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Tower of Lies: What My Eighteen Years of Working With Donald Trump Reveals About Him Kindle Edition

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Barbara A. Res worked directly with Donald Trump for eighteen years on some of his biggest projects and had nearly unlimited access to him. Trump selected Res to be in charge of construction of Trump Tower, his greatest success as a developer. In this insider’s look at how the ambitious real estate developer became the most divisive president in recent U.S. history, Res takes us into closed-door meetings, boardrooms, limo rides, and helicopter flights to really understand what makes him tick and shows us why his claim to be a great dealmaker and savvy businessman is just a mirage.
No one with this kind of access to Trump during his formative years as a developer has ever written so completely about who he is away from the cameras. It’s no wonder that when the media are looking for someone who really understands Trump, they turn to Res. Candid, personal, and deeply perceptive, Res shines new light on the man whose depravity has put us all—and democracy itself—in danger.
Includes a 16-page photo insert featuring images from the author’s personal collection.

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The last 5 years of my life have been consumed with politics. Ever since Donald Trump came down that escalator that I oversaw being erected in 1981, I have been involved in trying to somehow prevent his election and educating the public about his depravity after he won. I have been interviewed countless times, appeared in print and on TV, and in documentaries. I have written articles and Opinion pieces. It was more than a year trying to stop his election, and almost four years trying to stop the carnage, and prevent his re-election.As much as I couldn't fathom his being elected in the first place, I was certain he would never be re elected until it started to look like that was going to happen. And there we were with the spectre of another 4 years of Trump. How did this happen is a question we will ponder and argue for many hears, but how do we prevent it from happening again is the driving force and what led to this book.
Why is my book any different from the scores of Trump books already on the market? That's easy to answer. I spent years as the employee with whom he spent the most time. There were days when we almost inseparable. But before I was his vice president in charge of Trump Tower, and after I left the Trump Organization and came back as executive vice president in charge of development and construction and then later as a consultant representing Trump for years in a massive condemnation litigation in California,I have been in on the action. I watched him as he progressed from his very first project, the Grand Hyatt, through his crowning achievvement,Trump Tower, through his overreaching and failures and almost going personally bankrupt, to his lost years when he mostly did nothing until the Apprentice came along. So who knows him better? Yes there are those who grew up knowing him, those who spent a year of his life with him, members of his close advisors and his cabinet to reporters traveling with him for yearsstu,and many who spent years studying and researching every element of his life, all of whom wrtoe books but there is no one who witnessed his metamorhosis from a ring side seat over 18 years like I did.There can be no denying that I have insights, and I have shared them over the years. But there are things I know that I have never told. They are so volatile that they would not have been believed in 2016. It was only by Trump revealing his true nature that my stories could make sense. So here it is. The most comprehensive portrait of the most dangerous man ever to occupy the White House. I hope it gives you a better understanding of Trump and inspires you to do what you can to stop him from getting another term or, if he wins, to have your voice heard to control him and possibly impeach him,but, if nothing else, to stop him from totally eracicating the civil rights of many Americans and destroying the environment.

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Barbara A. Res worked directly with Donald Trump for eighteen years on some of his biggest projects and had nearly unlimited access to him. Trump selected Res to be in charge of construction of Trump Tower, his greatest success as a developer. In this insider's look at how the ambitious real estate developer became the most divisive president in recent U.S. history, Res takes us into closed-door meetings, boardrooms, limo rides, and helicopter flights to really understand what makes him tick and shows us why his claim to be a great dealmaker and savvy businessman is just a mirage.

No one with this kind of access to Trump during his formative years as a developer has ever written so completely about who he is away from the cameras. It's no wonder that when the media are looking for someone who really understands Trump, they turn to Res. Candid, personal, and deeply perceptive, Res shines new light on the man whose depravity has put us all""and democracy itself""in danger.

Includes a 16-page photo insert featuring images from the author's personal collection.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08L62QB55
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Graymalkin Media, LLC (October 20, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 20, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4560 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 285 pages

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Barbara Res was born in Brooklyn, NY to a working class family. She attended public schools and public college. She became an engineer and worked in the construction industry. Despite rampant discrimination, harassment and intimidation, she rose to the position of Executive Vice President for prominent developers. Among her employers was Donald Trump with whom she worked with and for for 14 years. She has many anecdotes and stories about her years in construction and with the Trumps. Barbara is the recipient of the Townsend Harris Medal from CCNY. She attended law school from 2004 -2007 and is licensed in New York and New Jersey. She is the mother of grown twins and lives in New Jersey..

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Adrian Crutch

Everything I expected!!!

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2023

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I wonder after seeing the photo of trump in the back of the book, if he was too vain to wear glasses??? Probably with the squinting lol

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Michael R. Young

An Incredible Book

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2023

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Having already read over twenty Trump books this book cuts quickly to the chase like no other. If you read only one Trump book in my opinion this should be the one.

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gammyjill

Another book about Trump...

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2020

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This political season, I’ve begun rating Donald Trump books by how dirty I feel after finishing them. The more personal the book is, the more awful it makes me feel. High falutin’ books concerned with policy are okay - if not a little boring - but those books that are down and dirty with all sorts of personal revaluations about Trump and his crew are depressing. However, I enjoy the depressing books far more than the boring ones.

The newest of the lot - sure to be supplanted by the books coming out next Tuesday and every week, ad infintum - is “Tower of Lies”, by Barbara Res. She was the Trump’s manager of construction for many of his most famous building, like The Plaza Hotel and Trump Tower. Beginning working with Trump in the late 1970’s to mid-1990’s, Res’s job included sparring with Trump about problem building details, particularly those which were exacerbated by Trump’s ingrained cheapness and inattention to details. Res writes about Trump and his family in matters of business, which is where she knew him and is best versed in the real Donald Trump. What she writes about a man who has been disgusting to others for his total business life only seems to echo what we’ve known for years about Donald Trump.

