Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff is a book that I bought on pre-order the instant I heard about it.
Started: 1/26/2018
Completed: 2/9/2018
Recommendation: Highly recommended
Recommended By: Everyone
Words For Which I Sought Help:
auteur -- a filmmaker whose personal influence and artistic control over a movie are so great that the filmmaker is regarded as the author of the movie
bête noire -- a person or thing strongly detested or avoided
Borscht Belt -- a resort area in the Catskill Mountains frequented chiefly by Jewish guests
demimonde -- a group of people considered to be on the fringes of society
encomuium -- glowing and warming enthusiastic praise
louche -- disreputable or sordid in a rakish or appealing way
Borscht Belt -- a resort area in the Catskill Mountains frequented chiefly by Jewish guests
demimonde -- a group of people considered to be on the fringes of society
encomuium -- glowing and warming enthusiastic praise
louche -- disreputable or sordid in a rakish or appealing way
mendacious -- not telling the truth; lying
myrmidon -- a hired ruffian or unscrupulous subordinate
samizdat -- the clandestine copying and distribution of literature banned by the state
myrmidon -- a hired ruffian or unscrupulous subordinate
samizdat -- the clandestine copying and distribution of literature banned by the state
tummler -- a person who makes things happen, in particular a professional entertainer or comedian whose function is to encourage an audience, guests at a resort, etc., to participate in entertainments or activities.
Review:
It is what you expect. The White House is pretty much what you would expect. The author is quite good at portraying things as though he were a fly on the wall. He is well spoken and does a pretty good job of writing the material.
Review:
It is what you expect. The White House is pretty much what you would expect. The author is quite good at portraying things as though he were a fly on the wall. He is well spoken and does a pretty good job of writing the material.
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