We look forward to seeing you on your next visit to the library. Find a location near you.

Lucky loser: how Donald Trump squandered his father's fortune and created the illusion of success
(Book)

Book Cover
Your Rating: 0 stars
Star rating for

Average user rating: 5 stars
User ratings:
5 star
 
(1)
4 star
 
(0)
3 star
 
(0)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Contributors:
Published:
New York : Penguin Press, 2024.
Physical Desc:
519 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Status:
16 copies, 43 people are on the wait list.

Description

"Soon after announcing his first campaign for the US presidency, Donald J. Trump told a national television audience that life 'has not been easy for me. It has not been easy for me.' Building on a narrative he had been telling for decades, he spun a hardscrabble fable of how he parlayed a small loan from his father into a multi-billion-dollar business and real estate empire. This feat, he argued, made him singularly qualified to lead the country. None of it was true. Born to a rich father who made him the beneficiary of his own highly lucrative investments, Trump received the equivalent of more than $500 million today via means that required no business expertise whatsoever. Drawing on over twenty years' worth of Trump's confidential tax information, including the tax returns he tried to conceal, alongside business records and interviews with Trump insiders, New York Times investigative reporters Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig track Trump's financial rise and fall, and rise and fall again. For decades, he squanders his fortunes on money losing businesses, only to be saved yet again by financial serendipity. He tacks his name above the door of every building, while taking out huge loans he'll never repay. He obsesses over appearances, while ignoring threats to the bottom line and mounting costly lawsuits against city officials. He tarnishes the value of his name by allowing anyone with a big enough check to use it, and cheats the television producer who not only rescues him from bankruptcy but casts him as a business savant--the public image that will carry him to the White House. A masterpiece of narrative reporting, Lucky Loser is a meticulous, nearly-century spanning narrative, filled with scoops from Trump Tower, Mar-a-Lago, Atlantic City, and the set of The Apprentice. At a moment when Trump's tether to success and power is more precarious than ever, here for the first time is the definitive true accounting of Trump and his money--what he had, what he lost, and what he has left--and the final word on the myth of Trump, the self-made billionaire"--

Also in This Series

Copies

Location
Call Number
Status
Central New Books - 1st Floor
973.933 T871zb 2024
Due Nov 27, 2024
Elk Grove
973.933 T871zb 2024
Due Nov 21, 2024
Elk Grove
973.933 T871zb 2024
In Transit
Fair Oaks
973.933 T871zb 2024
Due Nov 30, 2024
Fair Oaks
973.933 T871zb 2024
In Transit
North Natomas
973.933 T871zb 2024
In Transit
North Sacramento-Hagginwood
973.933 T871zb 2024
Due Nov 22, 2024
Orangevale
973.933 T871zb 2024
Due Nov 12, 2024
Pocket-Greenhaven
973.933 T871zb 2024
On Holdshelf
Pocket-Greenhaven
973.933 T871zb 2024
Due Nov 27, 2024
Rio Linda
973.933 T871zb 2024
Due Nov 23, 2024
Southgate
973.933 T871zb 2024
In Transit
Sylvan Oaks
973.933 T871zb 2024
Due Nov 23, 2024
Sylvan Oaks
973.933 T871zb 2024
Due Dec 3, 2024
Walnut Grove
973.933 T871zb 2024
On Holdshelf
Location
Call Number
Status
Woodland Public Library Adult New Books
973.933 Bue 2024
Due Nov 23, 2024

More Like This

Other Editions and Formats

More Copies In LINK+

Loading LINK+ Copies...

