{"product_id":"9798890571847","title":"The Last American President: A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHartmann, Thom\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBerrett-Koehler Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrump didn't break American democracy—he revealed how broken it already was.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this urgent, deeply researched book, four-time Project Censored Award–winning, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Thom Hartmann argues that Trump is a symptom, not the disease. The real story is the ecosystem that built him: a childhood defined by cruelty, a mentor who weaponized shamelessness, a political party that sold its principles for power, and a donor class that used him to dismantle the guardrails on their own greed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, you'll find\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea psychological portrait of how Trump was made—not born;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea clear-eyed account of how the Republican Party and billionaire networks enabled his rise;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eglobal comparisons to Hungary, Venezuela, and Weimar Germany—because this pattern has a name; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 proven, history-backed strategies for defeating authoritarianism before it becomes permanent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is not a book about despair. It is a book about recognition—and resistance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eHow Democracies Die\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Tyranny\u003c\/i\u003e who are ready to move from understanding the crisis to doing something about it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe choice, as always, is ours.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46840587321599,"sku":"9798890571847","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9798890571847_s600x595.jpg?v=1775586882","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9798890571847","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}