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A review by generalheff
The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis
4.0
A great little book that showed me a lot about the inner workings of various US agencies, how data are used and the inspiring people who work in them.
I only knocked a star off because I just wanted a little bit more of a wrapper around the discussion of the USDA and NOAA to tie it all together. It all finished a bit abruptly and I would love the author to have made more of a point, or perhaps have tackled another much misunderstood agency and tried to draw out some broader themes. I fancy the author deliberately avoided this, perhaps to avoid being too political or didactic, but it would’ve helped prevent the book feel like it stopped so abruptly.
Nevertheless a stimulating and pleasingly short read.
I only knocked a star off because I just wanted a little bit more of a wrapper around the discussion of the USDA and NOAA to tie it all together. It all finished a bit abruptly and I would love the author to have made more of a point, or perhaps have tackled another much misunderstood agency and tried to draw out some broader themes. I fancy the author deliberately avoided this, perhaps to avoid being too political or didactic, but it would’ve helped prevent the book feel like it stopped so abruptly.
Nevertheless a stimulating and pleasingly short read.