In this candid and emotional memoir, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff recounts her intimate friendship with Melania Trump, from their first meeting in 2003 to their close relationship during Melania's time as First Lady. Wolkoff was heavily involved in organizing the 58th Presidential Inauguration and served as Melania's trusted advisor. However, their friendship ended abruptly when Wolkoff was made the scapegoat for inauguration finance irregularities. The book provides insights into Melania's reactions to significant events, her relationships within the Trump family, and the author's personal experiences and betrayals.
This book is a mix of memoir and business advice, detailing Trump's professional and personal worldview. It outlines his approach to deal-making, including his eleven key elements for success, such as 'Think Big,' 'Maximize Your Options,' and 'Have Fun.' The book offers insights into Trump's business strategies, his interactions with various figures, and his approach to negotiating deals. It also provides a glimpse into his personal life and how he runs his organization[1][3][5].
In this memoir, John Bolton provides a detailed and critical account of his time as National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump. Bolton describes a presidency marked by chaos, where Trump's decisions were largely driven by reelection calculations, often at the expense of national security and international relations. The book covers various foreign policy issues, including dealings with North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran, as well as domestic conflicts and the tumultuous environment within the Trump Administration. Bolton also discusses the impeachment proceedings and his own experiences with Trump's erratic behavior and lack of impulse control.
This book is a comprehensive analysis of Xenophon's dialogue Hiero, in which the tyrant Hiero and the poet Simonides discuss the advantages and disadvantages of exercising tyranny. The work includes a translation of the dialogue from its original Greek, Strauss's commentary on it, a critique of Strauss's commentary by Alexandre Kojève, and the complete correspondence between Strauss and Kojève. The discussion delves into the nature of tyranny, the distinction between tyrants and kings, and the philosophical implications of these concepts. The book also explores the debate between Strauss and Kojève on the role of philosophy in ruling the world and the concept of the Universal Homogenous State[1][3][5].
In this book, Mary L. Trump provides a detailed and authoritative account of the Trump family's dark history, highlighting the traumas, destructive relationships, and neglect that shaped her uncle Donald Trump. She describes the harmful relationship between Fred Trump and his two oldest sons, Fred Jr. and Donald, and how these family dynamics contributed to Donald's psychological and behavioral issues. The book also covers financial dealings, including allegations of tax fraud and other family secrets, and offers insights into why Donald Trump lacks compassion and empathy. Mary Trump's narrative is both a personal memoir and a psychological analysis, drawing from her own experiences and professional training.
My Promised Land is a comprehensive and personal narrative history of Israel, written by Ari Shavit. The book combines family history, memoir, archival research, and interviews to provide a rich and nuanced account of Israel’s history from the late 19th century to the present. Shavit examines the complexities and contradictions of the Israeli condition, asking crucial questions about the origins, survival, and future of Israel. The book is praised for its balanced and empathetic portrayal of both Jewish and Palestinian experiences, although some critics have noted its controversial handling of certain historical events. It is a landmark work that brings to life epic history without being a conventional history book, deepening contemporary political understanding without being a one-sided polemic[2][4][5].
Donald Trump has been bad for America but good for American book publishers. Now that Trump is coming back we look at what the best of those books had to say about him, also, the worst: Also, Melania has published a memoir: “Melania,” where she revisits plagiarizing Michelle Obama for her 2016 RNC convention speech, and wearing that jacket that said “I don’t care, do U?” when she visited INS detention camps for children separated from their parents at the border. Amy Wilentz comments on her explanations—and on the rest of the book. (Originally recorded 10-26-2024.)
Next: Kamala Harris lost not because Democratic voters switched to Trump, Steve Phillips shows, but because of a massive failure of the Democrats to turn out their base. (Originally recorded 12-11-2024.)
Plus: Joshua Holland explains why people in Denmark are so much happier than people in the USA. (Originally recorded 1-19-2023.)
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