Unbelievable

My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History

By: Katy Tur

Narrated by: Katy Tur

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Called ""Disgraceful,"" ""third-rate,"" and ""not nice"" by Donald Trump, NBC News correspondent Katy Tur reported on—and took flak from—the most captivating and volatile presidential candidate in American history. Tur lived out of a suitcase for a year and a half, following Trump around the country, powered by packets of peanut butter and kept clean with dry shampoo. She visited forty states with the candidate, made more than 3,800 live television reports, and tried to endure a gazillion loops of Elton John’s ""Tiny Dancer""—a Trump rally playlist staple.

From day 1 to day 500, Tur documented Trump’s inconsistencies, fact-checked his falsities, and called him out on his lies. In return, Trump repeatedly singled Tur out. He tried to charm her, intimidate her, and shame her. At one point, he got a crowd so riled up against Tur, Secret Service agents had to walk her to her car.

None of it worked. Facts are stubborn. So was Tur. She was part of the first women-led politics team in the history of network news. The Boys on the Bus became the Girls on the Plane. But the circus remained. Through all the long nights, wild scoops, naked chauvinism, dodgy staffers, and fevered debates, no one had a better view than Tur.

Unbelievable is her darkly comic, fascinatingly bizarre, and often scary story of how America sent a former reality show host to the White House. It’s also the story of what it was like for Tur to be there as it happened, inside a no-rules world where reporters were spat on, demeaned, and discredited. Tur was a foreign correspondent who came home to her most foreign story of all. Unbelievable is a must-read for anyone who still wakes up and wonders, Is this real life?

Gods. So true. So, so real.

This was so real, so true. She started with the best of intentions but trump showed who he was. She spent MONTHS with him, attempting to show him on a good light but he just continually proves that he (trump) is an idiot.

Definitely Unbelievable but Yeah it Happened

Katy Tur gave me new insight to how Trump won the election. As horrific as this has been and will continue to be, at least I understand better now how it happened.

Great and difficult story extremely well written

A funny, interesting, scary and thought provoking story written and read in an entertaining and engaging way. I laughed out loud many times while listening to this.

Nice retelling by "little Katy"

I enjoyed this book and Katy Tur's perspective on the campaign. I do find it telling that in over a year of covering the Trump campaign, she has not one single compliment or kind word to say about the man. I also found all her complaints about her job as tiresome to read. Is it important to me how she had to run for a plane or drag her bag, like the rest of us don't have to deal with the same dilemmas? The best parts of the book were some of the close up encounters and experiences, such as the Bush Brothers steaks being passed off as Trump steaks, but I would have liked to hear a little more balanced review of the candidate. When I read about how 91% of the media coverage since President Trump's inauguration has been negative, it makes me think she is just another one of the media herd. There is no human being who is all bad, but if you read this book, you will think Trump is. Balanced perspective would be nice, but you won't find that in this book.

FABULOUS

Thank you for this complete review of how we got HERE! Every American should read.