Confidence Man The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

The #1 New York Times Bestseller • Pulitzer Prize Winner

From one of America’s most trusted political journalists comes the definitive portrait of Donald Trump—a sweeping, revelatory biography that captures the complexity of the man who reshaped American politics. Confidence Man is the culmination of Maggie Haberman’s decades covering Trump, offering unparalleled access and insight into the forty-fifth and forty-seventh president.

Through hundreds of interviews—including with Trump himself—Haberman paints an unflinching portrait of a figure both calculating and impulsive, capable of unexpected kindness yet reliant on casual cruelty. This isn’t just political analysis; it’s a masterful excavation of how New York’s cutthroat 1970s and ’80s forged a transactional survivor whose instincts would ultimately push American democracy to its limits.

Now updated with new reporting through the 2024 election, this edition includes a revelatory afterword examining Trump’s historic return to power. The Financial Times calls it “the definitive biography,” while The Guardian hails it as “a political epic.”

Whether you’re seeking to understand this consequential era in American history or simply appreciate deeply reported, brilliantly crafted nonfiction, Confidence Man delivers. Haberman’s newsbreaking ability and narrative mastery make this essential reading—a book that will serve as a primary source for historians and curious citizens alike for generations to come.

A must-have for any serious political collection.

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