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by Timothy O'Brien (Author)
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  • File Size: 651 KB
  • Print Length: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Open Road Media (October 20, 2015)
  • Publication Date: October 20, 2015
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0169GGSJU
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,677 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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5.0 out of 5 starsHear Ye Loyal Apprentices....
By Lindsey Wright on November 14, 2005
Format: Hardcover
The host of your show is not what he seems to be. Donald Trump on TV: calculating decisionmaker, ruthless corporate assassin, titan of business. Donald Trump in TrumpNation: prone to screw-ups, entertainingly BIZARRE, stumbling with people, befuddled in business. This book is so accurate and broad that you finish in a state of disbelief about how Trump has gotten over on all of us for so long. Once the author grabs hold of Trump he doesn't let go, and you wonder why Trump cooperated to the degree that he did. There are exchanges between Trump and O'Brien that are priceless and Trump clearly believed he was going to seduce the writer I think. Well, the result is hilarious and instructive and Trump does not come out on top. This book has a lot to say and it says it quickly and unrelentingly. I really enjoyed it!!
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5.0 out of 5 starsA biography that deserves wide attention in this election season ...
By Allan H. Clark VINE VOICE on April 27, 2016
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A biography that deserves wide attention in this election season. Trump sued to stop it, not because he thought it was unfavorable to him, but simply because it estimated his net worth at much less than Trump claimed. Trump lost. The book is full of enlightening details of Trump's business failures and successes.
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5.0 out of 5 starsRequired reading this election season.
By B. Richardson on May 25, 2016
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Despite the age of this book, it's even more timely now than when it was originally written. If you want to find out about the man behind the self-created myth, this is a good place to start. Be warned: you will not sleep well afterwards. Reading it, one feels like a steerage passenger aboard the Titanic reading a book about hypothermia.
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5.0 out of 5 starsTrump as he is
By Mary H on December 19, 2015
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Excellent book. It's not mean, just an honest look at Donald Trump. Not a biography. Sort of a running interview, interspersed with factual context. That's important because Trump isn't big on facts.

Enjoyed it and got a better idea of the man. He's not a cartoon character, just someone enjoying the limelight and perks of wealth, whether or not he has them.

In this election year, he is great for forcing issues into the forefront, not something other candidates are really good at. Likewise, he's not meant for high office, maybe any office. He's for show, and doing a good job that way. Just for show.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAre we getting closer to the truth?
By Corinne H. Smith VINE VOICE on October 27, 2005
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Biographers and analysts keep chipping away at Donald Trump, hoping to eventually reach the core, the bottom line, the ultimate truth. New York Times journalist Timothy L. O'Brien seems to have gotten closer than anyone else who has recently chosen to tackle this subject. During the past decade, he has interviewed and interacted with Trump a number of times -- sometimes even at the m/billionaire's request. He certainly has had access to the man and his colleagues. The result is TRUMPNATION, a readable and fascinating book about someone who, for whatever reason, continues to fascinate the American public. At least for now.

You've got to get past the book jacket first, past the stoic image of Trump in a superhero action-figure-like stance. The star (savior?) of his own universe. Is that how he sees himself? Should we? O'Brien more often likens him to showman P.T. Barnum, and Trump does little to dispel this notion. He's even quoted as claiming, "I am going to put show business into real estate. I'll have the best of both worlds." (p. 53) He inflates any number that comes his way, from his own net worth to the floor count of his buildings. The best evidence of this disparity comes in two lists found in the "TrumpBroke" chapter. The first shows Donald's inconsistent Forbes 400 ratings for the past 23 years. The second one lists Trump's current properties and projects and what Donald says they're worth. When the latter is compared with a similar list found in the back of his own book from 2004, "Trump: How to Get Rich," the two just don't match up. What a difference a year can make! But you also have to consider the source. O'Brien refers to all of the books Trump has penned as "nonfiction works of fiction" and "a tour of the business world according to Mister Id.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsStill one of the best books on Donald Trump
By Lan the Answer Man on July 18, 2016
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Even though it was published in 2005, Timothy O'Brien's book on Donald Trump is still one of the two or three best books on Donald Trump, and little if any of it is out of date. It's still a good portrait of Trump, and it's a good read.

O'Brien, a reporter with The New York Times, and his publisher, Warner Books, was sued for $5 billion by Trump because of alleged damages to Trump due to O'Brien's reporting about Trump's net worth not being what he then claimed it was. After many years and much legal expense, Trump's suit was dismissed and the dismissal confirmed by an appellate court. The suit tells you a lot about Trump's view of the First Amendment.
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5.0 out of 5 starsReadable and very insightful
By Glenn Emerson on June 19, 2016
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Excellent journalistic account contrasting the facts of the Short Fingered Vulgarian's many business failures with Der Apfelstrudelfuhrer's spin about himself. The man routinely cheated investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars, while using the businesses he controlled to pay off his personal debts and fund his lavish lifestyle. Very readable insight into a puerile, arrested adolescent, trust fund baby. The guy bankrupted three casinos at a time when casino gambling was enjoying a nationwide boom: but he achieved his one goal, being the center of attention.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis is a very direct look at Trump written by ...
By Cochise on February 28, 2016
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This is a very direct look at Trump written by a man who was able to get close to him and wants people to know that he was not impressed. Not at all. He makes a case for Trump as bully and blowhard. Read it before you vote.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

A must read for anyone planning to vote for Mr Trump

Published 10 days ago by Linda Moore
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Very interesting read...direct and informative.

Published 10 days ago by Connie
4.0 out of 5 starsThe real Trump?

Must read, the story of Trump's life, loves and business deals is very enlightening

Published 10 days ago by Kindle Customer
1.0 out of 5 starsWaste of money

It a trash book and nothing to it. Waste of money, I used it to start my camp fire.

Published 14 days ago by videorov
2.0 out of 5 starsthe book was rather boring for someone covering a controversial yet...

Sadly, the book was rather boring for someone covering a controversial yet interesting figure. How he made a story about Trump's bravado uninteresting I don't know.

Published 15 days ago by Andrew Henderson
1.0 out of 5 starsWithout wasting any time at all on this screed, ...

Without wasting any time at all on this screed, all a sane person needs to know is this: written by a New York Times journalist. And you don't believe one thing in this book!

Published 15 days ago by lily bloom
5.0 out of 5 starsReally good book and very well-written

Really good book and very well-written. My big question, though, is that O'Brien says Trump is a happy person (he really enjoys hanging out with him), but how can a happy person be... Read more

Published 15 days ago by andyf333
2.0 out of 5 starsTwo Stars

A good look at Donald Trump. Read it before you vote

Published 23 days ago by Linda Uzelac
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Fast, Fair, As Advertised!

Published 25 days ago by Daniel L. Soukup
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Very interesting.

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