Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service by Michael Lewis

4.33 AVERAGE

hkbwhite's review

4.5
hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
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penleguin's review

4.5
informative inspiring
An inspiring collection of fascinating biographies featuring federal government workers who are working on interesting, impactful projects. Some chapters include: managing the National Cemetery Association, digitizing archives, making mines safer, discovering new planets, and curing rare diseases that aren’t profitable enough for pharmaceutical corporations to bother with, among others. Effective and insightful, highly recommend! 
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ireaditonthebus's review against another edition

4.0
informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
A fairly abrupt ending to a heartwarming and thought-provoking book. As a government employee myself, I wasn't expecting surprises or revelations; nevertheless, I loved learning about these unsung heroes, especially now as Federal bureaucracy is under attack. 

thelisa's review against another edition

4.75
informative inspiring fast-paced

mgraciosa's review

3.75
informative inspiring

coldguy's review against another edition

3.5
funny informative inspiring
the good profiles were good. the bad ones made me wish I hadn't picked up the book.

ksuttorp's review against another edition

4.75
informative inspiring sad fast-paced

sjeffreads's review

5.0
challenging funny hopeful informative fast-paced
An inspiring book about the great work that the government is doing. Reading this while the government is being dismantled was not great.
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sambartlett's review against another edition

4.0
informative medium-paced
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doomchipmunk's review against another edition

4.0
emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced