Michael Kranish

Marc Fisher

"Who is Donald J. Trump? Despite decades of scrutiny, many aspects of his life are not well known. To discover Trump in full, The Washington Post assembled a team of ... reporters and researchers to delve into every aspect of Trump's improbable life, from his privileged upbringing in Queens to his ... 2016 rise to seize the Republican candidacy for president"--Dust jacket flap.

An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money, and Power

Trump Revealed

"Who is Donald J. Trump? To discover Trump in full, the Washington Post assembled a team of award-winning reporters and researchers to investigate every aspect of his life, from his privileged upbringing in Queens to his hundreds of lawsuits, his infamous womanizing, his shifting position on abortion rights, his dizzying seven changes in party affiliation, and his astonishing, disruptive election as president in November 2016" -- Page [4] of cover.

The Definitive Biography of the 45th President

Jowanza Joseph

What a thoroughly researched and well documented account. The first hand accounts, first party accounts, financial records and quotes from Trump made it an especially informative read. I will say that this book is heavy. I had a hard time getting through some parts because the narcism was just soul crushing. 

It is fair to criticize the book as not really trying to dig deeper into Trump's warmer moments, but based on first hand quotes from his children and wives, that wasn't really his thing. 

I recommend this book to anyone curious about Trump.

Jeremy Anderberg

It’s nearly impossible to write an objective book on our 45th president. Though the market was flooded with Trump books on a level not seen with any other POTUS, there’s not much middle ground to be found. In 2016, before that momentous election even took place, a couple Washington Post editors put together Trump Revealed. It’s as balanced an account as you’ll find, and you’ll realize that nothing Trump did in office was surprising if you know about his life and career up to 2016. It’s not only, well, revealing, but easy reading too, which is sort of a rarity in this list. To get a good picture of Trump, I would certainly recommend this book as a starting point. His years in office are so insanely polarizing that I think a book published before any of that happened is actually pretty darn useful.

Trump Revealed An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money, and Power

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