I just finished reading Mary Trump's book-Too Much and Never
Enough. I enjoyed the book very much and recommend it to all readers,
Pro or Anti-Trump. It is a must read. Thank you David III for buying it
for me.
The
book confirms that Potus is deceitful, obnoxious, narcissist, arrogant,
liar, dishonest, tactless, racist, uneducated, misogynistic and
pompous. If you don't agree read the book. Here's a summary from
Wikipedia.
Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man is a tell-all book written by Mary L. Trump, a niece of Donald Trump. It was published on July 14, 2020, by Simon & Schuster. The book provides an insider look to the Trump family dynamics, reveals details about financial dealings, including the author's work as the anonymous source who revealed the suspected tax fraud to The New York Times. The Trump family launched a lawsuit in an attempt to stop its publication but was unsuccessful in delaying the release of the book.
The book's author, Mary L. Trump, a clinical psychologist is a daughter of Fred Trump Jr., and a granddaughter of Fred Trump Sr. She has taught graduate students in the subjects of trauma, psychopathology, and developmental psychology. She has written a dissertation on stalking victims, conducted research on schizophrenia, and written parts of the prominent medical manual Diagnosis: Schizophrenia. Mary's father died in 1981 at the age of 42 from a heart attack due to alcoholism.
Following the death of Fred Sr. in 1999, Mary and her brother, Fred III, contested Fred Sr.'s will in probate court, claiming that Fred Sr. was suffering from dementia, and the will was "procured by fraud and undue influence" by Fred Sr.'s other children, Donald, Maryanne, and Robert. A week later, Donald, Maryanne, and Robert terminated health insurance coverage for Fred III's son, William, an 18-month old with epileptic spasms. In an interview with the New York Daily News, Mary said that her "aunt and uncles should be ashamed of themselves. I'm sure they are not." The suit was settled, with William's health insurance reinstated. Donald in 2016 explained his actions: "I was angry because they sued."
After her uncle's presidential campaign, Mary Trump came into contact with The New York Times, and provided boxes of tax documents from the Trump family as an anonymous source. The documents were used for a 2018 article that detailed financial fraud by Trump that won the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for David Barstow, Susanne Craig, and Russ Buettner.
Barstow pursued Mary Trump with an offer to ghostwrite a book for her. He introduced her to Andrew Wylie, his agent, who offered her a multi-million dollar advance for her participation. Craig and Buettner were angry when they found out about this, and the editors of the Times forbade Barstow from writing the book, as they felt that his involvement would breach the Times ethical guidelines. Mary Trump ended up working with Jay Mandel of WME, and sold her book's publishing rights to Simon & Schuster in an auction.
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Mary Trump’s book, of all the books that will be written of this failed leader will be at the forefront of “must “ read for historians now and in the future. Bravo Mary. |
Just finished this book last night! It validates what I had already ascertained as a clinician. Hope others make sure to read this! |
Meanwhile, enjoy these photos of my okra and ampalaya( bitter melon) just starting to fruit:
Here's a couple of reviews from readers:
1. I listened to the audio version of her book and it confirmed, and also provided some interesting info I was not aware of, of how twisted the family is. To this day I’m still trying to wrap my head around how people thought electing a fraud and reality TV guy with zero experience would be a great choice for President.
As someone who is still in therapy recovering from dysfunction in my own family, I was told that it’s usually the sensitive and observant member of a dysfunctional family who seeks out help and tries to figure out the family dynamics. They recognize the issues and see the pattern and want to ensure they don’t suffer from the same, and even protect others from succumbing to the same abusive behavior.
I don’t think Mary’s sexual orientation is a factor in her recognizing how things were amiss. I believe she is a sensitive, caring person who picked up on the toxicity at an early age, particularly seeing the ill treatment her father received and sought to find out why and how not to become the next victim of their horrendous behavior.