Who is government? : the untold story of public service
Lewis, Michael (Michael M.)2025
Book
"The government is a vast, complex system that Americans pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It's also our shared resource for addressing the biggest problems of society. And it's made up of people, mostly unrecognized and uncelebrated, doing work that can be deeply consequential and beneficial to everyone. Michael Lewis invited his favourite writers to find someone doing an interesting job for the government and write about them in a special in-depth series for the Washington Post. The stories they found are unexpected, riveting, and inspiring, including a former coal miner devoted to making mine roofs less likely to collapse, saving thousands of lives; an IRS agent straight out of a crime thriller; and the manager who made the National Cemetery Administration the best-run organization, public or private, in the entire country. Each essay shines a spotlight on the essential behind-the-scenes work of exemplary federal employees."-- Provided by publisher.
Main title:
Who is government? : the untold story of public service / edited by Michael Lewis.
Author:
Lewis, Michael (Michael M.), editor, authorCep, Casey N., authorEggers, Dave, authorLanchester, John, authorBrooks, Geraldine, authorVowell, Sarah, 1969-, authorBell, W. Kamau, author
Imprint:
London : Allen Lane, 2025.©2025
Collation:
xv, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York : Riverhead Books, 2025.
Contents:
The canary / Michael LewisThe sentinel / Casey CepThe searchers / Dave EggersThe number / John LanchesterThe cyber sleuth / Geraldine BrooksThe equalizer / Sarah VowellThe rookie / W. Kamau BellThe free-living bureaucrat / Michael Lewis.
ISBN:
9780241778876 (hbk)9780241778876 (hbk)9780241778876 (hardback)
Dewey class:
351
Language:
English
BRN:
830721
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| City Library | -Society | SOCIETY 351 LEWI | Available |
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | -Society | SOCIETY 351 LEWI | Available |
| Southbank Library | -Society | SOCIETY 351 LEWI | Available |