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Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump

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Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump, authored by Rick Reilly, delves into the life and character of Donald Trump through his approach to golf. The book explores Trump's relationship with the sport, highlighting how his conduct on the golf course mirrors aspects of his personality and behaviours in other areas. Reilly uses humour and personal anecdotes to provide insights into Trump's character and decision-making.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the intersection of sports and politics or intrigued by how a pastime like golf can reflect someone's character. Rick Reilly, known for his sharp wit, combines biography and memoir to provide insights into the personality and behaviours of a prominent figure, offering both critical and humorous perspectives.

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Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump

Shortlisted for the 2019 William Hill Sports Book of the Year. The New York Times bestseller. A stunning and hilarious indictment of Donald Trump's lying, cheating and poor sportsmanship on the golf course, and how those behaviours reveal the management style he has taken to the Oval Office - by the acclaimed sports writer.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. 'An eye-watering account of the president's abuse of the rules of golf' The Sunday Times 'Reilly pokes more holes in Trump's claims than there are sand traps on all his courses combined. It is by turns amusing and alarming' The New Yorker

Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump is a fascinating on-the-ground and behind-the-scenes survey of Donald Trump's ethics deficit on and off the golf course. Renowned sports writer Rick Reilly transports readers onto the greens with President Trump, revealing the absurd ways in which he lies about his feats, and what they can tell us about the way he leads off the course in the most important job in the world.

'Golf is like bicycle shorts. It reveals a lot about a man.'

Reilly has been with Trump on the fairways, the greens and in the rough. He has seen how the President plays - and it's not pretty. Based on his personal experiences and interviews with dozens of golf pros, amateurs, developers, partners, opponents, and even caddies who have first-hand involvement with Trump out on the course, Reilly takes a deep and often hilarious look at how Trump shamelessly cheats at golf, lies about it, sues over it, bullies with it, and profits from it.

'Somebody should point out that the way Trump does golf is sort of the way he does a presidency, which is to operate as though the rules are for other people.'

From Trump's ridiculous claim to have won eighteen club championships to his devious cheating tricks and his tainted reputation as a golf course tycoon, Commander in Cheat tells you everything you need to know about the man.

'You could write a book about what Trump's golf reveals about him. Here it is.'

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Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump by Rick Reilly provides a colourful critique of Trump's approach to golf, used as a metaphor for his broader behaviour. The Sunday Times highlights its eye-opening examination of rule-breaking, while The New Yorker finds the book both humorous and unsettling. Reilly is celebrated in the reviews with commendations for his engaging sportswriting and comedic prowess.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472266118

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 May 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Headline Book Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 272

About the Author

Currently a contributing essayist for ESPN's SportsCenter and ABC Sports, Rick Reilly for years wrote the "back page" columns for Sports Illustrated and ESPN: The Magazine. In addition to being voted the NSSA National Sportswriter of the Year eleven times, he has also been recognized with the Damon Runyon Award for Outstanding Contributions to Journalism and the New York Newspaper Guild's Page One Award for Best Magazine Story.

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