A Warning
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4.2 • 45 Ratings
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
#1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller: An unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency from the anonymous senior official whose first words of warning about the president rocked the nation's capital.
On September 5, 2018, the New York Times published a bombshell essay and took the rare step of granting its writer anonymity. Described only as "a senior official in the Trump administration," the author provided eyewitness insight into White House chaos, administration instability, and the people working to keep Donald Trump's reckless impulses in check.
With the 2020 election on the horizon, Anonymous is speaking out once again. In this book, the original author pulls back the curtain even further, offering a first-of-its-kind look at the president and his record -- a must-read before Election Day. It will surprise and challenge both Democrats and Republicans, motivate them to consider how we judge our nation's leaders, and illuminate the consequences of re-electing a commander in chief unfit for the role.
This book is a sobering assessment of the man in the Oval Office and a warning about something even more important -- who we are as a people.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The anonymous White House official whose September 2018 New York Times op-ed revealed a "resistance" inside the Trump administration returns with a brisk, page-turning critique of the president. The author portrays a "broken" White House devoid of "process," with senior staff reduced to "glorified government babysitters." He describes Trump as unable to focus on complex subjects and as being in possession of an "astounding" level of "intellectual laziness." The president, according to Anonymous, is a "pretender to courage" with a warped, self-interested sense of justice; an unexplained affinity for dictators and strongmen over America's allies; and a troubling disregard for the truth when it conflicts with "preposterous" deep state conspiracy theories. The book's biggest surprise, however, is its lack of surprises there is little here that hasn't been previously reported. The author provides disappointingly few details of Trump's most controversial moments; instead, the book hammers home the broad warning that Trump is "unfit" for office. "I cannot say who will turn the ship," the author concludes, "but four more years of Trump could very well sink it." In the midst of an impeachment inquiry, this resonant, alarming message is undermined by the messenger's unwillingness to be specific.)
Customer Reviews
Nothing new here
The book is gloriously well crafted, erudite, and grounded in a deep background in history. If you buy it hoping for a new take or new anecdotes on the Trump Whitehouse, you will be disappointed. Well written, but hypocritical: the book would only have real kick if the author used his or her name. Republicans might be pursued to the authors point of view, that the time has come to risk everything, to stand for principal, if it weren’t for the author’s hypocrisy in insisting others should take on the fire and fury, while the author remains anonymous. Reports on the chaos and anecdotes are mostly those already available on major news channels and in the major left and centre newspapers. Author is clearly a conservative, so may not be aware these things have already been reported, but the publishers certainly should be.
An Absolute Must Read...
This book is concise and well written. An excellent, well formulated argument and call to action. A must read for all who participate in the American electorate. Whichever side of the isle you find yourself on this will resonate with you. I believe the author is well intentioned, speaks from direct experience and gives the reader and opportunity to decide for themselves the very fate of the United States of America.