The Showman: The Inside Story of the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky

An International Bestsellera Telegraph Best Book Of The YearAn Intense, Evocative Portrait Of One Of The Most Remarkable Figures Of Our Era Anne ApplebaumThis Is The Zelensky Book WeVe Been Waiting For Catherine Beltonthe Times: A Best Book Of 2024 Next YearS Top Readsguardian: Books To Look Out For In 2024Independent: A Book Of The Monthwritten 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 EyeOpening Story Of The PresidentS Evolution From A Slapstick Actor To A Symbol Of Resilience, Revealing How He Managed To Rally The WorldS Democracies Behind His Cause.ClearEyed About The PresidentS 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, UpClose 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.Intimate But Unflinchingly Objective, This Biography Gives You A Seat At ZelenskyS War Cabinet And Penetrates His Mind As He Battles To Save UkraineS FreedomAnd Ours Peter Pomerantsev, Author Of Nothing Is True And Everything Is Possible