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Rage Hardcover – Illustrated, September 15, 2020
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Woodward, the #1 international bestselling author of Fear: Trump in the White House, has uncovered the precise moment the president was warned that the Covid-19 epidemic would be the biggest national security threat to his presidency. In dramatic detail, Woodward takes readers into the Oval Office as Trump’s head pops up when he is told in January 2020 that the pandemic could reach the scale of the 1918 Spanish Flu that killed 675,000 Americans.
In 17 on-the-record interviews with Woodward over seven volatile months—an utterly vivid window into Trump’s mind—the president provides a self-portrait that is part denial and part combative interchange mixed with surprising moments of doubt as he glimpses the perils in the presidency and what he calls the “dynamite behind every door.”
At key decision points, Rage shows how Trump’s responses to the crises of 2020 were rooted in the instincts, habits and style he developed during his first three years as president.
Revisiting the earliest days of the Trump presidency, Rage reveals how Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats struggled to keep the country safe as the president dismantled any semblance of collegial national security decision making.
Rage draws from hundreds of hours of interviews with firsthand witnesses as well as participants’ notes, emails, diaries, calendars and confidential documents.
Woodward obtained 25 never-seen personal letters exchanged between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who describes the bond between the two leaders as out of a “fantasy film.”
Trump insists to Woodward he will triumph over Covid-19 and the economic calamity. “Don’t worry about it, Bob. Okay?” Trump told the author in July. “Don’t worry about it. We’ll get to do another book. You’ll find I was right.”
- Print length480 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherSimon & Schuster
- Publication dateSeptember 15, 2020
- Dimensions6 x 1.4 x 9 inches
- ISBN-10198213173X
- ISBN-13978-1982131739
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“A huge bestseller, as it should be. An amazing book.”—Wolf Blitzer, CNN
“Trump is the first candidate for president to launch an October surprise against himself. It’s as if Nixon sent the Nixon tapes to Woodward in an envelope by FedEx.”—Nick Confessore of the New York Times
“Even in a news landscape where it feels like nothing is shocking anymore, the first excerpts from the new Bob Woodward book still landed like a pair of hydrogen bombs.”—Vanity Fair
“Woodward’s prose offers readers that delicious, vicarious sense of being an insider, right there in the room with Bob, a witness to presidential sulks and boasts.”—Rosa Brooks, Washington Post
“We’ve had 45 presidents of the United States and we have had exactly one Bob Woodward. …He has written about nine consecutive presidents from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump.…Bob Woodward delivers the verdict of the first draft of history.”—Lawrence O’Donnell, MSNBC host
“[T]his revealing look at an embattled presidency facing a pandemic, racial unrest and a suffering economy…the book’s details have been explosive.”—USA Today
“Rage is essential reading for anyone hoping to understand Trump.”—Walter Clemons, New York Journal of Books
“It's okay. I mean it’s fine.”—President Donald J. Trump, when asked if Rage was accurate
“Damning…. Unlike most Trump tapes, Woodward’s actually tell us something new about the president, rather than just confirming what we think we already know.”—Michelle Goldberg, New York Times
“Rage may be Bob Woodward's most important book since All the President's Men.”—Peter Bergen, CNN
“Bob Woodward induced a confession of the greatest lie in American history...a catastrophic leadership failure.”—Steve Schmidt, campaign strategist for John McCain
“Now, thanks to The Post’s Bob Woodward, we have learned the answer with regard to what history is likely to rank as perhaps the most consequential of all the falsehoods that Trump has uttered.”—Karen Tumulty, Washington Post
“That’s part of what makes the revelations today from Bob Woodward's new book so stomach churning...the worst thing you can imagine."—Rachel Maddow, MSNBC host
“Over nearly a half-century, no other person—including people wielding official power as legislators or prosecutors—has done as much to illuminate the modern presidency and help shape understanding of the nine people to hold the office during his career as Woodward, wielding only a journalist’s unofficial powers of curiosity, notepad, and recorder.”—John F. Harris, Politico
“Stunning...arresting”—NPR
“The book possesses more than a patina of similarity to the famous televised interviews between David Frost and Richard Nixon, the president Woodward and Carl Bernstein brought down with their reporting on Watergate nearly a half-century ago.”—The Guardian
“At age 77, well over half a lifetime after he and Carl Bernstein took down President Richard Nixon with their reporting on Watergate, Woodward seems more willing—perhaps entitled—to put himself in the narrative and state his own views explicitly. In many ways, though, he’s the same Woodward. He’s an unparalleled amasser of secret documents, inside facts, dazzling scoops….What Woodward does is paint a picture of presidents dealing with power and crises.”—Fred Kaplan, Slate
“I don’t believe Mr. Woodward has ever written so clearly or with such urgency...”—Tony Norman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Woodward follows Fear with another alarming and deeply reported account of turmoil, dysfunction, and recklessness within the Trump administration... This devastating report will leave a lasting mark.”—Publishers Weekly
“The most comprehensive and damning catalog yet of [Trump’s] failings in office”—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
