<p>This new book describes a trust-based approach to understanding and effectively dealing with the critical divides in the US. that are contributing to anger fear distrust of our leaders and institutions distrust of each other and ultimately polarization and untenable gridlock.&nbsp;In contrast to existing books about trust this is the first book to directly examine the cataclysmic events of 2020 and 2021-the Covid pandemic an economy in turmoil racial clashes and a trust-intensifying national election-through a lens of trust.&nbsp;&nbsp;The book is not based on second-hand information; rather the content derives from the authors' first-hand research and lived professional experiences.&nbsp;Finally while national polls have identified trust in leaders and institutions as a critical problem this book is the first to identify and describe what drives trust why it is present or not and how to build or rebuild it.</p><p><br></p>