{"product_id":"2940169283518","title":"Mar-a-Lago: Inside the Gates of Power at Donald Trump's Presidential Palace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhere Trump learned to rule.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo know Donald J. Trump amp;mdash; to understand what makes the 45th president of the US tick amp;mdash; it is best to start in his natural habitat: Palm Beach, Florida. It is here he learned the techniques that took him all the way to the White House. Painstakingly, over decades, he has created a world in this exclusive tropical enclave and favorite haunt of billionaires where he is not just president but a king. The vehicle for his triumph is Mar-a-Lago, one of the greatest mansions ever built in the US. The inside story of how he became king of Palm Beach amp;mdash; and how Palm Beach continues to be his spiritual home even as president amp;mdash; is rollicking, troubling, and told with unrivaled access and understanding by Laurence Leamer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever before has an American president overseen a club where access to him can be bought. In \u003ci\u003eMar-a-Lago\u003c\/i\u003e, the listener will learn:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Donald Trump bought a property now valued by some at as much as $500 million for less than $300,000 of his own money.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Trump was blackballed by the WASP grandees of the island and how he got his revenge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Trump joined forces with the \u003ci\u003eNational Enquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, headquartered nearby, and engineered his own divorce.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow by turning Mar-a-Lago into a private club, Trump was the unlikely man to integrate Palm Beach¿s restricted country club scene, and what his real motives were.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat transpires behind the gates of today¿s Mar-a-Lago during ¿the season¿, when President Trump and assorted DC power players fly down each weekend.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to copious interviews and reporting from inside \u003ci\u003eMar-a-Lago\u003c\/i\u003e, Laurence Leamer brings an acute and unparalleled understanding of the society of Palm Beach, where he has lived for 25 years. He has delivered an essential audiobook for understanding Donald Trump¿s inner character in the place where he can most be himself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104436011248,"sku":"2940169283518","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169283518_p0.jpg?v=1763678428","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169283518","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}