“An essential account of a chaotic administration that, Woodward makes painfully clear, is incapable of governing.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Arguably the most important journalist of the past 50 years, and we all owe him a huge debt of gratitude. He is thorough, disciplined, careful. He fact-checks, backs up what he says, mines as many sources as possible.”—Harlan Coben, bestselling novelist
“The preeminent journalist of his generation.”—David Ignatius, Washington Post
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- Publisher : Simon & Schuster; Illustrated edition (September 15, 2020)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 480 pages
- ISBN-10 : 198213173X
- ISBN-13 : 978-1982131739
- Item Weight : 1.45 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 1.4 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #75,864 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #144 in United States Executive Government
- #219 in Political Commentary & Opinion
- #291 in US Presidents
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About the author

Bob Woodward is an associate editor of The Washington Post, where he has worked since 1971. He has shared in two Pulitzer Prizes, first in 1973 for the coverage of the Watergate scandal with Carl Bernstein, and second in 2003 as the lead reporter for coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
He has authored or coauthored 18 books, all of which have been national non-fiction bestsellers. Twelve of those have been #1 national bestsellers. He has written books on eight of the most recent presidents, from Nixon to Obama.
Bob Schieffer of CBS News has said, “Woodward has established himself as the best reporter of our time. He may be the best reporter of all time.”
In 2014, Robert Gates, former director of the CIA and Secretary of Defense, said that he wished he’d recruited Woodward into the CIA, saying of Woodward, “He has an extraordinary ability to get otherwise responsible adults to spill [their] guts to him...his ability to get people to talk about stuff they shouldn’t be talking about is just extraordinary and may be unique.”
Gene Roberts, the former managing editor of The New York Times, has called the Woodward-Bernstein Watergate coverage, “maybe the single greatest reporting effort of all time.” In listing the all-time 100 best non-fiction books, Time Magazine has called All the President’s Men, by Bernstein and Woodward, “Perhaps the most influential piece of journalism in history.”
In 2018 David Von Drehle wrote, “What [Theodore] White did for presidential campaigns, Post Associate Editor Bob Woodward has done for multiple West Wing administrations – in addition to the Supreme Court, the Pentagon, the CIA and the Federal Reserve.”
Woodward was born March 26, 1943 in Illinois. He graduated from Yale University in 1965 and served five years as a communications officer in the United States Navy before beginning his journalism career at the Montgomery County (Maryland) Sentinel, where he was a reporter for one year before joining the Post.
Photos, a Q&A, and additional materials are available at Woodward's website, www.bobwoodward.com.
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Customers find the book well-written and informative. They describe it as a historical chronicle of the Trump presidency with eye-opening transcripts of Trump's conversations. The journalistic quality is praised, with direct quotes and dates provided. However, some readers felt the pacing was too slow and found the second half dull.
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Customers find the book easy to read and engaging. They describe it as a well-written assessment of Donald Trump written by Bob Woodward. The book is simple and straightforward, providing excellent source material for future papers and thesis.
"...Each chapter is just about the right length. It is slick and filled with facts that will become historic...." Read more
"Another excellent book by bob Woodward very revealing about Trump and his first term….a must read …the epilogue is very concise and blunt" Read more
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"...WRITING: Typical Woodward style. Not a classic, but very readable with solid editing...." Read more
Customers find the book informative and interesting. They say it provides great insight into how Trump's mind works. The book is well-researched, providing context and eye-opening revelations. Readers appreciate the comprehensive reporting that helps structure a confusing year.
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Customers find the book an important chronicle of the Trump presidency. It provides a good chronology and detailed backstories. Readers appreciate the author's journalistic style and biography.
"...The editing is superb. Each chapter is just about the right length. It is slick and filled with facts that will become historic...." Read more
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"...The book is arranged largely chronologically, and follows through the path of the 3+ years of Trumpism in our country...." Read more
"...This book presents facts about our 45th President and backed by first hand accounts from witnesses. As a Republican I believe President Trump..." Read more
Customers find the transcripts of Trump speaking in the book eye-opening. They say the conversations with the president are instructive, with direct quotes and dates provided. The writing style is cogent, and the seasoned journalist makes sure the president answers his questions.
"...He quotes dialog a good bit, especially in “Rage” where he has the tapes. So reading Woodward is nothing like reading Meacham or Chernow...." Read more
"...You can tell it’s written by a seasoned journalist. I’m a life-long Republican who read Rage because I’m looking for more data on Trump...." Read more
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Customers appreciate the journalistic quality of the book. They find the reporting masterful, with all the necessary records and tapes. The author is praised for his excellent writing about presidents. While there is some editorializing, readers find the book informative and unbiased about President Trump.
