• The Man Who Sold America

  • Trump and the Unraveling of the American Story
  • By: Joy-Ann Reid
  • Narrated by: Joy-Ann Reid
  • Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (553 ratings)

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The New York Times best seller

MSNBC'S Joy-Ann Reid calculates the true price of the Trump presidency

"The host of AM Joy on MSNBC argues that President Trump’s administration is characterized by grift and venality that demeans the office and diminishes America." (New York Times Book Review, New & Notable)

Is Donald Trump running the "longest con" in US history? How did we get here? What will be left of America when he leaves office?

Candidate Trump sold Americans a vision that was seemingly at odds with their country’s founding principles. Now in office, he’s put up a "for sale" sign - on the prestige of the presidency, on America’s global stature, and on our national identity. At what cost have these deals come? Joy-Ann Reid's essential new audiobook, The Man Who Sold America, delivers an urgent accounting of our national crisis from one of our foremost political commentators.

Three years ago, Donald Trump pitched millions of voters on the idea that their country was broken, and that the rest of the world was playing us "for suckers." All we needed to fix this was Donald Trump, who rebranded prejudice as patriotism, presented diversity as our weakness, and promised that money really could make the world go 'round.

Trump made the sale to enough Americans in three key swing states to win the electoral college. As president, Trump’s raft of self-dealing, scandal, and corruption has overwhelmed the national conversation. And with prosecutors bearing down on Trump and his family business, the web of criminality is circling closer to the Oval Office. All this while Trump seemingly makes his administration a pawn for the ultimate villain: an autocratic former KGB officer in Russia who found in the untutored and eager 45th president the perfect "apprentice".

What is the hidden impact of Trump, beyond the headlines? Through interviews with American and international thought leaders and in-depth analysis, Reid situates the Trump era within the context of modern history, examining the profound social changes that led us to this point.

Providing new context and depth to our understanding, The Man Who Sold America reveals the causes and consequences of the Trump presidency and contends with the future that awaits us.

©2019 Joy-Ann Reid (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers
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Good explanation of how we got to where we are

I am a big Joy Reid fan. I'm not sure what I was expecting but as someone who follows Joy and the news cycle and politics closely, this for me was more of a refresher than a revelation. Nevertheless, Joy is easy to listen to, clear in her explanations, and very knowledgeable about the political climate that led the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States. I particularly enjoyed the discussion on the Davos Conference, and I am very concerned and somewhat alarmed by the warning of how capitalism can easily slip into fascism as more wealth is concentrated in the hands of fewer and fewer people, and the resultant rise of tribalism. We see it happening before our very eyes -- and with a Congress and court system, either unwilling, or unable to put on the brakes. This book is the canary in the coalmine.

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A fantastic read

A sobering, intelligent, and thoughtful assessment of what's going on in this country right now. Joy Reid produced a book that I could not stop listening to till the very end.

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Love this! informative and captivating!

Finished it record time, only because it was so interesting. Love Joy already and this book didn't disappoint.

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Loved the book.

It's really a shame that he wants to go back to the white and colored water fountains. Every man women and child in my family will be out there voting. Make America-America again.

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Exceptionally narrated

Do not hesitate to purchase this book I prefer the audio versions especially when the author is the narrator. It brings life to the wonderful words Joy has penned.
I am eternally grateful for her voice of truth.

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Excellent read!

Joy-Ann Reid wrote an excellent history of the 2016 Trump presidential campaign. I highly recommend this book.

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Current Events and prophecy fulfillment

Very easy to listen to Ms. Reid narrating her book.
I am so much more the wiser because of her work. Thank you for your excellent melange of history, sentiment and cultural expressions of America and those who love and despise her alike.
Highly recommended to anyone interested in the fabric of our democracy and how fragile it is.

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Thank you J. Reid

I enjoyed this Audiobook immensely. Thank you Joy Reid for clarifying and shining light on the illegitimate inhabitant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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An American Story

I love Ms. Reid's animated story reading about America's modern day Shakespeare's comedy/tragdey named Trump.

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Superb!

Great research and revelation of the undercurrents of America's complex political, economic, and racial systems.

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