Donald Trump: The Lucky Loser. How to Create the Illusion of Success

Soon after announcing his first participation in the presidential race for the United States, Donald J. Trump told a national television audience that life had not been kind to him. In his speech, he painted a grim parable about how he turned a small loan from his father into a multibillion-dollar business and built a real estate empire. This feat, he claimed, made him the perfect candidate to lead the country. Except that none of these claims were true. Being the chosen successor of his wealthy father, Trump received over 500 million dollars from his family. He also hit the jackpot a second time thanks to Mark Burnett – the revolutionary television producer who made Trump a star. Trump's business empire has been sustained by finances that came to him not because of his entrepreneurial talent. "Donald Trump: The Lucky Loser" is a comprehensive and shocking investigation covering nearly a century and filled with exclusive materials. Based on data from Trump's confidential tax documents, including returns he attempted to hide, as well as business reports and interviews with people from his inner circle, New York Times journalists Susan Craig and Russ Buettner show how the illusion of success is created, maintained, and sold to the public. The bestseller according to The New York Times provides a truthful answer to the question of what really lies behind one of the most iconic and controversial figures of our time, dispelling the myth of the billionaire Trump who "made himself."