More Details

Format:
Book
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593298640, 0593298640

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-500) and index.
Description
"Soon after announcing his first campaign for the US presidency, Donald J. Trump told a national television audience that life 'has not been easy for me. It has not been easy for me.' Building on a narrative he had been telling for decades, he spun a hardscrabble fable of how he parlayed a small loan from his father into a multi-billion-dollar business and real estate empire. This feat, he argued, made him singularly qualified to lead the country. None of it was true. Born to a rich father who made him the beneficiary of his own highly lucrative investments, Trump received the equivalent of more than $500 million today via means that required no business expertise whatsoever. Drawing on over twenty years' worth of Trump's confidential tax information, including the tax returns he tried to conceal, alongside business records and interviews with Trump insiders, New York Times investigative reporters Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig track Trump's financial rise and fall, and rise and fall again. For decades, he squanders his fortunes on money losing businesses, only to be saved yet again by financial serendipity. He tacks his name above the door of every building, while taking out huge loans he'll never repay. He obsesses over appearances, while ignoring threats to the bottom line and mounting costly lawsuits against city officials. He tarnishes the value of his name by allowing anyone with a big enough check to use it, and cheats the television producer who not only rescues him from bankruptcy but casts him as a business savant--the public image that will carry him to the White House. A masterpiece of narrative reporting, Lucky Loser is a meticulous, nearly-century spanning narrative, filled with scoops from Trump Tower, Mar-a-Lago, Atlantic City, and the set of The Apprentice. At a moment when Trump's tether to success and power is more precarious than ever, here for the first time is the definitive true accounting of Trump and his money--what he had, what he lost, and what he has left--and the final word on the myth of Trump, the self-made billionaire"--,Provided by publisher.

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Buettner, R., & Craig, S. (2024). Lucky loser: how Donald Trump squandered his father's fortune and created the illusion of success. New York, Penguin Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Buettner, Russ and Susanne., Craig. 2024. Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success. New York, Penguin Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Buettner, Russ and Susanne., Craig, Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success. New York, Penguin Press, 2024.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Buettner, Russ, and Susanne. Craig. Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success. New York, Penguin Press, 2024.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

Staff View

Grouped Work ID:
6c2bcfea-a797-245d-2c36-679a35aa3e05
Go To Grouped Work

QR Code

Record Information

Last Sierra Extract TimeNov 12, 2024 01:00:18 PM
Last File Modification TimeNov 12, 2024 01:01:33 PM
Last Grouped Work Modification TimeNov 12, 2024 01:00:27 PM

