If you can judge a book by its enemies, Too Famous could be an instant classic.
Bestselling author of Fire and Fury and chronicler of the Trump White House Michael Wolff dissects more of the major monsters, media whores, and vainglorious figures of our time. His scalpel opens their lives, careers, and always equivocal endgames with the same vividness and wit he brought to his disemboweling of the former president. These brilliant and biting profiles form a mesmerizing portrait of the hubris, overreach, and nearly inevitable self-destruction of some of the most famous faces from the Clinton era through the Trump years. When the mighty fall, they do it with drama and with a dust cloud of gossip.
This collection pulls from new and unpublished workrecent reporting about Tucker Carlson, Jared Kushner, Harvey Weinstein, Ronan Farrow, and Jeffrey Epsteinand twenty years of coverage of the most notable egomaniacs of the timeamong them, Hillary Clinton, Michael Bloomberg, Andrew Cuomo, Rudy Giuliani, Arianna Huffington, Roger Ailes, Boris Johnson, and Rupert Murdochcreating a lasting statement on the corrosive influence of fame. Ultimately, this is an examination of how the quest for fame, notoriety, and power became the driving force of culture and politics, the drug that alters all public personalities. And how their need, their desperation, and their ruthlessness became the toxic grease that keeps the world spinning.
You know the people here by name and reputation, but its guaranteed that after this book you will never see them the same way again or fail to recognize the scorched earth the famous leave behind them.
**Delve into the Dark Side of Celebrity: Michael Wolff's *Too Famous*** Bestselling author Michael Wolff, the man who fearlessly chronicled the Trump White House in *Fire and Fury*, returns with *Too Famous*, a scathing and unputdownable collection of profiles that dissects the lives, careers, and ultimate downfalls of some of the most notorious figures of our time. This isn't just gossip; it's a penetrating examination of the corrosive power of fame, notoriety, and the relentless pursuit of influence that has come to define modern culture and politics. *Too Famous* gathers both new and previously published material, offering fresh insights into controversial personalities such as Tucker Carlson, Jared Kushner, Harvey Weinstein, Ronan Farrow, and Jeffrey Epstein. Wolff doesn't shy away from the uncomfortable truths, delivering a razor-sharp analysis of their motivations, actions, and the wreckage they leave in their wake. The book also features Wolff's insightful coverage of figures who shaped the past two decades, including Hillary Clinton, Michael Bloomberg, Andrew Cuomo, Rudy Giuliani, Arianna Huffington, Roger Ailes, Boris Johnson, and Rupert Murdoch. This wide-ranging collection paints a compelling portrait of ambition, hubris, and the almost inevitable self-destruction that often accompanies extreme fame. Wolff's writing is characterized by its vividness, wit, and unflinching honesty. He masterfully exposes the vulnerabilities and contradictions that lie beneath the carefully constructed public personas of these powerful individuals. More than just a compilation of celebrity profiles, *Too Famous* is a critical commentary on the forces that drive our society: the insatiable hunger for attention, the relentless pursuit of power, and the willingness to sacrifice everything in the name of ambition. Prepare to be captivated and perhaps even disturbed by the stories within *Too Famous*. Wolff challenges readers to confront the uncomfortable realities of our celebrity-obsessed culture and to question the values that shape our world. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of power, the allure of fame, and the high price that is often paid in its pursuit. You might think you know these figures, but after reading Wolff's incisive profiles, you'll never see them the same way again. It's a journey into the scorched earth left behind by the famous, a landscape Wolff expertly navigates with unparalleled insight and journalistic skill.