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Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump

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Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump

By: Rick Reilly
Narrated by: Rick Reilly
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Summary
 'This book is dedicated to the truth. It's still a thing.'

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, to 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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An amazing piece of journalism. Entertaining, horrifying and motivating. Extremely well written and equally well read. Thankyou.

Devastating account of Trump’s lack of integrity.

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From someone who has not a gram of interest in golf (the ruination of a good walk ), please don't let the title put you off. An individual is the sum of every choice they ever made, and this work draws parallels and insights on 45 that are plausible and hard to ignore, as it is all on very public record. Even I can see the connection. A great read for golf-haters as well as golf-lovers!

Insightful

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Really enjoyed this book. The author and narrator is very entertaining. His passion for golf is clear, but it is not a book about golf. It is a real insight into Trump's character from a man who very clearly knows him well. Easy to listen to and hilarious in many parts, the book gets better as it goes along.

A real surprise and one of my favourite books on Trump.

Much better than expected

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I’ve had golf on the outer fringes of my life always there. But never really got past playing on sheep mown, pine cone littered, NZ public courses.
When I moved to Australia I was confronted with ‘The rules’ of a city golf course. And the sneers of those who had all the right clothing and equipment. At me. Who had but a rental set.
However. After listening to this book. I really want to play again!
Great job on the narration. I could tell it was from the heart.
And great job on the story. I got it all.

I wanna play golf!

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This is a terrific book read by the author, who is clearly passionate about golf and how the President's broader behaviour is reflected in the broader world. Wonderful listening! The best ever!

entertaining, illuminating and horrifying

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