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Letter: Taking advantage of other people’s distress

(Mary Schwalm | AP file photo) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds up a copy of his 1987 book, "Trump: The Art of the Deal" during his campaign town hall event at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H., on Aug. 19, 2015.

One of the advantages to being sequestered in my house during this coronavirus pandemic is having more time to read.

I decided to read “Trump: The Art of the Deal” by Donald J. Trump and Tony Schwartz to pass the time. I chose to read it to try to comprehend his brain, his thinking, how he works.

I had some questions about him and I have to admit, this book gave me some answers.

I think it is best described on the book jacket by Mike Wallace of CBS News: “This reads like Trump unvarnished — vainglorious, combative, ambitious and unafraid to let us know about it. I found it fascinating all the way.”

Some would call this flattering, some would call it slick.

This man has all the best that America has to offer and he chooses to use it by taking advantage of other people’s distress, calling it opportunity.

In contrast I happened to read next, “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer.

This is about a young man with almost no advantages from one of Trump’s s---hole countries that turns around to self-learn science and help his community.

I highly recommend reading both.

Marilyn Marshall, Magna

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