Peril

A supeb book...Great lessons for the world today far beyond US borders. Hats off to Woodward and his team. He correctly draws similarities of the Capitol attack by Trumps bandits with the Reichstag moment of burning the German parliament by Hitler and then blaming the Opposition . He would also have been correct if he had compared it to the Babri Masjid assault by hooligans led by BJP RSS...which our Supreme Court rightly condemned as the darkest chapter in our history post independence . Read the book and take lessons if you want to defend democracy. For the attack on india's Constitution and freedom continues by right-wing bhakts.

The book essentially talks about the malpractices, misadventures and dysfunctional leadership of Trump and his administration, while taking us through Biden's personal and political built up for the election and the hurdles he faced on his way to become the president. I am a bit disappointed with the content though, because it speaks too much at length about conversations which otherwise could be curtailed, as it doesn't really help pique the reader's interest. It could have also helped, had the authors given some background on the conversations taking place, as I am very sure a good number of readers outside the USA wouldn't know each and every detail of the entire course of the elections. However, such an observation is purely personal in taste and it shouldn't be overlooked, this book is primarily meant for readers who have at least a basic idea of how Washington functions. In general, the book give us a good hindsight of what happens when power is abused in office and a very prudent analysis of the rise of political extremism not just in the United States, but certainly in most other countries across the globe too.

Love the read

I expected a well written book from Bob Woodward and Robert Costa and so it is. Lots of analysis and insider information. A very good if very disturbing read. It amounts to a warning that some people should never become President and certainly not again.

I enjoyed reading this book. Personally I am not a Trump fan and now I have more insight that wasn't always expressed in the media. There are a lot of republicans views expressed that are not complimentary. It shows a narcissistic personality that is more self invested and willing to gain revenge against some very stellar people. Despite himself, others in the Whitehouse personally intervened to avoid chaos happening. I am so sure more serious issues would have happened without others interventions like General Milley and Vice President Mike Pence. Trump scares me. The USA politics are bogged down with us against them. What happened to bipartisan cooperation for the best decisions for the country and the people. Politicians would rather agree with lies and poor decisions just to keep their job. The election was not stolen. How many lies will continue to be ignored to protect jobs. Believe what you hear if you here it.... don't ignore it if it is spoken not once but several times. Go with your gut. Biden has a lifetime of experience and is surrounded by experienced people but the Democrats can't move forward if there is not bipartisan cooperation and compromise. If you like or don't like Trump, seriously read this book with an open mind and don't be afraid to rethink the truths.

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

Received on time, well packaged and in good condition for the purpose required

“We have much to do in this winter of peril.” PERIL is an expose that offers a comparative look at Trump and his successor Biden, and the notable pair of investigative political journalists pack a real punch. In another era, Bob Woodward broke the Watergate Scandal with colleague Carl Bernstein, and has a long and storied career. Robert Costa, if you recall, is the White House political reporter that President Trump exercised an egomaniacal sense of power to humiliate and publicly discredit during a press conference, effectively trying to ban him from the White House. President Trump’s reign (“regime”) brought me closer to politics than I’d ever been in my life, even during college. For voting purposes, I’m registered with one of the major parties, although I pride myself on independent thinking and embrace various platform issues from the Democratic, Republican and Libertarian parties. Depends on the issue. My politics follow what makes balanced sense, not what politicians spew for votes or the fickle public believes on any given day. I felt so transgressed and brutalized as an American by Trumpian politics and the assault on American democracy, which bordered increasingly on flat-out Fascism, that I supported Biden as the anti-Trump candidate. It had been four years of watching a trainwreck over and over. That doesn’t mean that I previously or ever would support or vote for Trump, or support Biden again. My support of Biden was more about restoring a truer sense of America on the world stage, an optimistic hope for “un-fracturing” a severely polarized America, and preventing a slow slide into an inevitable dictatorship, than it was about any alignment with all that Biden represented. We are in dangerous times and need to pick our poison wisely. A book that ostensibly offered a comparative view with insider insight into the transition of power between both men at arguably the most trying period in our lifetimes brought me right back into the political fold. World threats, the shaken faith of our Allies, and a worldwide pandemic is what Trump left in his disordered wake, but can Biden answer the call? Trump brought shame, but will Biden restore honor and all that we have always held dear? I found the political dissection riveting and not without a certain voyeuristic curiosity about things not publicly known before, or at least exposed in much more depth. In some respects, the truth is hard to swallow and there will undoubtedly continue to be polarization from Trumpists, but the timeline and insider accounts are not only illuminating, but also underscore more flaws in our nation’s politics and leadership. Personally, I hope we are not in the first stages of the decline and downfall of America with a tipping point too far gone to rectify. I have often likened our current democracy to the New Rome and all that fate entails. Biden is not a panacea, and Trump may rise again. We’re not out of the woods yet, and peril still exists.