Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker 2 Books Collection Set - Non Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set
A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America
I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
; 9781526642660
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Overview
This two-book paperback collection brings together Washington Post reporters Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, whose investigations into the Trump White House both became instant #1 New York Times bestsellers. A Very Stable Genius opens during the administration's turbulent early years, while I Alone Can Fix It closes the story with a forensic account of the catastrophic final year, including the 2020 election and its violent aftermath. Together, the two volumes offer a complete, deeply reported chronicle of a consequential presidency, built on hundreds of interviews with the people who were actually in the room.

About the Books
Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, this pairing works as a genuine before-and-after portrait of a single presidency. A Very Stable Genius draws on hundreds of hours of interviews and more than two hundred sources to reconstruct the early chaos of the administration: the unscripted calls with foreign leaders, the internal battles over loyalty versus competence, and the slow unraveling exposed by the Mueller investigation. It shows a White House where norms were tested daily and where aides often found themselves managing a president rather than a country. I Alone Can Fix It picks up the thread and drives it to its conclusion, delivering a minute-by-minute account of the 2020 pandemic response, the disputed election, and the events inside the Capitol on January 6. Both books share the same rigorous methodology: extensive on-the-record and background interviews, internal documents, and careful cross-referencing that turned the reporting into two of the defining nonfiction accounts of the era. Readers who work through both titles get a continuous narrative arc rather than two disconnected snapshots, following the same cast of aides, advisers, and family members as their roles and loyalties shift under mounting pressure. For students of American politics, journalism, or recent history, this set offers a rare combination of narrative readability and documentary rigor, distilling thousands of hours of reporting into two compelling, evidence-driven books that reward reading in sequence.

Key Benefits

• Two #1 New York Times bestselling investigations in one paperback set
• Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporters
• Chronological pairing gives a complete first-term-to-final-year narrative
• Deeply sourced with hundreds of firsthand interviews and documents
• Ideal gift for history buffs, political junkies, and journalism students
• Compact paperback format, easy to read and travel with

Book-by-Book Guide
A Very Stable Genius — Reconstructs the early years of the Trump presidency through hundreds of interviews, revealing the loyalty tests, chaotic decision-making, and the Mueller investigation that shook the administration.
I Alone Can Fix It — A forensic, minute-by-minute account of Trump's final year, covering the pandemic response, the 2020 election, and the January 6 Capitol breach.

About the Authors
Carol D. Leonnig is a three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter at the Washington Post, known for uncovering government misconduct and corruption across four presidential administrations. Philip Rucker is a Pulitzer Prize-winning national political reporter at the Washington Post, recognized for his coverage of the White House and national politics. Together, Leonnig and Rucker combined their reporting to produce two of the most cited nonfiction accounts of the Trump presidency, drawing on unparalleled access to aides, officials, and internal documents to deliver detailed, evidence-based narratives that reshaped public understanding of the era.

Why You'll Love This Collection
Perfect for the history buff or political junkie on your gift list, this set delivers a complete, page-turning account of a defining American presidency in one paperback bundle. A great pick for book clubs, holiday season gifts, thoughtful stocking stuffers, or anyone building out a serious non-fiction home library collection this year.

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