| International Standard Book Number |
9798217047802 (hardcover)
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| Title Statement |
Who is government? : the untold story of public service / edited by Michael Lewis.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2025.
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| Physical Description |
xv, 243 pages : illustration, photographs ; 22 cm.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
The canary / The sentinel / The searchers / The number / The cyber sleuth / The equalizer / The rookie / The free-living bureaucrat / Michael Lewis -- Casey Cep -- Dave Eggers -- John Lanchester -- Geraldine Brooks -- Sarah Vowell -- W. Kamau Bell -- Michael Lewis.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"The government is a vast, complex system that Americans pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It's also our shared resource for addressing the biggest problems of society. And it's made up of people, mostly unrecognized and uncelebrated, doing work that can be deeply consequential and beneficial to everyone. Michael Lewis invited his favorite writers to find someone doing an interesting job for the government and write about them in a special in-depth series for the Washington Post. The stories they found are unexpected, riveting, and inspiring, including a former coal miner devoted to making mine roofs less likely to collapse, saving thousands of lives; an IRS agent straight out of a crime thriller; and the manager who made the National Cemetery Administration the best-run organization, public or private, in the entire country. Each essay shines a spotlight on the essential behind-the-scenes work of exemplary federal employees. Whether they're digitizing archives, chasing down cybercriminals, or discovering new planets, these public servants are committed to their work and universally reluctant to take credit. Expanding on the Washington Post series, the vivid profiles in Who Is Government? blow up the stereotype of the irrelevant bureaucrat. They show how the essential business of government makes our lives possible, and how much it matters"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Civil service United States.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Essays.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Vowell, Sarah, 1969- author.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Eggers, Dave, author.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Cep, Casey N., author.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Lanchester, John, author.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Brooks, Geraldine, author.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Bell, W. Kamau, author.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Lewis, Michael (Michael M.), editor, author.
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