-breaking disasters and the staffers whose careers have been reduced to ashes - to paint an unparalleled group portrait of an administration driven by self-preservation and paranoia.
Rucker and Leonnig reveal Trump at his most unvarnished, showing the unhinged decision-making and incompetence that has floored officials and stunned foreign leaders. They portray unscripted calls with Vladimir Putin, steak dinners with Kim Jong-un and calls with Theresa May so hostile that they left her aides shaken. They also take a hard look at Robert Mueller, Trump's greatest antagonist to date, and how his investigation slowly unravelled an administration whose universal value is loyalty - not to country but to the president himself.
Grippingly told, A Very Stable Genius is a behind-the-scenes account of Trump's vainglorious pursuit of power in his first term - the rages and the frenzies, the dishonesty and the depravity - as his remaining loyal staffers eye the exits and he stares down the reality of impeachment.
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- Jim W
- 05-06-20
Riveting and important
Read it faster per page than anything else I can think of. It lays out brilliantly that Trump is not a partisan issue. He will blunder America out of democracy if he is left in charge for too long. It was both sad and fascinating at every moment, a heartbreaking story of the American decline.
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- glenn
- 30-04-21
Confirmation that Trump was unfit for office
This was surprisingly balanced in its presentation of material both from the public and private domains.
The subject matter was already well reported, in part due to Trumps own infantile use of social media, but the way it has been triangulated and presented was excellent.
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- Badger
- 01-04-20
Fascinating
Brilliant bit of insight into the general ambience of the White House under Trump, full of first-hand accounts, the sources are first-rate.
I disagree with other reviewers complaining about the narration, I positively like the measured delivery. Can't stand over-acting and over-emphasis, have sadly sent back some books where the narrator went OTT.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-08-20
Gripping.
A well written, highly engaging narrative of the last few years of US politics. Illustrates just how fragile all democracy is and why opposition must be so carefully balanced when those in power so clearly are not. Well worth reading.
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- Luke Golding
- 30-03-21
Interesting - but let down by the narration
An interesting and well researched account of the Trump presidency. Unfortunately, let down by very poor narration, which really detracts from the quality of the book.
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- Chris
- 19-11-23
Really good insight
Really good insight to the dangers of Trump 2. The turmoil he will cause will leave the world in danger and put back USA on world scene for decades. China benefit if it happens.
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- Kindle Customer
- 15-06-20
Be afraid, be very afraid!
The Trump adminstration, comes across as a vicious I win you must lose crèche without any adult supervision. Trump is very strong on loyalty, but just can't spell it. The only hope for the USA political system is if Trump does not to get re-elected. This is a truly damning indictment.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-04-20
Very frustrating
The dumbness of trump is mind boggling, says heaps about the American people for electing him & the Republican party for falling in line behind the dumbest person I have seen in public life, not only dumb but sociopathic, evil & narcissistic. And also, so frustrating that the Dem party dropped the ball or missed open goals on so many occasions..how he is still in power, I'll never understand it.😱
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- Daniel timms
- 18-09-20
very scary
how with all this evidence is he still in power. this book will scare you
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- Mark Lanigan
- 18-09-23
Excellent
moves at pace and shows rare insight into a fascinating period in US history. highly recommended
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