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Bureau of Labor Statistics, civil service, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, essays, Food and Drug Administration, Internal Revenue Service, NASA, National Archives, National Cemetery Administration
Don’t let the bland cover fool you. This was a fascinating read. My favorite chapters were the cybercrime/bitcoin stellar work of the IRS career man, the coal mine inventor working for the Labor Department, and the jet propulsion researcher at NASA. But not one chapter disappointed. A+ read!
“Perhaps never before has there been a book better timed or more urgent.” —Washington Post
“Michael Lewis has this incredible ability to zoom in on one person’s story, and from there reveals something much bigger about our culture. His books leave you seeing the world differently, and his books about federal workers are no exception.” —Katie Couric
“A spirited rebuttal to the canard that federal civil servants are nest-featherers up to no good. . . .
All the contributions. . . press the point that the government’s work is useful—and no one else but government workers are likely to do it. Compelling arguments against ideologues bent on dismantling the government.” —Kirkus Reviews

