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It was not always so. In 1996, longtime New Yorker writer Mark Singer was conscripted by his editor to profile Donald Trump. At that time Trump was a mere Manhattan-centric megalomaniac, a failing casino operator mired in his second divorce and (he claimed) recovering from the bankruptcy proceedings that prompted him to inventory the contents of his Trump Tower home. Conversing with Trump in his offices, apartments, cars, and private plane, Singer found himself fascinated with this man “who had aspired to and achieved the ultimate luxury, an existence unmolested by the rumbling of a soul.”
In Trump and Me, Singer revisits the profile and recounts how its publication lodged inside its subject’s head as an enduring irritant—and how Singer (“A TOTAL LOSER!” according to Trump) cheerfully continued to bait him. He reflects on Trump’s evolution from swaggering buffoon to potential threat to America’s standing as a rational guardian of the world order. Heedlessly combative, equally adept at spewing insults and manipulating crowds at his campaign rallies, the self-proclaimed billionaire has emerged as an unlikely tribune of populist rage. All politics is artifice, and Singer marvels at how Trump has transfixed an electorate with his ultimate feat of performance art—a mass political movement only loosely tethered to reality.
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July 5, 2016 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781524733957
- File size: 66628 KB
- Duration: 02:18:48
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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In 1996, the author wrote a NEW YORKER profile of Donald Trump, who was then a real estate mogul and all-around New York celebrity. Trump hated the article, calling Singer "a loser." This audiobook revisits that profile--and draws some straight lines from Trump in the 1990s to Trump today. The foreword is read by NEW YORKER editor David Remnick, and the rest is narrated by the author, who sounds exactly like a print journalist should. He has a deep voice, a snide mien, a knowing attitude, and a fine sense of pacing. He's one of the few authors who can successfully narrate their own words. For those who haven't already had enough of Donald Trump, this audiobook is well worth a listen. R.I.G. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine
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