7 Top political science books like A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America by Philip Rucker

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A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America

By: Philip Rucker

4.10

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

The definitive insider narrative and the most fully characterised account yet of the chaos, scandal…

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1. Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party

By: Jonathan Karl

4.28

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

An extraordinary view into the politics of our times, Tired of Winning explores how Donald Trump re… read more

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  • biography
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  • presidents
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  • audiobook
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2. The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021

By: Peter Baker

4.46

Format: 725 pages, Kindle Edition

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "The most comprehensive and detailed account of the Trump presidency ye… read more

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3. Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service

By: Carol Leonnig

4.24

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

The first definitive account of the rise and fall of the Secret Service, from the Kennedy assassina… read more

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4. Peril

By: Bob Woodward

4.09

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

The book covers the end of the Trump presidency and the early months of the Biden presidency. Th… read more

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"Graham said, "I can get an affidavit tomorrow saying the world is flat."

-Bob Woodward, Peril

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5. Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

By: Maggie Haberman

4.09

Format: 597 pages, Hardcover

From the Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times reporter who has defined Donald J. Trump's presidenc… read more

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"Trump is to business what professional wrestling is to sports: part of it, certainly, but also a cartoonish parody of it."

-Maggie Haberman, Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

"[White House Chief of Staff and Four-Star General John] Kelly shared with [Mick} Mulvaney {who was appointed when Kelly resigned] his view that Trump was the most flawed person he had ever met."

-Maggie Haberman, Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

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6. Fear: Trump in the White House

By: Bob Woodward

3.87

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

With authoritative reporting honed through eight presidencies from Nixon to Obama, author Bob Woodw… read more

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  • biography
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"He’s a fucking moron,"

-Bob Woodward, Fear: Trump in the White House

"When Trump called Mexicans “rapists"

-Bob Woodward, Fear: Trump in the White House

"Mr. President, you've got to buy some democrats," Graham said. The good news is they come cheap."

-Bob Woodward, Fear: Trump in the White House

"For Mr. Trump, though, bringing in Mr. Bannon was the political equivalent of ordering comfort food."

-Bob Woodward, Fear: Trump in the White House

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7. Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House

By: Michael Wolff

3.44

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

With extraordinary access to the West Wing, Michael Wolff reveals what happened behind-the-scenes i… read more

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  • audiobook
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8. Everything Trump Touches Dies: A Republican Strategist Gets Real About the Worst President Ever

By: Rick Wilson

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A respected, long-time Republican strategist, ad-maker, and contributor for The Daily Beast, skewer… read more

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"Trumpism exists in the shallow end of the rhetorical pool—the very, very shallow end, where its users ignored the "No Diving" sign and still suffer some rocking head trauma from the experience. ... T…"

-Rick Wilson, Everything Trump Touches Dies: A Republican Strategist Gets Real About the Worst President Ever

"Some say America's forgotten workin' men rose up in a single, inchoate scream of rage at a system that for too long had provided them with nothing but empty promises, bad trade deals, and government-…"

-Rick Wilson, Everything Trump Touches Dies: A Republican Strategist Gets Real About the Worst President Ever

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9. A Warning

By: Anonymous

3.93

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

An unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency from the anonymous senior offic… read more

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  • biography
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"Legislators, regardless of party, have an obligation to monitor the executive branch. They should do so fairly and respectfully, but above all, they should do so."

-Anonymous, A Warning

"In the history of American democracy, we have had undisciplined presidents. We have had inexperienced presidents. We have had amoral presidents. Rarely if ever before have we had them all at once."

-Anonymous, A Warning

"Republicans gave the keys to the kingdom to a man who paid hush money to shut up a porn star he'd been sleeping with while married to his third wife, who'd recently given birth to their son. Are we s…"

-Anonymous, A Warning

"I was wrong about the "quiet resistance" inside the Trump administration. Unelected bureaucrats and cabinet appointees were never going to steer Donald Trump in the right direction in the long run, o…"

-Anonymous, A Warning

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10. Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency

By: Michael Wolff

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

“We won. Won in a landslide. This was a landslide.”―President Donald J. Trump, January 6, 2021We al… read more

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11. I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year

By: Carol Leonnig

4.39

Format: 476 pages, Kindle Edition

The instant #1 New York Times bestseller | A Washington Post Notable Book | One of NPR's Best Books… read more

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12. Rage

By: Bob Woodward

4.17

Format: 475 pages, Hardcover

An unprecedented and intimate tour de force of original reporting on the Trump presidency from Bob … read more

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"Trump is the wrong man for the job."