MARC Record

LEADER05108nam a2200625 i 4500
001bl2024019836
00520240911104212.5
008240906s2024    nyua     b    001 0beng d
010 |a bl2024019836
020 |a 9780593298640
020 |a 0593298640
040 |a NjBwBT |b eng |e rda |c NjBwBT |d NjBwBT
043 |a n-us---
049 |a JRSA
05014 |a E913 |b .B84 2024
08204 |a 973.933092 |a B |2 23/eng/20240906
099 |a 973.933 T871zb 2024
1001 |a Buettner, Russ, |e author.
24510 |a Lucky loser : |b how Donald Trump squandered his father's fortune and created the illusion of success / |c Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig.
2641 |a New York : |b Penguin Press, |c 2024.
300 |a 519 pages : |b color illustrations ; |c 25 cm
336 |a text |2 rdacontent
337 |a unmediated |2 rdamedia
338 |a volume |2 rdacarrier
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 457-500) and index.
520 |a "Soon after announcing his first campaign for the US presidency, Donald J. Trump told a national television audience that life 'has not been easy for me. It has not been easy for me.' Building on a narrative he had been telling for decades, he spun a hardscrabble fable of how he parlayed a small loan from his father into a multi-billion-dollar business and real estate empire. This feat, he argued, made him singularly qualified to lead the country. None of it was true. Born to a rich father who made him the beneficiary of his own highly lucrative investments, Trump received the equivalent of more than $500 million today via means that required no business expertise whatsoever. Drawing on over twenty years' worth of Trump's confidential tax information, including the tax returns he tried to conceal, alongside business records and interviews with Trump insiders, New York Times investigative reporters Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig track Trump's financial rise and fall, and rise and fall again. For decades, he squanders his fortunes on money losing businesses, only to be saved yet again by financial serendipity. He tacks his name above the door of every building, while taking out huge loans he'll never repay. He obsesses over appearances, while ignoring threats to the bottom line and mounting costly lawsuits against city officials. He tarnishes the value of his name by allowing anyone with a big enough check to use it, and cheats the television producer who not only rescues him from bankruptcy but casts him as a business savant--the public image that will carry him to the White House. A masterpiece of narrative reporting, Lucky Loser is a meticulous, nearly-century spanning narrative, filled with scoops from Trump Tower, Mar-a-Lago, Atlantic City, and the set of The Apprentice. At a moment when Trump's tether to success and power is more precarious than ever, here for the first time is the definitive true accounting of Trump and his money--what he had, what he lost, and what he has left--and the final word on the myth of Trump, the self-made billionaire"-- |c Provided by publisher.
60010 |a Trump, Donald, |d 1946-
60030 |a Trump family.
6500 |a Presidents |z United States |v Biography.
6500 |a Businesspeople |z United States |v Biography.
6500 |a Fathers and sons |z United States |v Biography.
6500 |a Wealth |z United States.
6557 |a Biographies. |2 lcgft
7001 |a Craig, Susanne., |e author.
907 |a .b27775069
945 |y .i91788638 |i 31652003623585 |l wdpad |s - |k 11-23-24 |u 3 |x 0 |w 3 |v 0 |t 0 |z 09-17-24 |o l |a 973.933 Bue 2024
945 |y .i91820716 |i 33029116743816 |l cenad |s - |k 11-27-24 |u 2 |x 0 |w 2 |v 0 |t 3 |z 09-23-24 |o -
945 |y .i91820728 |i 33029116743824 |l sylad |s - |k 11-23-24 |u 3 |x 0 |w 3 |v 0 |t 3 |z 09-23-24 |o -
945 |y .i9182073x |i 33029116743832 |l walad |s ! |k  |u 1 |x 0 |w 1 |v 0 |t 3 |z 09-23-24 |o -
945 |y .i91820741 |i 33029116743840 |l nntad |s t |k  |u 2 |x 0 |w 2 |v 0 |t 3 |z 09-23-24 |o -
945 |y .i91820753 |i 33029116743857 |l souad |s t |k  |u 2 |x 0 |w 2 |v 0 |t 3 |z 09-23-24 |o -
945 |y .i91820765 |i 33029116743865 |l nsaad |s - |k 11-22-24 |u 3 |x 0 |w 3 |v 0 |t 3 |z 09-23-24 |o -
945 |y .i91820777 |i 33029116743873 |l faiad |s - |k 11-30-24 |u 2 |x 0 |w 2 |v 0 |t 3 |z 09-23-24 |o -
945 |y .i91820789 |i 33029116743881 |l sylad |s - |k 12-03-24 |u 3 |x 0 |w 3 |v 0 |t 3 |z 09-23-24 |o -
945 |y .i91820790 |i 33029116743899 |l faiad |s t |k  |u 2 |x 0 |w 2 |v 0 |t 3 |z 09-23-24 |o -
945 |y .i91820807 |i 33029116743907 |l elkad |s t |k  |u 3 |x 0 |w 3 |v 0 |t 3 |z 09-23-24 |o -
945 |y .i91820819 |i 33029116743915 |l elkad |s - |k 11-21-24 |u 2 |x 0 |w 2 |v 0 |t 3 |z 09-23-24 |o -
945 |y .i91820820 |i 33029116743923 |l rioad |s - |k 11-23-24 |u 1 |x 0 |w 1 |v 0 |t 3 |z 09-23-24 |o -
945 |y .i91820832 |i 33029116743931 |l oraad |s - |k 11-12-24 |u 2 |x 0 |w 2 |v 0 |t 3 |z 09-23-24 |o -
945 |y .i91820844 |i 33029116743949 |l pocad |s - |k 11-27-24 |u 2 |x 0 |w 2 |v 0 |t 3 |z 09-23-24 |o -
945 |y .i91820856 |i 33029116743956 |l pocad |s ! |k  |u 2 |x 0 |w 2 |v 0 |t 3 |z 09-23-24 |o -
9950 |a Loaded with m2btab.marciveb this month
9950 |a Loaded with m2btab.splbtbi this month
9950 |a Loaded with m2btab.ingra this month
998 |e - |d a  |f eng |a ard |a cen |a elk |a fai |a gal |a nnt |a nsa |a ora |a poc |a rio |a syl |a wal |a wdp