Unbelievable

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

By: Katy Tur

Narrated by: Katy Tur

The NBC journalist who covered - and took fire from - Donald Trump on the campaign trail offers an inside look at the most shocking presidential election in American history.

Katy Tur was one of a select cadre of NBC reporters on the road during the grueling 2016 presidential campaign, reporting from small towns and venues across America for more than 16 months. At the beginning of the primaries, Tur was assigned the Trump campaign - a campaign widely considered a long shot by politicos and the media. But primary after primary, the novice outsider trumped his rivals and won the hearts and votes of many Republicans. His appeal to working-class whites, the GOP's traditional middle and upper middle class base, and conservative evangelicals took him all the way to the White House, astonishing the nation and the world.

Unbelievable is Tur's inside account of being embedded with the campaign, revealing what it was like to report on the most combative and volatile major party candidate ever to run for office and win. At first, Trump tried to charm Tur into providing fawning coverage. When that didn't work, he stooped to berating and shaming her, stoking the rage of his legion of supporters - many who threatened Tur and other penned-in reporters at his events. The vitriol reached such a fever pitch that following one rally, during which Trump launched a personal attack against her, the Secret Service had to accompany Tur to her car. But Katy was not alone. Millions of Americans watched in disbelief as Trump ordered Tur to "be quiet" during one of his many press conferences and called her "disgraceful", "third-rate", "not nice", and "Little Katy". In response, thousands of people across the country rushed to her defense, tweeting #imwithtur.

Intriguing, disturbing, and powerful, Unbelievable is an unprecedented eyewitness account of the 2016 election from an intelligent, dedicated journalist at the center of it - a thoughtful historical record that offers eye-opening insights and details on our political process, the media, and the mercurial 45th president of the United States.

©2017 Katy Tur (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers

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.

Unbelievable!!!

Thank you Katy for writing this book & putting the explanation point on what had to be the most depressing election season this old hippie has ever lived through.

Great example of excellent work and skill

Excellence in writing, performance, humanizing, eye opening, good examples and advice for newbies in any career.

Insight!

Thank you Katy Tur for providing us with insight from behind the scenes and on the ground. As much as you may not want to relive the campaign for our 45th President, you'll be glad you did. Katy shares her personal struggles with being a reporter in the age of Trump but, st the same time, doesn't personalize it. She's a pro!

It Truly is Unbelievable!!

Loved this book and especially loved hearing it told by Katie! Every time I would tell someone to read it, I would end up saying that it was unbelievable ‘. Oh and by the way, that is the title! Katie, please come to our book club late in October or early November in Denver CO. I will email you the date!

Enlightening

She offered unique insight into the Trump campaign. She also clarifies what it means to be a journalist, something that I think is very important for all of us to understnad in this "fake news" era.