Some more takeaways from “RAGE”, the book about Trump by Bob Woodward:  

I need to read “Win Bigly: Persuasion in a world where facts don’t matter” by Scott Adams. This will help understand the Trump administration.  Yes, it’s by THAT Scott Adams – the one who wrote or writes the Dilbert comic strip!  This book was recommended by Jared Kushner, Trump’s Senior Advisor.  Trump is also his father-in-law.  Go figure.  He had several sources of information for anyone who wants to better understand the Trump Administration, and this book was one of them.  I listened to the excerpt on Audible and the book is read by Scott Adams, the author himself, and it sounded really interesting, so I bought it and added it to my reading/listening list.

Kushner also said Alice in Wonderland is a guiding text for the Trump Administration! The Cheshire cat said “If you don’t know where you’re going, any path will get you there.” His strategy is one of endurance and persistence, not direction.  That’s pretty wild.  But now I want to watch Alice in Wonderland again. LOL.

Based on all of Kushner’s recommendations, Bob Woodward said Trump is: Crazy, Aimless, Stubborn, and Manipulative.  That pretty much sums it up.

One thing that worries me is the fact that no other POTUS in history has gotten me as interested in how our government works (or doesn’t work) than Trump has.  I never bought political books before.  Of course you could actually put these books in the categories of comedy, dark humor, and tragedy too, I suppose.  They are probably a lot more entertaining than any straight-up political book would be to me though.  They’re definitely keeping me plenty busy as I try to get through all of them before November.