{"product_id":"the-making-of-donald-trump","title":"The Making of Donald Trump","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe culmination of nearly 30 years of reporting on Donald Trump, this in-depth report by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston takes a revealingly close look at the mogul's rise to prominence --- and, now, ultimate power \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Covering the long arc of Trump's career, Johnston tells the full story of how a boy from a quiet section of Queens, NY\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewould become an entirely new, and complex, breed of public figure. Trump is a man of great media savvy, entrepreneurial spirit, and political clout. Yet his career has been plagued by legal troubles and mounting controversy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e From the origins of his family's fortune, to his own too-big-to-fail business empire; from his education and early career, to his whirlwind and ultimately successful presidential bid, \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Donald Trump\u003c\/i\u003e provides the fullest picture yet of Trump's extraordinary ascendency. Love him or hate him, Trump's massive influence is undeniable, and figures as diverse as Woody Guthrie (who wrote a scathing song about Trump's father) and Red Scare prosecutor Roy Cohn, mob bosses and high rollers, as well as the average American voter, have all been pulled into his orbit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing on decades of interviews, financial records, court documents, and public statements, David Cay Johnston, who has covered Trump longer and more closely than any other journalist working today, gives us the most in-depth look yet at the man who has shocked the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Provides useful, vigorously reported overviews of Mr. Trump's life and career ... Mr. Johnston, who has followed the real estate impresario for nearly three decades, offers a searing indictment of his business practices and creative accounting.\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMichiko Kakutani, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"David Cay Johnston has given us this year's must-read Trump book.\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eLawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC's The Last Word \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Johnston devastatingly covers ground he broke open as a reporter on the Trump beat in Philadelphia and at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Time\u003c\/i\u003es...The best of investigative reporting is brought to bear on a man who could potentially lead the free world.\"--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Carefully fleshes out the details of Trump's known biography...with solid documentation.\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTampa Bay Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Melville House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781612196589\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Melville House","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £3.02","offer_id":47958464692401,"sku":"SB-1612196586-C3","price":3.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1612196586.jpg?v=1790049034","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-making-of-donald-trump","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}