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The Showman
- The Inside Story of Ukraine and the War That Made a Leader of Zelensky
- Narrated by: Daniel Gamburg
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
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WRITTEN WITH UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS, THIS IS THE FIRST INSIDE, INTIMATE ACCOUNT OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF PRESIDENT ZELENSKY AND HIS TEAM.
Based on four years of reporting; extensive travels with President Zelensky to the front; and dozens of interviews with him, his wife, his friends and enemies, his advisers, ministers and military commanders, The Showman tells an intimate and eye-opening story of the President’s evolution from a slapstick actor to a symbol of resilience, revealing how he managed to rally the world’s democracies behind his cause.
Clear-eyed about the President’s early failures as a peacemaker and his willingness to silence political dissent, the book offers a complex picture of a man struggling to break what he sees as a historical cycle of oppression that began generations before he was born. Even as the war drags on, Zelensky lays out his vision for its future course and, through his actions, demonstrates his strategy for countering the Russians and keeping the West on his side. The result is a riveting, up-close picture of the invasion as experienced by its number one target and improbable hero.
The Showman, as a work of eyewitness journalism, provides an essential perspective on the war defining our age. As a study in leadership and human resolve, its appeal is timeless and universal.
Critic reviews
‘An intense, evocative portrait of one of the most remarkable figures of our era. This book offers a front row seat to history as it is being made’ Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of Twilight of Democracy
‘Intimate but unflinchingly objective, this biography gives you a seat at Zelensky's war cabinet and penetrates his mind as he battles to save Ukraine's freedom—and ours’ Peter Pomerantsev, author of Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible
‘The most intimate portrait of Zelensky, the man at the center of the world drama, painted by one of the best writers in the field, Simon Shuster. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand what Ukrainians are fighting for and why they will prevail’ Serhii Plokhy, author of The Russo-Ukrainian War
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- Mr. Sd Peak
- 24-06-24
Fascinating insight
Another book I feel everyone could read/listen to. So important that we know the true source of our information in this digital age.
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- PeterB
- 03-04-24
Brilliant
I have a feeling historians will reference this book in the future as an important insight into a critical moment in human history - Slava Ukraini
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- Beenz 7
- 11-04-24
An exceptional book
Such a dramatic story and so well told, I’m so glad that I listened to it and will revisit it before long.
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- EWEN STOCKBRIDGE
- 01-03-24
Making history accessible
This book is brilliant. The depth of knowledge of the author sets him apart. He is able to talk about historic events as a story, bring each character to life and helping us to understand the story behind the headlines.
Through the book we are treated to first hand comments on the power of narrative and information. SACEUR recently said,”If the other guy turns up with a tank… you better have a tank”. Ukraine got their tanks because of Zelensky and his unerring message that Ukraine will not be beaten.
The book ends on 2023. I would like to read the sequel…
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- Jan
- 10-03-24
Insightful
Perspective creating and critical in a balanced way this book should bevmandatory for anybody who cares about Ukraine
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- m donald
- 11-02-24
A little disappointed
I don’t like to be critical about this book as it tries to tell us the story of the tragedy of Ukraine , but I do feel it didn’t tell us enough about President Zelenskyy and was more a summary of the news stories we’ve all read
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