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redrobot's review against another edition
5.0
Michael Lewis is an amazing writer because he made me interested in the Departments of Energy, Agriculture and Commerce through this book.
cristiangarcia's review against another edition
5.0
Reminded me a lot of [a:Malcolm Gladwell|1439|Malcolm Gladwell|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1564001739p2/1439.jpg] - in the best possible way. The books is filled with amazing stories of anonymous people (I specially remember the story of Art Allen at the end of the book) and the mind blowing work they do at the government. That part of the book was filled with hope, entrepreneurship spirit and even magic. But when you see the actual context and destruction the Trump administration brought with its ignorance, arrogance and greed, you scared to think all of this could be delayed in a major way.
This is a wonderful short book that you can easily read on a weekend. Is the 1st book I have read by Michael Lewis and I can't wait for the next one.
This is a wonderful short book that you can easily read on a weekend. Is the 1st book I have read by Michael Lewis and I can't wait for the next one.
freckleduck's review against another edition
4.0
I found this to be really interesting but I found the structure felt quite random and the ending the same. I wish it had more cohesion.
wooknight's review
5.0
A marvelous book that highlights the unsung heroes in various public service roles. The book also highlights the complete ineptitude of the Trump administration in matters of science and technology . We have a public relations joker in charge of science, we have a moron who wanted to get rid of the departments of energy and education as the head honcho for energy and a conniving weasel who has made tons of money selling weather reports as the head of NOAA and spend all his time fighting efforts to bring weather forecasts to the public (This is why we do not have an app from NOAA)because he wants them to pay for it through his company.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-06-14/trump-s-pick-to-lead-weather-agency-spent-30-years-fighting-it
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-06-14/trump-s-pick-to-lead-weather-agency-spent-30-years-fighting-it
st_vasil's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
3.0
Not the best writing, but informative. A l useful book if you’re not especially knowledgeable on the way federal agencies work and how much they impact our communities and our wellbeing. But while the writing is accessible and relatively quick, it also felt lazy—almost a phone-in job. The conclusion, such as it is, feels like it haphazardly cobbled together the night before a deadline. So if you’re already well-informed about the federal government I’d skip this one.