507 reviews for:

Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service

Michael Lewis

4.33 AVERAGE

ashleymaehunt's review

3.75

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jeremybecker's review against another edition

4.0

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kellykane37's review against another edition

4.0

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thebennyturner's review against another edition

5.0

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bpol's review against another edition

5.0

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vbayman's review against another edition

5.0

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bookaddictpnw's review

4.5

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Content is 5 stars, narration dropped it a bit. Some of the essay authors are great narrators, others not so much. 

meganfitz's review against another edition

4.25

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I wish this had been a best seller in 2024. So interesting and such an excellent illustration of what the federal government does besides basic infrastructure and education.

sarahstory's review against another edition

5.0

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mantissabolt's review against another edition

4.25

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This is a difficult book to read right now.  It is series of essays about great US Federal bureaucrats.  While you are reading this, you wonder "Do they and their co-workers still have jobs?"  All the essays are good but as always some are better then others. I got this because I really wanted hear Sarah Vowell's voice, again, it has been TOO long.  Her essay (about the National Archives) is great, but my favorite is Geraldine Brooks' "The Cyber Sleuth".  I loved hearing about IRS agents taking down the worst of the worst in cyber crime. Cool. 

I recommend this book, if you can handle the stress of not knowing it they still have their jobs.