The transition from President Donald J. Trump to President Joseph R. Biden Jr. stands as one of
the most dangerous periods in American history. But as # 1 internationally bestselling author
Bob Woodward and acclaimed reporter Robert Costa reveal for the first time it was far more
than just a domestic political crisis. Woodward and Costa interviewed more than 200 people at
the center of the turmoil resulting in more than 6 000 pages of transcripts-and a spellbinding
and definitive portrait of a nation on the brink. This classic study of Washington takes
readers deep inside the Trump White House the Biden White House the 2020 campaign and the
Pentagon and Congress with vivid eyewitness accounts of what really happened. Peril is
supplemented throughout with never-before-seen material from secret orders transcripts of
confidential calls diaries emails meeting notes and other personal and government records
making for an unparalleled history. It is also the first inside look at Biden's presidency as
he faces the challenges of a lifetime: the continuing deadly pandemic and millions of Americans
facing soul-crushing economic pain all the while navigating a bitter and disabling partisan
divide a world rife with threats and the hovering dark shadow of the former president. We
have much to do in this winter of peril Biden declared at his inauguration an event marked by
a nerve-wracking security alert and the threat of domestic terrorism. Peril is the
extraordinary story of the end of one presidency and the beginning of another and represents
the culmination of Bob Woodward's news-making trilogy on the Trump presidency along with Fear
and Rage. And it is the beginning of a collaboration with fellow Washington Post reporter
Robert Costa that will remind readers of Woodward's coverage with Carl Bernstein of President
Richard M. Nixon's final days.
