Peril

The book itself is written in a very conversational tone when discussing conversations and events that had happened as if it was occurring in real-time and you were there listening. Other chapters are informative, especially for those who might not keep up with current events and politics at a high level or those who might have forgotten details of the Biden Campaign and the Trump White House.The book is a timeline of key events from Biden mulling the decision to run for president and his concerns in doing so to losing early primaries and mounting a comeback to win the Democratic Party's nomination. In Trump's parts of the book, it dives into the Trump White House and reelection campaign. This entails events such as the beginning of the COVID pandemic, June 1, election night, Trump and his associates trying to overturn the election, and the insurrection at the Capitol (among other events) with precise detail in between.Essentially, the book highlights events from late 2019 to early 2021 for Biden and Trump. It provides background, dialogue, conversations, and other material I have not heard before until reading the book. A lot of the material was unknown before this book's publishing, too. This material stemmed from important people within both bases that had a first-hand look or were directly involved with what was going on but had not spoken out until now. Numerous people in the book are figures many would not have initially associated with being involved but were there.I've read through some of the other reviews (specifically those that gave it a low rating) and can't help but notice a common theme. This theme is that there is allegedly a bias by the authors that makes the book pro-Biden and anti-Trump. With that, I should give a disclaimer that if factual and well-documented conversations, events, actions, or any other occurrences within the final years of the Trump presidency might trigger or offend you, this is not the book for you.Overall, a great read. It certainly is a must-read if you are interested in politics and current events.

I believe information is accurate & well researched & documented by 2 well known journalists who both have integrity.

Bob Woodward (with Robert Costa) gives readers his third and final book about the Trump Presidency. As with all of these books, there are many surprising, sometimes shocking, revelations based on interviews with DC insiders. This book begins with an eye opening flashforward, describing how General Milley (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) on Jan 8, 2021 tried to assure Chinese officials that Trump was not going to launch an attack against them. Nancy Pelosi and others had talked to Milley about their concerns that Trump was dangerously unstable mentally. The first third of the book, however, focuses on the last year of Trump's Presidency, as well as Joe Biden's campaign for the Democratic nomination and later his race against Trump. I found this part of the book rather superficial, but Woodward does at times provide yet more disturbing evidence of Trump's erratic behavior. For example, Trump tries to bully the FDA Director to rush approval of a COVID vaccine regardless of the safety risks. The second part of the book I found the most interesting, as Woodward describes in detail Trump's relentless and insidious efforts to overturn the election results. Perhaps this was predictable, but it is shocking to read about the numerous Republicans who supported Trump's attempt to undermine the Constitution. Even more shocking is how close they came, much closer than I suspect most Americans realize. The last part of the book covers Biden's initial six months of his Presidency, especially his efforts to combat COVID, pass a relief funding bill through Congress, and withdraw from Afghanistan. Overall, I found this book to be often fascinating reading, even though I think that the authors tried to cover too much ground. It is unfortunate that some readers (and reviewers) see this book as a partisan attack on Trump. The primary message of this book for me concerns the dangerous future US society faces when those in power create a cascade of lies in order to undermine elections, the cornerstone of democracy.

What a powerhouse book about the tumultuous 2020 election — its run-up and aftermath. Juxtaposing interviews and actions from both the Biden and Trump camps added depth of insight to give a more balanced view of events.I always appreciate the even approach Bob Woodward takes to his books. With Robert Costa, his co-author with Peril, they’re fair and try to present their subjects (i.e., the presidents) with reporting toughness yet with grace. Largely they succeed. The reader walks away with a gentler perspective about several key players and a fuller perspective about others.The flaw I see with this book is that sometimes I feel they gave too soft-handed an approach to some issues. For example, they were pretty light in how Trump handled the pandemic. Though in fairness, Woodward did deal with that the pandemic in far greater depth in his previous book, Rage. Also in one error I saw they point out that Biden didn’t give credit to Trump for the vaccine development, but actually he did. The biggest oversight in this book is that they definitely give Biden a huge reprieve by not talking about the chaos of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. While the authors do cover the run-up to the decision to withdraw with depth, they oddly don’t mention one word about the actual withdrawal itself and the flaws in its execution.This book was really hard to put down, with so much to offer. The Biden presidency is just beginning so it’s hard to write about with much certainty. Yet with 2020 looming so deeply over the elections of 2022 and 2024, this book is a major addition to the insider-politics genre.

This was one of the rare reads that made me feel as though I just couldn't peel the words off the pages fast enough.

A mi esposo le ha encantado. Llego en perfecto estado.

Um registro para a Historia do que aconteceu no fim do Governo Trump, e as possiveis consequencias para a assim chamada democracia americana, que devido as crescentes restricoes e dificuldades impostas as minorias para o exercicio do voto, ja perdeu muito do respeito do Mundo. Leitura importante. Os fatos sao comprovados e Woodward e e sempre foi um escritor serio e confiavel

There was nothing to dislike, in my opinion. The work that went into this was phenomenal and the authors deserve all the accolades. Although we all lived through the nightmare of the Trump regime to see all the chaos documented in one place was a reminder how close any country can come to destruction of democracy. Well done.

No hay mucho interés, exceso de relato de pequeños detalles, poca profundización en las causas,los planes y los,cómplices del Jan 6th

A sad book, really. It sums up a botched presidency. It leaves a bad taste. Definitely not a profile in courage.