Barbara Res’s book is a good look at the Trump we know. No surprises; the Trump nastiness to most women is explored in the context of his businesses. Dirty...

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New York MD

Probably the most underrated of all the Trump books

Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2021

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This review was written by someone uniquely situated to judge not only Trump's behavior over time but his competence in a business in which he was touted as an expert. There isn't an ounce of bitterness or prejudice in it, only the kind of matter of factness you'd expect from a dispassionate and competent engineer. By not being deprecating or judgmental, it enables the reader to understand that the myth of the great Trump is merely a facade -- like the illusion created by "The Apprentice." I don't recommend it for staunch Trump supporters who continue to drink the "Kool Aid," because nothing will convince you guys of how dangerous it is to have a flawed individual like this in a leadership position. Don't read this from the perspective of Trump the failed president or the incompetent international leader, just read it to judge his decision making capacity and human relationships in the world of real estate and you will understand his behaviors. Being a New Yorker for 39 of the last 45 years, I came to despise him for his behavior long before he ran for political office, so I admit to a certain prejudice about his character. This is precisely why a dispassionate and non-judgmental work like this is valuable for me; it strips away the flamboyance and doesn't try to disapprove of the character with the type of disgust that half of the country and myself have for this guy.

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Water & Wings

Draws insightful parallels between Trump's behavior then and now!

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2020

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This book was a refreshing page turner after a long line of strictly political books. She so captured Trump by showing all sides of him, including the earlier days when he still had little heart. I've had bosses like this, well maybe not THIS far out, but I could relate to the times she kept him in line, quieted him and yet stood up to him. Having lived in NYC in the 1980's I have to admit I enjoyed the memory trip to that glitzy period where the standards were so overblown. I think most of all Barbara Res did America a service by alerting us to some key Trump traits that we see in action every day in the oval office. Her many tales of the times Trump acted out totally "without filter" were right on. A good example is denying he had approved a construction change order and then ranting asnd raving and having a fit and blaming everyone but himself, as well as demolishing those around him in the act and making them feel worthless.. You can relate that behavior right to what is happening today before our eyes. Such deeply ingrained habits are not likely to change and I enjoyed the way the book connected the past and the present. I also have to admit I LOVED seeing the old black & white pictures from the 70's and 80's of Res, Ivana and Trump in their salad days.

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MotherEarth

A true picture of Donald Trump

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2022

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I wanted to read this book after I had seen 3 or 4 interviews of the author on news shows. I thought who would know better what our 45th president was really like than someone who worked with him as he got into New York City real estate. I also noticed that while being interviewed she seemed very honest and fair. She is exactly the same in her book. She writes about what he was like in the 70s and 80s before he turned into the narcissistic publicity hound that he is today. She showed that he used to be a person, although a bit flawed, before his baser instincts were constantly encouraged by fame- or power-seeking yes-men, the unusual successful that hebrought on himself by being a constantly lying showman, as well as the failure of anyone to ever hold him accountable for his crimes. I appreciate the efforts she has gone to in trying to make him accountable to the people who elected him.

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pamela naylor

Mind blowing

Reviewed in Australia on October 5, 2023

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Amazed by so much detail revealed about Trump and his dealings in business and his way of thinking in dealing with clients, employees and Heads of other Countries. Really opened my eyes to what this ex President was really like. History will now reveal more.

macsimize

Barbara Res Deserves a Medal

Reviewed in Canada on October 22, 2023

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What I love most about this book: it’s all facts. Barbara Res worked closely with Trump, and over the years saw a man with some good qualities become a monster. The fear, the sexism, the paranoia, the lies, the lies, the lies. Little or nothing that happened during Trump’s presidency surprised Res, because she had seen it all before. Her book is very readable, and should confirm your worst fears about Trump.

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Andy Conrad

Trumped Again

Reviewed in Canada on February 3, 2023

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This reminds me a lot of Jack O’Donnells book. Barbara and Jack are both highly credible high level ex Trump executives and they both tell predictably similar stories of their respective tenures. We all know of Trumps long history of failures and dishonestly, but it’s really fun to hear it from those who were on the ground floor. If you are thinking of voting for Donald Trump because you think he will run the country like he runs his businesses… you’re right! He will.

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Vuthy Chrun

Captivating and a clear analysis of a mad man

Reviewed in Canada on February 15, 2021

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I could not put aside this book after I had read the first few pages. This first-hand account by a person who has worked for and with Trump for so many years is a must read. Could one imagine what damages he could have done if he were the president of Russia or the supreme leader of Red China? I understand better now how throughout history other countries have allowed this kind of person to become their leader and dictator, then to ultimately suffer the consequences of their action or lack of it, when even the supposedly mother of all democracies could barely control him despite a multitude of checks and balances put in place by the founding fathers of the USA.

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Annik Lamotte

Yet another warning about this monstrous man

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2021

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I have read numerous books about Donald Trump and his monstrous narcissistic personality and this is the best. It is also the most frightening. At the time of writing this review no one has the faintest idea what he will do next to try and hang onto the reins of power. Each action is more depraved than the last.

I’m British, but fear of Donald Trump and what he might do to destroy democracy in the USA and the world has hung over me every day since he won the election in 2016. I cannot see him going quietly on January 20. It is, quite frankly, a terrifying prospect, especially in the midst of a rampant pandemic. God help us all.

Thank you for writing the book, Barbara. I hope this appalling man does not take revenge on you.

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