{"product_id":"the-gilded-rage-a-wild-ride-through-donald-trumps-america-audiobook","title":"The Gilded Rage: A Wild Ride Through Donald Trump's America \/Audiobook","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSelected as one of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Top Ten picks for Politics \u0026amp; Current Events of Fall 2016\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2016 continues to be the most surreal and unpredictable election year in recent memory and this is due in large part to one Donald J. Trump and the millions of Americans who made him this year's Republican nominee for president. As Trump continues to succeed despite behavior that would cripple any other politician, whether it is questioning the patriotism of the Gold Star Khan family or banishing a baby from one of his press conferences, it is imperative to understand why so many continue to support him. And this is what makes\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Gilded Rage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eso important; it provides insight into the forgotten Americans that continue to befuddle pundits and \"experts\" on CNN and Fox News alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis grippingly intimate and heartbreaking book provides a portrait of the walking wounded who make up the base of the Trump movement. Desperate and angry, these are the Americans of the vanishing industrial heartland, depressed Appalachian coal country, and the no-man's land along the Southwestern border. These are coal miners, out-of-work construction workers, and small business owners who have watched their fortunes dwindle with each passing year. They have no illusions about the grandstanding billionaire and his glaring flaws. But these men and women feel forgotten and screwed over by political, corporate and media elites...and they feel that Donald Trump, despite his flamboyant demagoguery, might well be their last chance for salvation. Reminiscent of Studs Terkel's\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWorking\u003c\/i\u003e, with a dash of Hunter S. Thompson, Alexander Zaitchik in this important book takes us deeper into the ravaged soul of America than any other chronicler of our times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT Stores","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44816054354106,"sku":"ING-ENG-2621","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/6952\/2618\/files\/61mJyVLClqL.jpg?v=1746551824","url":"https:\/\/checkout.s101.com\/products\/the-gilded-rage-a-wild-ride-through-donald-trumps-america-audiobook","provider":"S101","version":"1.0","type":"link"}