Ever since Donald Trump entered the presidential race—in a press conference attended by paid actors, in which he slandered Mexican immigrants—he has dominated headlines, becoming the unrestrained id at the center of one of the most bizarre and alarming elections in American history.It was not always so. In 1996, longtime New Yorker writer Mark Singer was conscripted by his editor to profile Donald Trump. At that time Trump was a mere Manhattan-centric megalomaniac, a failing casino operator mired in his second divorce and (he claimed) recovering from the bankruptcy proceedings that prompted him to inventory the contents of his Trump Tower home. Conversing with Trump in his offices, apartments, cars, and private plane, Singer found himself fascinated with this man “who had aspired to and achieved the ultimate luxury, an existence unmolested by the rumbling of a soul.”In Trump and Me, Singer revisits the profile and recounts how its publication lodged inside its subject’s head as an enduring irritant—and how Singer (“A TOTAL LOSER!” according to Trump) cheerfully continued to bait him. He reflects on Trump’s evolution from swaggering buffoon to potential threat to America’s standing as a rational guardian of the world order. Heedlessly combative, equally adept at spewing insults and manipulating crowds at his campaign rallies, the self-proclaimed billionaire has emerged as an unlikely tribune of populist rage. All politics is artifice, and Singer marvels at how Trump has transfixed an electorate with his ultimate feat of performance art—a mass political movement only loosely tethered to reality.

Trump and Me

Mark Singer

Penguin Books, Ltd.

Funny Money (Picador Books) by Singer, Mark

Business & Money

Economics

Picador

A superb collection, Mr. Personality brings together the best of Mark Singer’s profiles and Talk of the Town” pieces from The New Yorker (19771989). In these thirty-three witty and offbeat pieces, Singer presents a slice of New York and its citizens in a way that only he can. From prolific filmmaker Errol Morris and a family of superintendents to one of the last great zipper-fixers, a court buff in Brooklyn, and Mr. Personality himself, these remarkable portraits offer something for every reader.

Mr. Personality: Profiles and Talk-pieces (Picador Books)

Biographies & Memoirs

Tim Duggan Books

By using this book, students will learn a simple method of how to prepare for any speech by using the very effective Communication Guide . Its use is presented in a step-by-step method so students can complete the blank sections after they read and absorb each chapter. And, if students have any speech anxiety or stage fright, Guidelines has more tips than any other book in the field.For students who are preparing for employment interviews, there is a chapter that includes techniques for creating a successful interviewing strategy, sample answers to those "tough questions" from interviewers, tips on proper dress, and specific ideas on how to successfully negotiate for salary and benefits.

Guidelines for Communication: The Right Tool for Preparing Great Speeches

Punim

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