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LEWIS MICHAEL WHO IS GOVERNMENT?

Who works for the government and why does their work matter? Michael Lewis  bestselling author
of The Big Short and The Fifth Risk   along with an all-star team of writers and storytellers 
takes us on a riveting journey into a hidden world    'A timely reminder of the quiet
dedication and skill of the people who work every day to make this country work' - Barack Obama
President Obama's 2025 Summer Reads   The government is a vast  complex system that citizens
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. 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.  Whether they're digitizing archives  chasing down cybercriminals  or discovering
new planets  these public servants are committed to their work and universally reluctant to
take credit. Who is Government? shows how the essential business of government makes our lives
possible  and how much it matters.

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