Fire and Fury review - a world first:

[TubbersUK]

Fire and Fury review - a world first: Michael Wolff's explosive Donald Trump book portrays an 'inept, hopeless and confused' presidency
Wolff gives us devastatingly direct transcripts in this political exposé worth reading, says David Sexton

Few political exposés are actually worth reading, once the splashy news stories garnered by a quick skim have been published. Michael Wolff’s Fire And Fury: Inside The Trump White House is different.

Yesterday it provided some eye-popping anecdotes — how Trump constructs his comb-over, his nasty tricks on the wives of his friends, Melania’s tears when she realised he might win the presidency, Steve Bannon’s utter contempt for Donald Jr’s stupidity in meeting the Russians, etc.

But, although full of startling disclosures, this book amounts to much more than a treasure trove of gaffes and inanities. It is ferociously well-written and pitilessly focused — and it is destined to become the primary account of the first nine months of the Trump presidency. Wolff references Bob Woodward’s book about the Clinton administration, The Agenda, and David Halberstam’s book The Best And The Brightest, about the US establishment in the Vietnam years, as defining epochs — and Fire and Fury belongs in that company.

https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/books/fire-and-fury-review-michael-wolff-donald-trump-book-inside-the-white-house-a3732751.html

[highplainsdem]

1. K&R

[SunSeeker]

2. K & R

[Glorfindel]

3. K&R n/t

[Fred Sanders]

4. Old and Weary. Demented and Deluded. Paranoid and Pissy. Fake and Flakey. This fun!

[Moostache]

16. I appreciate the sentiment...I'm just too terrified of accidental nuclear war to freely enjoy it...

This fake presidency is destroying the nation's international standing, eroding our institutions and creating a profoundly unsafe future for us all. The fact that this shit-stain on a white sheet (or is that "in a white sheet"?) was EVER allowed to become the de facto leader of the free world is an indictment of our media-driven, attention-span deficient so-called culture and is the embarrassment of the 21st century that may not be topped in the intervening 82 years until the 22nd century...(if we survive that long as a species).

[SharonAnn]

18. I knew all this about him when he was campaigning. It was that obvious. Awful to have it confirmed

[2naSalit]

5. K&R

[knightmaar]

6. The right wingers are hammering hard on this

Even in Canadian papers' comments sections
"It's already proven to be a fraud"
"Nothing but liberal lies"
etc. etc.

[rurallib]

12. but do they ever show any proof of fraud or lies?

Of course not.

[knightmaar]

17. No, it's the same as the Obama era people.

Always talking about Obama "taking away our rights".

Which "right" exactly? Can you name even one?

"Um ... um ..."

[lkinwi]

7. Local bookstore opens in 5 min I hope they have it.

[lark]

8. Got it on my Kindle few minutes ago.

Got a few chores to do then my reward of concentrated book reading this afternoon. Can't wait!

[mainer]

10. Great! I'll check on my kindle account. It earlier said delivery Jan 9

I guess Amazon finally got the new release date into its system.

[blaze]

15. Reviewers are recommending cancelling order and then re-ordering.

That appears to be the trick to get it now.

[mainer]

19. It showed up on kindle!

Appears the only way you can find it available at the moment is on ebook.

[L. Coyote]

9. "destined to become the primary account of the first nine months of the Trump presidency"

And the last year of the Trump presidency ...

THREAD: Today's NYT revelations aid Mueller's obstruction investigation.

Link to tweet

[gordianot]

11. I speed read just got it on Kindle: So far Holy Crap.

They let this character in, my question is who else is in their midst recording their stupidity? Obviously there is NO security.

[Marcuse]

13. They must have mistaken Wolff for the Russian Ambassador.

[rurallib]

14. probably several Russian minders and recorders among the crowd

They have an investment to protect.

[bluestarone]

20. movie in the making???

when will the movie come out? LOL