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Tucker by Chadwick Moore is a biography of the highly-rated conservative media figure Tucker Carlson, exploring his personal life, career, and political views based on extensive interviews with Carlson, his fam ...

Tucker by Chadwick Moore is a biography of the highly-rated conservative media figure Tucker Carlson, exploring his personal life, career, and political views based on extensive interviews with Carlson, his family, and colleagues.

Summary

The book provides an in-depth look into the life of Tucker Carlson, from his upbringing and family life to his rise as one of the most influential and polarizing voices in American politics and media. The author, Chadwick Moore, was granted unprecedented access to Carlson's professional and personal life to offer an inside perspective, especially after Carlson's abrupt departure from Fox News.

Upbringing and Influence: The book explores how Carlson's family background, including his mother's absence and his father's journalism career, shaped his worldview, particularly his strong views on family and his skepticism toward establishment narratives.
Career Trajectory: It details Carlson's journey through the media landscape, from his early days at Policy Review and The Weekly Standard to his record-breaking success in cable news, and his eventual shift to alternative platforms like Twitter.
Political Perspective: Moore presents Carlson as a figure who consistently challenges mainstream media and the "ruling class" on key issues like the COVID-19 vaccine, January 6th, and the Ukraine war, resonating with a large segment of the American population who feel alienated by the establishment.

Reviews

Reviews for Tucker are polarized, reflecting the subject's own public image.

Praise: Many readers and reviewers praise the book as a "well-crafted" and "enjoyable" read that offers genuine insight into Carlson's character beyond his on-camera persona. According to the Epoch Times, Moore's narrative is "well-crafted and written with a journalist's eye for compelling detail and heart". One Amazon reviewer describes it as an "ode to friendship" that presents a more human, "modest, self-ridiculing, curious person".
Criticism: Other reviews, particularly in mainstream outlets, criticize the book for being overly admiring and one-sided. A review in The Guardian describes it as blending "hagiography to dictation," suggesting a fawning and uncritical approach to its subject. Another review calls it "poorly written, unsurprising read".

Where to Buy

The book is widely available from various retailers in both physical and digital formats (Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook).

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Amazon.com

Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook

Barnes & Noble

Hardcover, Paperback

Walmart

Hardcover

eBay

Hardcover