Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-10-25
Books mentioned on Maggie Haberman on What an Unleashed Trump Might Do
Ezra Klein recommended Confidence Man by Maggie Haberman and American Carnage by Tim Alberta. Maggie Haberman recommended Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro and Romney by McKay Coppins, and discussed The Art of the Deal by Tony Robson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Confidence Man
Confidence Man by Maggie Haberman is a biography of Donald Trump that examines his career as a real estate developer in New York and his subsequent political trajectory.
Recommended“she is a contributor at CNN and she's the author of The Great Book confidence man the making of Donald Trump and the breaking of America”
Where to get it
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The Art of the Deal
Discussed“the idea of trump as you know Mega CEO was forged through the art of the deal the book that he published in 1987 which was Ghost written by Tony Schwarz”
Where to get it
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Klara and the Sun
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro is a dystopian novel narrated by an artificial intelligence companion observing the shifting human world.
Recommended“K's way it's the best bio complete bio I've read about her”
Where to get it
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Romney
McKay Coppins's Romney: A Reckoning is a biographical study examining the political career, ideological shifts, and personal journals of Mitt Romney.
Recommended“uh Romney a reckoning”
Where to get it
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American Carnage
American Carnage by Tim Alberta is an investigative political work that chronicles the transformation of the Republican Party during the Trump era and the profound ideological shifts within American conservatism.
Recommended“and I would urge everybody to read or reread Tim Alberta's American Carnage”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“confidence man the making of Donald Trump and the breaking of America”
“although I reported in confidence man that John Kelly had emerged from his time with Trump thinking that he was a fascist”