Critics have called Lucky Loser - my book with @russbuettner.bsky.social - a gripping page-turner, a multi-generational saga that brings perspective to how we got to this moment. It’s out next week in paperback. 🎉https://bsky.app/profile/penguinpress.bsky.social/post/3lz244muqt22j

Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success An Instant New York Times Bestseller • A Washington Post Notable Book • A Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year“A first-rate financial thriller . . . Lucky Loser is one of those rare Trump books that deserve, even demand, to be read.” –Alexander Nazaryan, The New York TimesFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters behind the 2018 bombshell New York Times exposé of President Trump’s finances, an explosive investigation into the history of Donald Trump’s wealth, revealing how one of the country’s biggest business failures lied his way into the White HouseSoon after announcing his first campaign for the US presidency, Donald J. Trump told a national television audience that life “has not been easy for me. It has not been easy for me.” Building on a narrative he had been telling for decades, he spun a hardscrabble fable of how he parlayed a small loan from his father into a multi-billion-dollar business and real estate empire. This feat, he argued, made him singularly qualified to lead the country. Except: None of it was true. As his wealthy father’s chosen successor, Trump received the equivalent today of more than $500 million in family money. He collected a second windfall thanks to Mark Burnett, the revolutionary television producer who made Trump a star. In truth, Trump's empire was underwritten, and at times saved, by the equivalent of more than $1 billion that came his way without any of the business expertise he claimed.Drawing on over twenty years’ worth of Trump’s confidential tax information, including the tax returns he tried to conceal, alongside business records and interviews with Trump insiders, New York Times investigative reporters Russ Buettner and Susanne Craig track Trump's financial rise and fall, and rise and fall again. A masterpiece of narrative reporting, Lucky Loser is a meticulous examination spanning nearly a century, filled with scoops from Trump Tower, Mar-a-Lago, Atlantic City, and the set of The Apprentice. Here for the first time is the definitive true accounting of Trump and his money – what he had, what he lost, and what he has left – and the myth of Trump, the self-made billionaire, exposed.

Much of the reporting at issue in Trump's lawsuit comes from "Lucky Loser," the remarkable book by @russbuettner.bsky.social @susannecraignyt.bsky.social. And as it happens, the new paperback edition comes out next week.

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Congratulations to Michael Kosta on his new book, out today. Great title! 😂 (Signed, huge fan.)

Dr. Oz: How His Millions Collide With Medicare (Gift Article) The TV celebrity and Trump nominee has pledged to divest from most of his financial interests. But they touch nearly every corner of health care, from insurance to blood pressure cuffs and vitamins, l...

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Greetings from the courthouse in lower Manhattan, where members of the press and public are braving the cold to wait in line for Trump’s sentencing. The cold isn’t so bad when you get to catch up with friends like @susannecraignyt.bsky.social

Looking forward to dive into this Christmas present from a dear friend.
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The Star-Making Machine That Created ‘Donald Trump’ The inside story of how the producers of “The Apprentice” crafted a TV version of Mr. Trump — measured, thoughtful and endlessly wealthy — that ultimately fueled his path to the White House.

Mark Burnett created a TV version of Donald Trump — measured, thoughtful and endlessly wealthy — that fueled his path to the White House. Trump just named him as a special envoy to the U.K. @russbuettner and I explore the relationship in our book Lucky Loser. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/14/b...

Thank you. 🙏

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is looking straight ahead. A headline reads: "How Addiction and Trauma Shaped R.F.K. Jr.’s Life." Photo by Kenny Holston/The New York Times.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is President-elect Trump’s pick to be health secretary. An examination of his life reveals his pattern of cycling through extremes — including his early drug addiction and deep dives into conspiracy theories — under the microscope of fame. nyti.ms/3D3fWO0

How R.F.K. Jr. Has Turned His Public Crusades Into a Private Windfall (Gift Article) The causes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has championed have brought him admiration, criticism — and tens of millions of dollars.

And resurfacing the article I wrote in late 2023 on Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s finances. www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/u...

Kennedy’s Inheritance: How Addiction and Trauma Shaped a Turbulent Life (Gift Article) Donald Trump’s pick to be health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reached a pinnacle of power after a life of fame and addictions and a career intertwined with conspiracy theories.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Inheritance: How Addiction and Trauma Shaped a Turbulent Life, @sherylnyt.bsky.social and Rebecca Davis O’Brien. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...

An exciting week for Lucky Loser, my biography with Susanne Craig of Donald becoming Trump in business. We made FT’s best business books of 2024, and WashPost’s best nonfiction books. Wonderful to appear with such impressive books.
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Best books of 2024: Business Andrew Hill selects his must-read titles

Woo-hoo for Lucky Loser, the book I co-authored with Russ Buettner. 🎉

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How Kamala Harris Burned Through $1.5 Billion in 15 Weeks Her frenzied spending has led to second-guessing among some Democrats and questions as she has pressed for more cash since the election.

How Kamala Harris Burned Through $1.5 Billion in 15 Weeks, via Shane Goldmacher. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/u...

Kennedy’s Views Mix Mistrust of Business With Bizarre Health Claims President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for health secretary opposes fluoride in water, promotes unproven Covid therapies and has threatened to prosecute medical journals.

“I’m going to litigate against you under the racketeering laws, under the general tort laws.” Robert Kennedy’s lesser known goals: Ending drug ads, prosecuting medical journals, with Sheryl Stolberg.
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Emboldened by Re-election, Trump Renews Bid to Overturn His Conviction Donald J. Trump’s lawyers have moved in recent days to throw out his criminal case in Manhattan, underscoring his expansive view of presidential power and its supremacy over the rule of law.

Emboldened by Re-election, Donald Trump Renews Bid to Overturn His Criminal Conviction www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/n...

Here for all of it. Especially the pets.