If Only They Didn't Speak English: Notes from Trump's America

By Jon Sopel

Book Overview

As the BBC's North America Editor, Jon Sopel has had a pretty busy time of it lately. In the 18 months it's taken for a reality star to go from laughingstock to leader of the free world, Jon has traveled the length and breadth of the United States, experiencing it from a perspective that most of us could only dream of: he has flown aboard Air Force One, interviewed President Obama and has even been described as "a beauty" by none other than Donald Trump. Reflecting on his journey across the continent to cover the most turbulent race in recent history, Jon Sopel lifts a lid on the seething resentments, profound anxieties and sheer rage that found its embodiment in a brash, unpredictable and seemingly unstoppable figure. In this fascinating, insightful portrait of American life and politics, Jon sets out to answer the rest of the world's questions about a country that once stood for the grandest of dreams but which is now mired in a storm of political extremism, racial division and increasingly perverse beliefs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785942271
• ISBN13: 9781785942273
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: BBC Physical Audio
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.9" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Based on direct experience and British wit!

Jon Sopel, BBC’s North American editor, has worked closely with American Presidents for several years. Being British, HE not only speaks English (or a variation thereof!) but has the benefit of a foreign yet intimate perspective on American culture and politics. The book is interesting, well-written and insightful. Based on careful research as well as his direct experience, it offers a useful resource for putting Trump’s presidency and social issues in perspective. Recommended!