"In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald's only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world's health, economic security, and social fabric."--Jacket.

Part one: The cruelty is the point -- The house -- The first son -- The great I-am -- Expecting to fly -- Part two: The wrong side of the tracks -- Grounded -- A zero-sum game -- Parallel lines -- Escape velocity -- Part three: Smoke and mirrors -- The art of the bailout -- Nightfall does not come at once -- The only currency -- The debacle -- Part four: The worst investment ever made -- The political is personal -- A civil servant in public housing -- Epilogue: The tenth circle.