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"What are the consequences if the people given control over our government have no idea how it works?"
This is the opening sentence in the book summary and also the first sentence inside the book jacket. Lewis takes us inside a few Departments of our federal government, talking to those who work there in the past and present. Showing us what these Departments do what they are responsible for, programs and oversights. Have to admit I didn't know all the things they did, but then again I doubt many ...more
This is the opening sentence in the book summary and also the first sentence inside the book jacket. Lewis takes us inside a few Departments of our federal government, talking to those who work there in the past and present. Showing us what these Departments do what they are responsible for, programs and oversights. Have to admit I didn't know all the things they did, but then again I doubt many ...more
I'm not going to rate this book because giving it 3 stars would seem inadequate and 4 too charitable. The book says some very important things and says them very well. (It's Michael Lewis. Fantastic writer.)
My complaint is that is a little book with not very small print and wide margins. There has got to be a lot lot more to this story. Maybe it was rushed to print early as possible in the Trump administration when it was most relevant. Understandable. But now Trump is over and I still want more ...more
My complaint is that is a little book with not very small print and wide margins. There has got to be a lot lot more to this story. Maybe it was rushed to print early as possible in the Trump administration when it was most relevant. Understandable. But now Trump is over and I still want more ...more
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