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A Very Stable Genius

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A Very Stable Genius

Donald J. Trump's Testing of America

by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig

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512 pages
Published
January 21, 2020
Publisher
Penguin Books
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On Political Wire 4 posts

  • Jan 19, 2020
    Dysfunction and Disaster at the Court of King Donald

    The Guardian reviews A Very Stable Genius as "richly sourced and highly readable."

  • Jan 16, 2020
    ‘It Reads Like a Horror Story’

    A New York Times review of Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig’s new book, A Very Stable Genius, suggests the title is "savvy marketing. It’s possible to imagine both Donald J. Trump’s detractors and his admirers eagerly grasping a copy."

  • Jan 15, 2020
    A Very Stable Genius

    Out next week: A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America by Philip Rucker and Carol Leoning.

  • Oct 7, 2019
    A Very Stable Genius

    Coming soon: A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America by Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker.

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