Rage

Bob Woodward's new book, Rage, provides an unprecedented and intimate tour de force of new reporting on the Trump presidency facing a global pandemic, economic disaster, and racial unrest. Woodward reveals the precise moment the president was warned that the Covid-19 epidemic would be the biggest national security threat to his presidency and provides a self-portrait that is part denial and part combative interchange mixed with surprising moments of doubt. The book draws from hundreds of hours of interviews with first-hand witnesses and participants and includes 25 never-seen personal letters exchanged between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump insists he will triumph over Covid-19 and the economic calamity.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 480 pages
Publication date: 13 May 2021
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

BOB WOODWARD'S NEW BOOK, RAGE, IS AN UNPRECEDENTED AND INTIMATE TOUR DE FORCE OF NEW REPORTING ON THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY FACING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, ECONOMIC DISASTER, AND RACIAL UNREST.

Woodward, the No. 1 international bestselling author of "Fear: Trump in the White House," has uncovered the precise moment the president was warned that the COVID-19 epidemic would be the biggest national security threat to his presidency. In dramatic detail, Woodward takes readers into the Oval Office as Trump's head pops up when he is told in January 2020 that the pandemic could reach the scale of the 1918 Spanish Flu that killed 675,000 Americans.

In 17 on-the-record interviews with Woodward over seven volatile months—an utterly vivid window into Trump's mind—the president provides a self-portrait that is part denial and part combative interchange mixed with surprising moments of doubt as he glimpses the perils in the presidency and what he calls the "dynamite behind every door."

At key decision points, Rage shows how Trump's responses to the crises of 2020 were rooted in the instincts, habits, and style he developed during his first three years as president.

Revisiting the earliest days of the Trump presidency, Rage reveals how Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats struggled to keep the country safe as the president dismantled any semblance of collegial national security decision-making.

Rage draws from hundreds of hours of interviews with first-hand witnesses as well as participants' notes, emails, diaries, calendars, and confidential documents.

Woodward obtained 25 never-seen personal letters exchanged between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who describes the bond between the two men as "very special."

The letters, which were obtained by Woodward through an intermediary, provide a rare glimpse into the private conversations between the two leaders and shed light on their relationship, which has been characterized by mutual distrust and hostility.

One of the most striking revelations in the letters is that Trump and Kim Jong Un both believe that the United States is their greatest enemy.

Trump refers to the United States as "the enemy" and Kim Jong Un as "a madman with nuclear weapons."

The two leaders also discuss the possibility of a summit between them, but there are no concrete plans or dates mentioned in the letters.

Woodward's book, Rage, is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the Trump presidency and the challenges facing the United States in the 21st century.

Weight: 362g
Dimension: 130 x 197 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781471197741