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challenging
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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.
I recommend this book, if you can handle the stress of not knowing it they still have their jobs.
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An excellent peek into the amazing work done by federal civil service employees because of their passion to solve problems and serve Americans. It’s an insight that is sorely needed in light of mass layoffs of dedicated men and women who help the government solve problems with little
fanfare or recognition.
fanfare or recognition.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was such a neat insight into a few government employees and how their work goes so unnoticed but can have such a big impact not only here in the sates but potentially world wide.
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This book is very well done long form journalism. It’s very informative and interesting human stories!
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This book feels like it was written yesterday in that it makes reference to all the chaos of the current presidency. I don't really understand how this book got pulled together as fast as it did. There was clearly research done. Sure, everyone had a different chapter and a different agency or person(s) to profile, but still. I am impressed.
The book goes through eight people and/or agencies that make up the US federal government and highlight the work they do - work that most of the country neither ever thinks about nor understands. It was lovely to learn about some of these agencies and even lovelier to go through the work they do on behalf of all of us. Some of these are lofty achievements and achievements in progress (literally), while others are stories about the humblest individuals who might otherwise go through life unnoticed. The two chapters that really captured my attention were the one of Ronald Walters of the National Cemetary Administration, who made sure every veteran had the option to be buried or cremated honorably, and John Koopman of the Internal Revenue Service, who is a real-life cyber superhero.
I'm grateful to all those who choose to lead lives of civil service. They are often underpaid and almost always underappreciated. The work they do is important, and today, I'm particularly grateful for Pamela Wright of the National Archives, who will make sure history is digitized and preserved. (Having just finished The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, I cannot stop thinking about the censorship, erasure, and rewriting of history MAGA is trying so hard to execute.)
Fast read. Highly recommend. A bit of uplifting sunshine during dark days.
The book goes through eight people and/or agencies that make up the US federal government and highlight the work they do - work that most of the country neither ever thinks about nor understands. It was lovely to learn about some of these agencies and even lovelier to go through the work they do on behalf of all of us. Some of these are lofty achievements and achievements in progress (literally), while others are stories about the humblest individuals who might otherwise go through life unnoticed. The two chapters that really captured my attention were the one of Ronald Walters of the National Cemetary Administration, who made sure every veteran had the option to be buried or cremated honorably, and John Koopman of the Internal Revenue Service, who is a real-life cyber superhero.
I'm grateful to all those who choose to lead lives of civil service. They are often underpaid and almost always underappreciated. The work they do is important, and today, I'm particularly grateful for Pamela Wright of the National Archives, who will make sure history is digitized and preserved. (Having just finished The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, I cannot stop thinking about the censorship, erasure, and rewriting of history MAGA is trying so hard to execute.)
Fast read. Highly recommend. A bit of uplifting sunshine during dark days.