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Melania and me : the rise and fall of my friendship with the First Lady / Stephanie Winston Wolkoff.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York. NY : Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First Gallery Books hardcover editionDescription: 343 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781982151249
  • 1982151242
  • 9781982151256
  • 1982151250
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Contents:
Prologue: Just another lunch -- How to marry a billionaire -- Opposites attract -- The campaign year -- The setup -- Showtime -- White House-keeping -- Trial by February -- The shutdown -- Be best -- The takedown -- Just friends -- Epilogue: I'm still here.
Summary: "A revealing and explosive portrayal of Stephanie Winston Wolkoff's fifteen-year friendship with Melania Trump and observations of the most chaotic White House in history."-- Provided by publisher.Summary: Wolkoff met Melania Knauss in 2003 and had a front row seat to the transformation of Donald Trump's then girlfriend. As their friendship deepened over lunches, black-tie parties, and giggle sessions in the penthouse at Trump Tower, Wolkoff watched the newest Mrs. Trump manage her highly scrutinized marriage. After Trump won the 2016 election, Wolkoff was recruited to help produce the 58th Presidential Inauguration. Melania put Wolkoff in charge of hiring her staff, organizing her events, helping her write speeches, and creating her debut initiatives. It all fell apart when Wolkoff was made the scapegoat for inauguration finance irregularities. Here Wolkoff takes you into Trump Tower and the White House to tell of her friendship with a woman few people truly understand. -- adapted from jacket
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 973.933 W862 Available 33111009765351
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

What Melania wants, Melania gets.

The former director of special events at Vogue and producer of nine legendary Met Galas, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff met Melania Knauss in 2003 and had a front row seat to the transformation of Donald Trump's then girlfriend from a rough-cut gem to a precious diamond. As their friendship deepened over lunches at Manhattan hot spots, black-tie parties, and giggle sessions in the penthouse at Trump Tower, Wolkoff watched the newest Mrs. Trump raise her son, Barron, and manage her highly scrutinized marriage.

After Trump won the 2016 election, Wolkoff was recruited to help produce the 58th Presidential Inaugu­ration and to become the First Lady's trusted advisor. Melania put Wolkoff in charge of hiring her staff, organizing her events, helping her write speeches, and creating her debut initiatives. Then it all fell apart when she was made the scapegoat for inauguration finance irregularities. Melania could have defended her innocent friend and confidant, but she stood by her man, knowing full well who was really to blame. The betrayal nearly destroyed Wolkoff.

In this candid and emotional memoir, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff takes you into Trump Tower and the White House to tell the funny, thrilling, and heartbreaking story of her intimate friendship with one of the most famous women in the world, a woman few people truly understand.

How did Melania react to the Access Hollywood tape and her husband's affair with Stormy Daniels? Does she get along well with Ivanka? Why did she wear that jacket with "I really don't care, do u?" printed on the back? Is Melania happy being First Lady? And what really happened with the inauguration's funding of $107 million? Wolkoff has some ideas...

"A revealing and explosive portrayal of Stephanie Winston Wolkoff's fifteen-year friendship with Melania Trump and observations of the most chaotic White House in history."-- Provided by publisher.

Prologue: Just another lunch -- How to marry a billionaire -- Opposites attract -- The campaign year -- The setup -- Showtime -- White House-keeping -- Trial by February -- The shutdown -- Be best -- The takedown -- Just friends -- Epilogue: I'm still here.

Wolkoff met Melania Knauss in 2003 and had a front row seat to the transformation of Donald Trump's then girlfriend. As their friendship deepened over lunches, black-tie parties, and giggle sessions in the penthouse at Trump Tower, Wolkoff watched the newest Mrs. Trump manage her highly scrutinized marriage. After Trump won the 2016 election, Wolkoff was recruited to help produce the 58th Presidential Inauguration. Melania put Wolkoff in charge of hiring her staff, organizing her events, helping her write speeches, and creating her debut initiatives. It all fell apart when Wolkoff was made the scapegoat for inauguration finance irregularities. Here Wolkoff takes you into Trump Tower and the White House to tell of her friendship with a woman few people truly understand. -- adapted from jacket

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