"Bob Woodward’s is THE superstar of the insider presidential politics genre. This book, “Rage”, brilliantly shows why...." Read more
"...Nevertheless, Woodward has given us his usual stellar reporting in book format...." Read more
"Woodward's books are always very readable. There was a good bit of editorializing which isn't a bad thing, I don't guess...." Read more
"...- but this book, IMHO, is masterful reporting...." Read more
Customers find the book fascinating and shocking. They describe it as a chilling account of the chaos during the Trump presidency. However, others find it alarming and disturbing, describing the president as dangerous and evil.
"Wow! What a fascinating, shocking, and terrifying book Bob Woodward has given us...." Read more
"...Rage" is an intellectual, historic, provacative story written by a top-notch professional, a sincere author with great integrity and love for our..." Read more
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"...them but having it in the President's own words is stunning and shocking...." Read more
Customers have different views on the book. Some find it candid, personal, and timely, providing a clear look at the presidency of Trump. They appreciate the author's use of his own words to capture the president as in TV interviews. However, others feel the book portrays the president as narcissistic, dishonest, and an egotist.
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"...The inconsistencies and contradictions in his narrative, the self-centeredness and self-promoting, the lies, the seeming lack of accurate recall,..." Read more
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Customers find the book's pacing slow. They mention it's repetitive and boring, with no real point being made. The narrative is also described as dull and repetitive. Readers feel the author spends too much time editorializing, rather than just providing the facts.
"...then this book will likely enrage you, as it paints a less than flattering portrait of the 45th President of the United States." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2020I always thought that Trump had surrounded himself with mediocre “advisors,”, that he didn’t know the difference and/or the intellectual gurus would be banished. Not so. The more I read about Matt Pottinger, he could have been our hero if Trump would have listened to him from the beginning.
Mr. Pottinger had been the Deputy National Security Advisor for three years. He had lived in China for seven years, and was formerly a Wall Street Journal reporter. He is a China scholar and speaks Mandarin enabling him to communicate directly. Apparently, he alerted Trump that China concealed the outbreak for three months. Therefore, we had an in-house expert who alerted the President.
In February, 2020, Trump contacted Bob Woodward at 9:00 pm to set up and begin what came to be seventeen interviews. The rest is history as is said, but when we have a President who would prefer to work with despots, our democracy becomes precarious.
Woodward uses flashbacks and tells us about former advisors, like Rex Tillerson and General Mattis (Mad Dog). I found it interesting that both men at the beginning of their tenure agreed on a united front before presenting any advice or facts to the President.
Dan Coats is quite interesting. I was not aware of his extreme religious fervor or the strong influence of his wife, Marsha Coats, who approved of her husband going to work for Trump. Not because she liked him or his egregious behavior, but that he says he is pro-life.
As I was reading the book, I was startled that Trump actually understood the mammoth scale of this oncoming pandemic and how it could ravage the U.S. population. He chose to “play it down,” for what purpose I am still not sure. Did he think it would go away? Nothing vanished, as of this writing there are 190,000 dead and he, with his usual candor, lied and lied to the American people.
It is hard to believe the nation is polarized about his re-election or the fact that he has our best interests at heart. He can still win; the Congressional Republicans apparently believe their best gamble for retaining their jobs is with him.
It remains difficult for me to accept that Trump consented to be taped, on the record! Is he delusional? Woodward must have a talented, large staff. The editing is superb. Each chapter is just about the right length. It is slick and filled with facts that will become historic.
As I think about this “masterpiece,” I found Rosenstein’s role confusing. I remain mystified about his supporters, who allow themselves to be targets for Covid 19, when they attend his rallies. The President, unmasked, is safely on a stage, elevated from the masses. They seem to have the opposite of rage, they are excited and apparently want more lies and deceit. They seem to be racist, anti-immigrant and love their tax breaks. Trump bragged that his affinity for dictators elicits more productive relationships that benefit himself, not the citizens of America. No kidding.
Woodward emphasized that Trump was reluctant to propel the massive power of the federal government to eradicate Covid. It seemed to be our only safeguard.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2020Bob Woodward’s is THE superstar of the insider presidential politics genre. This book, “Rage”, brilliantly shows why. His writing covers 9 presidents, from Nixon to Trump. As I see it if anyone has perspective and an eye to modern presidential history, this journalist is it.
