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In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald’s only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world’s health, economic security, and social fabric.

Mary Trump spent much of her childhood in her grandparents’ large, imposing house in the heart of Queens, New York, where Donald and his four siblings grew up. She describes a nightmare of traumas, destructive relationships, and a tragic combination of neglect and abuse. She explains how specific events and general family patterns created the damaged man who currently occupies the Oval Office, including the strange and harmful relationship between Fred Trump and his two oldest sons, Fred Jr. and Donald.

A firsthand witness to countless holiday meals and interactions, Mary brings an incisive wit and unexpected humor to sometimes grim, often confounding family events. She recounts in unsparing detail everything from her uncle Donald’s place in the family spotlight and Ivana’s penchant for regifting to her grandmother’s frequent injuries and illnesses and the appalling way Donald, Fred Trump’s favorite son, dismissed and derided him when he began to succumb to Alzheimer’s.

Numerous pundits, armchair psychologists, and journalists have sought to parse Donald J. Trump’s lethal flaws. Mary L. Trump has the education, insight, and intimate familiarity needed to reveal what makes Donald, and the rest of her clan, tick. She alone can recount this fascinating, unnerving saga, not just because of her insider’s perspective but also because she is the only Trump willing to tell the truth about one of the world’s most powerful and dysfunctional families.

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"[T]he most devastating, most valuable and all-around best Trump book since he started running for president. In the vast Trump literature, this one is something new...[W]hat this book does do is help us understand him, offering the most incisive rendering yet of why he is the way he is."—Politico

"Mesmerizing beach reading and a memorable opposition research dump...It is salacious, venomous and well-sourced...Yet the narrative remains compelling." —The Guardian

"A delicious tell-all that does in fact tell all in a way one longs for a tell-all to do.” —Vogue

"Dripping with snideness, vibrating with rage, and gleaming with clarity—a deeply satisfying read." —Kirkus (starred review)

"Mary Trump’s compelling saga of one very unhappy family does more than just provide probing insights into her uncle’s disturbing inner world. It’s also a first-rate primer on the chaotic inner workings of an administration that has shocked the world by failing to take the basic steps required to keep Americans safe during the coronavirus pandemic. —Boston Globe

"After many, many Trump books, this is an essential one." —Vanity Fair

"[A] deftly written account of cross-generational trauma...Mary Trump brings to this account the insider perspective of a family member, the observational and analytical abilities of a clinical psychologist and the writing talent of a former graduate student in comparative literature." —Washington Post

Mary’s clarity, training, discipline and sharp eye help make her a reliable narrator, and she’s a fluid, witty writer to boot…She’s a true insider in an era when “insider” accounts of the president are a dime-a-dozen — and that what she’s written is likely to be indelible.—Bloomberg

"Mary L. Trump comes closer than anyone to describing the making of a seemingly heartless person who won his way to the White House...[A]n insightful, well-crafted memoir"—CNN

"You can see why President Trump doesn’t want anyone to read this thing. It gives the lie to many of his most cherished myths about himself."—Los Angeles Times

About the Author

Mary L. Trump holds a PhD from the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies and taught graduate courses in trauma, psychopathology, and developmental psychology. She lives with her daughter in New York. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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Publisher : Simon & Schuster; 1st edition (July 14, 2020)
Publication date : July 14, 2020
Language : English
File size : 1934 KB
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CHARLIE

Yes, It Is Worth Reading and Why It Is Special Book

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2020

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I woke up this morning to find that the Kindle version of Mary Trump's book about her uncle, the President, had arrived.

My husband and I had several books about Trump, which he largely read out loud to me, but since his death I have gotten rid of most of them and have not ordered more. No need to go there. We all see the truth daily and I wallow in despair about him enough.

I ordered this book and will read it because it was a chance to find some truth, written by someone who actually knows things and is trained to assess them. I hoped that it was not written as an act of revenge, at least not entirely. I needed to understand what has happened to us all and a country about which I care.

I have read the prologue and will finish the book.

I am writing to say that, while some revenge may linger around the edges, this is a book worthy of reading, written by an educated fellow traveller on our disastrous trip. We should all read it because then we can at last know and understand what has happened to us.

My husband, a psych major, and I, always curious about why people act as they do, spent hours discussing what made Trump Trump. Well, here are the answers and they are more complicated than the bits of it reported in the press can explain.

