{"product_id":"9781612196336","title":"The Making of Donald Trump","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER that first revealed the Russia connection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe culmination of nearly 30 years of reporting on Donald Trump, this in-depth report by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston takes a revealingly close look at the mogul's rise to prominence --- and, now, ultimate power\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Covering the long arc of Trump’s career, Johnston tells the full story of how a boy from a quiet section of Queens, NY\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewould become an entirely new, and complex, breed of public figure. Trump is a man of great media savvy, entrepreneurial spirit, and political clout. Yet his career has been plagued by legal troubles and mounting controversy. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e From the origins of his family’s fortune, to his own too-big-to-fail business empire; from his education and early career, to his whirlwind and ultimately successful presidential bid, \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Donald Trump\u003c\/i\u003e provides the fullest picture yet of Trump’s extraordinary ascendency. Love him or hate him, Trump’s massive influence is undeniable, and figures as diverse as Woody Guthrie (who wrote a scathing song about Trump’s father) and Red Scare prosecutor Roy Cohn, mob bosses and high rollers, as well as the average American voter, have all been pulled into his orbit. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Drawing on decades of interviews, financial records, court documents, and public statements, David Cay Johnston, who has covered Trump longer and more closely than any other journalist working today, gives us the most in-depth look yet at the man who has shocked the world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e”Provides useful, vigorously reported overviews of Mr. Trump’s life and  career ... Mr.  Johnston, who has followed the real estate impresario  for nearly three  decades, offers a searing indictment of his business  practices and  creative accounting.\u003cb\u003e”\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMichiko Kakutani, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e”David Cay Johnston has given us this year’s must-read Trump book.\u003cb\u003e”\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003eLawrence O’Donnell, MSNBC’s The Last Word\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e”Johnston devastatingly covers ground he broke open as a reporter on the Trump beat in Philadelphia and at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Time\u003c\/i\u003es...The best of investigative reporting is brought to bear on a man who  could potentially lead the free world.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e”Carefully fleshes out the details of Trump's known biography...with solid documentation.\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e”\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTampa Bay Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47113463988464,"sku":"9781612196336","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781612196336_p0.jpg?v=1763843379","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781612196336","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}