The Book of Don — A Sacred Chronicle of the Trump Era, translated by T.B. Calder
A Kirkus Review “Lofty, witty, and unbiased… educates with a wink and a chuckle.”
Translated by T.B. Calder. A satirical chronicle of celebrity, power, media, and American spectacle — written as scripture, from Queens to the second presidency.
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"In the beginning, before the towers and the gold leaf and the name rendered in letters six stories tall upon the Manhattan skyline, there was Queens — and Queens, it must be said, is a fine borough."
— Book I, Chapter 1, Verse 1
“Lofty, witty, and unbiased, this chronicle of the Trump era educates with a wink and a chuckle.”
“. . . landing this chronicle a spot among the great literary satires.”
“The prose evokes the sense of loftiness evident in many religious texts and deftly captures the qualities of an epic tale.”
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The Sacred Books
From the borough of Queens to the White House — and everything between, beyond, and after.
Genesis of the Don
In which a legend is forged from concrete and gold
The Prophet of the Airwaves
In which the Don speaks unto millions and they are entertained
The Descent of the Escalator
In which the Don descends into the political arena
The Great Contest
In which the nation chooses and the world watches
The Coronation and the Kingdom
In which the Don assumes the throne
The First Inquisition
In which the kingdom is tested by investigation
The Plague of Many Names
In which a pestilence descends upon the land
The Siege of the Sacred Hill
In which the temple is breached and the nation divided
The Exile at the Southern Palace
In which the Don withdraws to Mar-a-Lago
The Many Trials of Don
In which the law pursues and the Don endures
The Great Return
In which the Don rises again and reclaims the throne
The Second Kingdom
In which the Don reigns anew and the chronicle continues
"Blessed is he who controls the story, for the numbers shall follow. Blessed is he who walks away from the table, for he who never walks away hath no leverage."
— Book I, The Beatitudes of the Deal