It is well written, tries to be honest, and is a fascinating study of a deeply flawed "sick" man who has changed our country for good and, sadly, bad. Most importantly it answers our collective question, How Could This Have Happened.

Mary writes from our own sad point of view, with more knowledge than we possess, and with more pain than we possess, and that is saying something.

I hope you read it.

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Stacey

A Disappointing and Dull Diatribe

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2020

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The book consists largely of sophomoric psycho-babble purporting to delineate the psychological underpinnings of Donald Trump. The authors hatred and contempt for her subject eclipse the few interesting familial vignettes, ultimately producing a remarkably boring book that is also plagued by extreme leftist hyperbole--(i.e; enforcement of immigration laws is tantamount to "putting children in concentration camps") Aside from the psycho-babble, much of the book consists of a tedious and convoluted recital of the financial machinations of Trump's father and grandfather. The book concludes with a miserably vitriolic image in which the writer imagines that Donald Trump sees himself as someone triumphantly murdering a black man. Those expecting a "tell all" book about the president will find that the only thing that has been told is the author's jaundiced view of Donald Trump.

3,998 people found this helpful

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Katherine E.

A Fascinating Look into A Dangerous Mind

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2020

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I read the Kindle version of this book in its entirety, and I think both Dr. Trump’s position within her family and her professional standing as a psychologist lend great credibility to the veracity of her observations. What she describes is indeed alarming, though I doubt anyone would be genuinely surprised. At the time of this writing, over 130,000 Americans are dead from a virus we saw coming and had time to face head-on, if only we had taken what we had seen happening in Italy and China throughout February 2020 seriously. Instead, we were told on February 26th “there are fifteen cases and pretty soon it’ll be close to zero”. We know now, as we should have surmised then, that this was a most dangerous deception. This is simply one example of the toxic combination of depravity and sheer incompetence that has infested our nation. An incompetence found repeatedly throughout Dr. Trump’s book, but one that no one seemingly had the courage to bring to the light of day until now. Her writing style is easy to read and simple to follow, and I commend her for this work. It was an excellent read, and one that will surely find its place in the history books when future generations look back at the horrors of today and try to make sense of it all. Bravo, Dr. Trump!

2,651 people found this helpful

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AmazonCustomer

A bitter and cynical book

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2020

This book would be more accurately titled "Donald Didn't Give Me as Much Money as I Wanted: Let Me Write a Resentful Book about It." This book contains bitterness and cynicism on every page. Obviously the author has lots of unresolved issues about her childhood.

1,695 people found this helpful

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Engineer

Disappointment

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2020

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If you're looking for book that's written by someone who doesn't really know how to write a book, by all means buy this item.
I expected something completely different from a sour-toned interpretation of the events as she saw them. I'm not interested in supporting Trump family drama and I would return this sorry excuse for a documentary. I'll keep it as a reminder to wait until I have the chance to read excerpts before I buy a book of any kind. My mistake.

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Catherine

Brilliantly and thoughtfully written

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2020

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With her psychological expertise and intimate knowledge of the Trump family, Mary Trump is one of only a handful of people who could have written such an insightful and comprehensive expose of what makes Donald Trump tick. She certainly is the only one who has had the courage to do so. Her book is a must read that I highly recommend.

1,361 people found this helpful

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April S

hogwash

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2020

Mary Trump has a hidden agenda. Trump has done more for America recently than any other president.

1,168 people found this helpful

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Learn, Help others

There’s always a reason for one’s behavior.

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2020

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As one matures and becomes an adult, it’s their choice to address their behavior. Usually, by common social consciousness, one realizes how to treat others. There’s no excuse as we are all responsible for our own adult behavior.

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A much better book than expected

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 15, 2020

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This is a much better book than I expected. I thought it would be a gossipy, revengeful book, probably ghostwritten in a hurry by a journalist. Instead its an intelligent, well written analysis of a pathetic man with a severe personality disorder, who grew up in an appallingly dysfunctional family ruled over by a tyrant. Mary Trump had good reason for seeking revenge, but mostly sticks to writing as a professional clinical psychologist in a case study of her infamous uncle. A severely damaged and dangerous personality totally unfit to be president. The best book about Trump I have read.

