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Barcode30053003858720
Home LocationParis-Bourbon
Call No351 WHO
Title Who is government? : the untold story of public service / edited by Michael Lewis.
CollectionNEW: Adult 300-399
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 Paris-Bourbon30053003858720351 WHO3/20/2025 Available

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Title Statement Who is government? : the untold story of public service / edited by Michael Lewis.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice New York : Riverhead Books, 2025.
Physical Description xv, 243 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Content Type text rdacontent
Media Type unmediated rdamedia
Carrier Type volume rdacarrier
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.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Civil service United States.
Added Entry, Personal Name Lewis, Michael, editor. (Michael M.)

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