-Bob Woodward, Rage

"Cohn offered one more argument against steel tariffs. "We're not a steel-producing nation. We're a good-producing nation. If we increase the price of steel, out goods become overprices and we can't c…"

-Bob Woodward, Rage

"Many foreign policy leaders had said that Trump gave Kim (Kim Jong Un, dictator of North Korea) too much by agreeing to meet without formal, written conditions. "So, have you given Kim too much power…"

-Bob Woodward, Rage

"Kushner said that Scott Adam's approach could be applied to Trump's recent February 4 State of the Union speech when he had claimed, "Our economy is the best it has ever been." The economy was indeed…"

-Bob Woodward, Rage

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13. Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man

By: Mary L. Trump

3.82

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, M… read more

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14. American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump

By: Tim Alberta

4.17

Format: 688 pages, Hardcover

Politico Magazine’s chief political correspondent provides a rollicking insider’s look at the makin… read more

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15. Siege: Trump Under Fire

By: Michael Wolff

3.63

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Michael Wolff, author of the bombshell bestseller Fire and Fury, once again takes us inside the Tru… read more

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16. A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America

By: Philip Rucker

4.10

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

The definitive insider narrative and the most fully characterised account yet of the chaos, scandal… read more

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17. Front Row at the Trump Show

By: Jonathan Karl

4.27

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

An account like no other from the White House reporter who has known President Trump for more than … read more

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"As former Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said, ' You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts."

-Jonathan Karl, Front Row at the Trump Show

"I didn't become a reporter to dutifully record the words of the people in power. I became a reporter, in part, to hold those in power accountable."

-Jonathan Karl, Front Row at the Trump Show

"In a situation like that, it is the reporter's responsibility either to get an answer or to demonstrate that the politicians are ignoring the questions."

-Jonathan Karl, Front Row at the Trump Show

"It struck me that there is a reason James Madison put freedom of speech and freedom of the press in the very first amendment. If we can't speak out, if we cannot challenge those in power, there is no…"

-Jonathan Karl, Front Row at the Trump Show

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18. Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost

By: Michael C. Bender

4.02

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Michael C. Bender, senior White House reporter for the Wall Street Journal, presents a deeply repor… read more

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19. A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership

By: James Comey

4.10

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

In his book, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of … read more

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"Then there were the baffling, unnecessary lies. At one point, for example, the president told me that chief of staff Reince Priebus didn’t know we were meeting, which seemed incredible. The chief of …"

-James Comey, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership

"The more stressful the job, the more intentional I've always been about helping my team members find joy in our work. Laughter is the outward manifestation of joy, so I believe if I'm doing it right,…"

-James Comey, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership

"Ethical leaders care deeply about those they lead, and offer them honesty and decency, commitment and their own sacrifice. They have a confidence that breeds humility. Ethical leaders know their own …"

-James Comey, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership

"All of us struggle to realize something Patrice spent years telling me, as I took on one position or another: "It's not about you, dear." She often needed to remind me that, whatever people were feel…"

-James Comey, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership

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20. Tower of Lies: What My 18 Years of Working with Donald Trump Reveals About Him

By: Barbara A. Res

4.28

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

Barbara A. Res worked directly with Donald Trump for eighteen years on some of his biggest projects… read more

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21. Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump

By: Peter Strzok

4.36

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

The FBI veteran behind the Russia investigation draws on decades of experience hunting foreign agen… read more

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"I also cannot conceive of a sadder testament to Trump’s America: fringe elements of a nation, governed by violent invective and vindictive fury. The President’s vitriol posed a physical threat to his…"

-Peter Strzok, Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump

"Mueller may have shuttered his office. DOJ may have declined various prosecutions, although, thankfully several investigations continue. Men and women vigilant to national security threats may have b…"

-Peter Strzok, Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump

"By the same token, people today are resistant to the notion that by sharing dubious stories on Facebook, they're furthering the goals of a foreign adversary. Many people, in fact seem to resent the s…"

-Peter Strzok, Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump

"We could only hope that Trump’s restraint, deliberate or unwitting, would continue, and although he might be tempted to interfere yet again in the investigations into him, our commander in chief woul…"

-Peter Strzok, Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump

21 must-read audiobook books like A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America by Philip Rucker

Transform Your Habits

Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party

Jonathan Karl

4.28

Transform Your Habits

The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021

Peter Baker

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service

Carol Leonnig

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Peril

Bob Woodward

4.09

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18 Top audiobook books like Siege: Trump Under Fire by Michael Wolff

Transform Your Habits

Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party

Jonathan Karl

4.28

Transform Your Habits

The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021

Peter Baker

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Betrayal: The Final Act of the Trump Show

Jonathan Karl

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Peril

Bob Woodward

4.09

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