The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis
New York Times Bestseller What are the consequences if the people given control over our government have no idea how it works?
"[A] page turner… [Lewis'] most ambitious and important book." -- New York Times Book Review
"Fascinating—and at times harrowing…. Lewis tells an important and timely story, one that all of us who pay for, care about, and want government to work should hear." -- NPR
"A hymn to the 'deep state,' which is revealed as nothing more than people who know what they're talking about." -- Cory Doctorow - Boing Boing
"[A] spellbinding, alarming analysis of the most serious threats to Americans’ safety happening now from inside the U.S. government." -- Quartz
"Displaying his usual meticulous research and fluid prose, [Lewis] makes the federal bureaucracy come alive by focusing on a few individuals within each agency with fascinating—and sometimes heartwarming—backstories.…[A] well-written primer on how the government serves citizens in underappreciated ways." -- Kirkus (starred review)
"Illuminating.… It's relevance to readers won't end with the Trump era." -- Publishers Weekly
"Fascinating—and at times harrowing…. Lewis tells an important and timely story, one that all of us who pay for, care about, and want government to work should hear." -- NPR
"A hymn to the 'deep state,' which is revealed as nothing more than people who know what they're talking about." -- Cory Doctorow - Boing Boing
"[A] spellbinding, alarming analysis of the most serious threats to Americans’ safety happening now from inside the U.S. government." -- Quartz
"Displaying his usual meticulous research and fluid prose, [Lewis] makes the federal bureaucracy come alive by focusing on a few individuals within each agency with fascinating—and sometimes heartwarming—backstories.…[A] well-written primer on how the government serves citizens in underappreciated ways." -- Kirkus (starred review)
"Illuminating.… It's relevance to readers won't end with the Trump era." -- Publishers Weekly
Michael Lewis is the best-selling author of Liar’s Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side, The Big Short, The Undoing Project, and The Fifth Risk. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his family.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781324002642 |
| ISBN 10 | 1324002646 |
| Title | The Fifth Risk |
| Author | Michael Lewis |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2018-10-02 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Commended for New York Times Notable Selection 2018, Short-listed for Los Angeles Times Book Prize 2018 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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