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  • The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump

  • A Psychological Reckoning
  • By: Dan P. McAdams
  • Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
  • Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (29 ratings)

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The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump

By: Dan P. McAdams
Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
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The Strange Case of Donald J. Trump provides a coherent and nuanced psychological portrait of Donald Trump, drawing upon biographical events in the subject's life and contemporary scientific research and theory in personality, developmental, and social psychology.

Renowned psychologist Dan P. McAdams examines the central personality traits, personal values and motives, and the interpersonal and cultural factors that together have shaped Trump's psychological makeup, with an emphasis on the strangeness of the case - that is, how Trump again and again defies psychological expectations regarding what it means to be a human being. The book's central thesis is that Donald Trump is the episodic man. The chapters, structured as stand-alone essays each riffing on a single psychological theme, build on each other to present a portrait of a person who compulsively lives in the moment, without an internal story to integrate his life in time.

With an emphasis on scientific personality research, rather than political rhetoric, McAdams shows that Trump's utter lack of an inner life story is truly exceptional. This book is a remarkable case study which should be of as much interest to psychologists as it is to listeners trying to reckon with the often confounding behavior and temperament of the 45th President of the United States.

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good book

it goes pretty expansively into don ts history and up-bringing and how that effects who he is today. honestly, i think it could be a few hours shorter but still an interesting and insightful book.

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McAdams at His Best

This was brilliant, a must read or listen for anyone and everyone. Very thorough and intriguing.

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Great book, but definitely could be shorter

The topic is engaging & the author offers a thoroughly explored opinion on Trump but I also was annoyed at times as the author has a habit of exhaustingly repeating the same point 50 different ways

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Interesting & insiteful

I found it full of interesting historical facts and social ideals, but was largely one person's take on what makes President Thump who he is. Many points are well taken & I enjoyed the narrative.

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Enlightening and not just about Trump!

I think this book offered a really valuable insight Not just into Trump and people like him but it caused me to think about my own development and that of my children.

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not what you think it is

not very good. waste of a credit. I was expecting a much different book. finished 1/2 and stopped.

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