319 people found this helpful

BewBob

Some interesting nuggets, but a short, partial view

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2020

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The prologue sets out Mary Trump's credentials and purpose for writing this book about her uncle (although actually it's about the wider Trump family and legacy - a family member and a holder of a PhD in clinical psychology, while at the same time recognising the criticism she can expect for doing so - "I would be painted as a disgruntled, disinherited niece looking to cash in or settle a score." Rather, she says, she felt she couldn't sit back seeing what she's seeing her uncle do and the harm he is causing (her implication, not mine).
What we end up with is a book with a varied tone. It doesn't have the political or economic detail of some of the other books on Trump available such as Fire & Fury, or The Room: Where It Happened (regardless of their slant on it): this is, for the most part, a more personal view - albeit one which acknowledges being excluded from the wider family after Fred Trump's controversial will.
At times the book strives for objectivity, at other times is highly opinionated ("created a perfect storm of catastrophes that no one is less equipped than my uncle to manage."). The final chapter in particular, clearly written very recently given its references to both Andrew Cuomo ('better and more competent, a real leader who is respected and effective and admired') and George Floyd ("I can only imagine that Donald wishes it had been his knee on Floyd's neck.')
It reads more like a celebrity biography than a political analysis - which is clearly intended.
It is, undoubtedly, interesting in giving a potted history on the Trump family history and there is a lot written about Fred Trump and his attitude towards, and future effect on, his children. The author clearly has a lot of hurt over the way her father was treated by the family and the effect it had on him. While she does not excuse her father, and is honest about a number of his actions (including drunkenly pulling a gun on her mother), it underpins much of the book, and it is difficult to think that Donald Trump's references in the past to him were a factor in writing the book.
The book is a text book example of telling not showing - so the people described are described and summarised upfront to leave no doubt on their character, values and qualities and it's most interesting insights are those which the author was not witness to - so early Donald Trump in his teen years and the development of his characteristics through his father's attitudes and his own psyche.
It's a slim book - reading on Kindle a full 25% of it's content is taken up by appendix, and while it touches on stories and episodes we may be familiar with (getting someone else to write his university entrance exams, code violations in property development) there are many things it doesn't touch: whether this is because the author feels they have been covered or because she doesn't feel she has a relevancy to speak on them (Trump's absence from military service, his comments on women, the numerous charges brought against him by women, and while there is brief mention of him surrounding himself with those weaker than himself or too cowardly to question him, there is no detail of any of those legal cases brought against his staff since entering the White House).
It's more of a snapshot than a detailed history - I actually wondered whether I had missed a chapter in the chronological leap from potential candidate to President, and there is a long gap of information - not, presumably, uncoincidental of her exclusion from the family, from Trump's early involvement with Melania to present day.
Overall? It's clear, even if he has only a fraction of the sociopathic inclinations Mary Trump claims he has, Trump would want the book banned. It's an updated version of the childhood dumping of potato on his head he apparently still festers over so many years later: an embarrassment to him. Does it really expose any more than the records Mary Trump gave to the media during their investigation of the Trump family tax investigation? Not really - it is what it is, a family member (however distant)'s opinions on Donald Trump.
It will keep Trump tweeting for a while, but ultimately? An interesting, if slight, read.

231 people found this helpful

Mary Ann Evans

An Exceptional Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2020

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This is such an insightful book and so well written. Hopefully enough Americans will have their eyes opened in time before November's presidential election. Thank you so much, Mary, you may well have helped to save us all.

159 people found this helpful

Jane

This book will change the world

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 15, 2020

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Hopefully not only because the Americans will realise they can't possibly be stupid enough to re-elect the Trump-meister but also because it's a must-read lesson in psychology for all parents and anyone who's got issues with their family relationships or sense of self. Absolutely fascinating, highly readable, explaining much about all sorts of stuff! And then you get the insight into why DT is like he is - sad really. Brave lady.

139 people found this helpful

Tommi

Thank you Mary. You are so very brave.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2020

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This is, without hyperbole, the most important book this century. A woman who has known trump all her life has put her life on the line for her country. Just the prologue will bring anyone but a Redhat to tears, it certainly did me, a non American. She at last, after four years of utter nonsense, let's out her secrets for the good of the nation. She articulately and engagingly exposes what every sane person on the planet knows. Trump is cripplingly unfit to hold any power over anything. Her background as a psychology PhD is as important as her accident of birth and inside knowledge.

Mary may have done the first ever thing in history to redeem the foul name of Trump. It is a tragedy that none of his Redhats can read. The words are way too complex for them even if they were forced to look at them.

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