Allen Salkin is the author of “From Scratch: The Uncensored History of the Food Network,” 2013), “The Method to the Madness, Untold Stories of Donald Trump’s 16-Year Quest for the White House,” co-authored with journalist Aaron Short, and “Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us” (2005), along with numerous articles in The New York Times and other publications.
Allen Salkin
By Allen Salkin
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