Woodward’s previous book about the Trump presidency, “Fear”, didn’t include interviews with the President as either Trump or his staff stonewalled interview requests to speak directly to Trump. Yet, Woodward’s reputation and gravitas isn’t something to be ignored, and Trump wasn’t happy when “Fear” came out and he wasn’t part of it. Whatever one thinks of Trump, he does have a certain genius for self-promotion — living by the mantra that the only bad publicity is no publicity at all. Trump didn’t make the mistake of ignoring Woodward with this book. He granted Woodward 18 interviews over an 8 months in 9 hours of conversations (which the President knew were recorded on tape or notes). Woodward interviewed many current and past insiders in the Trump administration, among them it seems were Rex Tillerson, James Mattis, Dan Coats, and Jared Kushner, as well as insiders who spoke under “deep cover” meaning their words could be used but only anonymously, a standard and understandable practice in this type of book. Yet, what makes “Rage” unique among insider tell-alls is the President’s explicit participation and his approval for others to do the same. That is Woodward’s genius, getting people comfortable enough to open up and tell their story.
This is the first book to explore Trump’s relationship with Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s dictator. Woodward had access to 27 letters Trump and Kim exchanged over their bizarre relationship. Reading the gushing letters, especially those coming from Kim, was oddly uncomfortable, yet Trump took great pride in calling them to Woodward’s attention, and perhaps deservedly so because of the historic implications. Despite the thrill of the promise of their meetings, nothing came to pass with their negotiations. While Trump notes with some sense of accmplishment, which Woodward acknowledges, that there hasn’t been war between the US and North Korea, there hasn’t been much else either.
In addition, “Rage” is the first insider look into the COVID-19 pandemic response of the Trump administration. The Trump interviews happened between December 2019 to July 2020 as the pandemic unfolded. The President shocked Woodward in early February by telling him how dangerous and contagious the virus was, in very knowledgeable terms, while publicly Trump was telling the people the virus was minor, under control, and would disappear by April (2020). As I was finishing reading this book, the sad and shocking (yet not surprising) announcement that the President, his wife, and many key leaders of the government have all come down with the virus, does not escape ironic notice as he is sidelined by a virus he publicly touted as a hoax. Pride goeth before the fall.
As Woodward has extensively interviewed more US presidents and their staffs, his perspective is valuable. The access he has been granted by ALL presidents (except Nixon) is because of his reputation for through and fair reporting. In “Fear”, despite Trump’s criticism, I thought that Woodward was quite fair to Trump, showing him in a sympathetic light. In “Rage” again, he shows fairness, a quality which is why Woodward consistently gets the presidential access he does. He doesn’t blame Trump for the virus, but he does cite Trump’s response to that crisis as the reason for concern and Trump’s unwillingness to acknowledge the problem means to people. It is that same reaction for many issues Trump faces — a failure to see the human cost of the issues at hand. It’s the repeated responses to the crises — the chaos, the rage, the intentional divisiveness — that is the overarching problem.
Woodward takes the reader through his reporting process as he interviews the President. Out of abiding concern about the pandemic and it’s cost to the people, Woodward tries to truly uncover Trump’s thinking, which he comes back to again and again over the course of several interviews with the President. Yet in the end, Trump largely misses the point, much to Woodward’s profound concern and bewilderment. After all his interviews and all his reflection about what it means, Woodward reaches one inescapable conclusion which he writes as the last words of this eye-popping book, “When his performance as president is taken in its entirely, I can only reach one conclusion. Trump is the wrong man for the job.”
- Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2025Another excellent book by bob Woodward very revealing about Trump and his first term….a must read …the epilogue is very concise and blunt
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- EdnaReviewed in Canada on September 11, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible
Love the book ....
- swapnilReviewed in India on August 1, 2023
3.0 out of 5 stars Cheap price and quality also
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Cecilia c.Reviewed in Mexico on October 5, 2020
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- Philip MReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 22, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Insider’s view of embattled President complete with sulks, boasts and rage.
Bob Woodward has written about 9 consecutive American presidents, from Nixon to Trump, and in “Rage”, his latest book he guides us through an embattled presidency facing a pandemic, racial unrest and a suffering economy. His 49 years as a journalist brilliantly offers the reader the clear sense of being an insider in the White House with Trump, witnessing the presidential sulks, boasts and rage.
18 on-the-record interviews with Trump reveal a volatile personality, one of part denial and part combativeness mixed with numerous periods of doubt as he sees what he calls the “dynamite behind every door”. “Rage” provides an even more illuminating insight than Woodward’s previous book “Fear”, and both are essential reading for anyone trying to understand how Trump operates.
Woodward reveals how Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats struggled to keep the country safe as Trump dismantled the process of national security decision making. And the story continues, drawn from hundreds of hours of interviews, and participants notes, emails, diaries and confidential documents.
In Rage’s Epilogue Woodward states that when Trump’s performance as a president is taken in its entirety, he can only reach one conclusion: Trump was the wrong man for the job.