Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, by Michael Wolff, Little, Brown, 321 pp, €17.50, ISBN 978-1408711392
A man convinced of his own talent, who refuses to take advice, who cannot resist teeth-grindingly terrible decisions, who alienates his closest companions but expects unconditional adoration. Such is the public image of the writer, director and star of what is widely regarded as the worst film ever made. Tommy Wiseau’s shambolic production of The Room was documented by co-star Greg Sestero in his memoir The Disaster Artist (latterly made into a film starring James Franco). The title, and the traits of its dominant c