Jill Abramson, the former editor of The New York Times, said in her review of Fear written for The Washington Post,
"In an age of 'alternative facts' and corrosive tweets about 'fake
news,' Woodward is truth's gold standard…explosive…As a profile of
Trump, the book is devastating…jaw-dropping." Woodward has worked for The Washington Post
for 47 years and shared in two Pulitzer Prizes---the first with
Bernstein for their Watergate coverage and the second as the lead
reporter for the Post's coverage of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Bob Woodward has written 19 books. All have been national bestsellers--13 of them (now including Fear)
have been #1 national nonfiction bestsellers. He has written articles
and books about the last nine presidents from Nixon to Trump.
The extraordinary interest in Woodward’s Fear is
fueled by people’s hunger to truly understand what is going on in
Washington. As he travels the country, Bob Woodward says people’s
questions fall into four categories:
1)
The presidency: How is President Trump doing and surviving? How does
Trump compare with the other eight presidents – Nixon to Obama – that
Woodward has reported on for The Washington Post and in his bestselling books?
2)
The investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller: Is it like
Watergate or will it fade away like Reagan's Iran-Contra scandal?
3)
Conflict: What is the likelihood of a new war? What are the goals with
North Korea, in the Middle East, with the Islamic state, and on
terrorism? Will there likely be a major escalation in one of the current
conflicts?
4)
The economy: Is the American/global economy sound or are we headed for
trouble? How is Trump’s America First agenda playing out with our allies
and enemies around the globe?
In
2014, Robert Gates, former director of the CIA and secretary of
defense, said of Woodward, “He has an extraordinary ability to get
otherwise responsible adults to spill [their] guts to him . . . his
ability to get people to talk about stuff they shouldn’t be talking
about is just extraordinary and may be unique.” That is Woodward’s true
gift and audiences who hear him speak leave transfixed by what they’ve
learned.
An evening with Bob Woodward is not to be missed. Tickets can be purchased on Friday, October 12 at 10 am MST at www.axs.com, by phone at 888-9-AXS-TIX (888-929-7849), or at the Denver Coliseum box office on Saturdays from 11am-3pm.
