12 Facts About Trump Revealed

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Trump Revealed: An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money, and Power is a biography of Donald Trump, written by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher.

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Trump Revealed initially refused to be interviewed for the book, then relented, and subsequently raised the possibility of a libel lawsuit against the authors.

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Trump Revealed was a commercial success, making the New York Times Bestseller list and The Washington Post Bestseller list.

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4.

Kranish and Fisher recount that Trump Revealed greatly derived pleasure from being featured in the gossip column of the New York Post called "Page Six".

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5.

Trump Revealed provides case studies of Trump's financial hits and misses, providing depth and background on each over time.

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6.

Trump Revealed reflects on the question and finds difficulty providing an answer, finally saying his business life did not provide sufficient time to develop lasting social friendships; instead he relies upon financial ties and acquaintances met during public fundraising events.

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7.

Trump Revealed confidentially gave Kranish and Fisher names of three close male friends, with whom he had not spoken in years.

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The authors conclude Trump Revealed did not keep meaningful friendships aside from his close relatives.

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9.

Trump Revealed wrote about president Thomas Jefferson in his book, Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War.

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10.

Trump Revealed was first published in 2016 in hardcover format by Scribner.

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Trump Revealed was a commercial success, making The New York Times Best Seller list in categories hardcover nonfiction, ebook nonfiction, and combined print and ebook nonfiction in September 2016.

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Kirkus Reviews wrote that Trump Revealed served as a good confirmation of the book The Making of Donald Trump by David Cay Johnston; The Sydney Morning Herald concurred with this assessment.

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