Summary
"New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist, Nina Burleigh, explores Donald Trump's attitudes toward women by providing in-depth analysis and background on the women who have had the most profound influence on his life--the mother and grandmother who raised him, the wives who liv... Full description
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"New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist, Nina Burleigh, explores Donald Trump's attitudes toward women by providing in-depth analysis and background on the women who have had the most profound influence on his life--the mother and grandmother who raised him, the wives who lived with him, and the daughter who is poised to inherit it all. Has any president in the history of the United States had a more fraught relationship with women than Donald Trump? He flagrantly cheated on all three of his wives, brushed off multiple accusations of sexual assault, publicly ogled his eldest daughter, bought the silence of a porn star and a Playmate, and proclaimed his now-infamous seduction technique: 'grab 'em by the pussy.' Golden Handcuffs is a comprehensive and provocative account of the women who have been closest to Trump--his German-immigrant grandmother, Elizabeth, the uncredited founder of the Trump Organization; his Scottish-immigrant mother, Mary, who acquired a taste for wealth as a maid in the Andrew Carnegie mansion; his wives--Ivana, Marla, and Melania (the first and third of whom are immigrants); and his eldest daughter, Ivanka, groomed to take over the Trump brand from a young age. Also examined are Trump's two older sisters, one of whom is a prominent federal judge; his often-overlooked younger daughter, Tiffany; his female employees; and those he calls 'liars'--the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct. Of these women, Burleigh writes, 'where they come from and what they do now and in the future matters because they have or have had the ear of the most powerful man on earth.'" -- Publisher's description |
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Physical Description: |
viii, 359 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
9781501180200 1501180207 |
Author Notes: |
Nina Burleigh grew up in several different regions including San Francisco, Baghdad, and later Michigan. She began as an intern at the Associated Press where she learned a great deal about govenrment and writing journalism. She covered The White House and Congress for People and Time. She soon became a staff writer for People Magazine in the 2000's. She then went on to be a National Politics Correspondent for Newsweek in 2015. Her journalism experience motivated her to become an author. Her book title's include: Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt, Unholy Business: A True Tale of Faith, Greed and Forgery in the Holy Land, The Fatal Gift of Beauty, and The Stranger and the Statesman: Jame sSmithson, John Quincy Adams and the Making of America's Greatest Museum. (Bowker Author Biography) |