The fifth risk
(Large Print)
Lewis (The Big Short) exposes a less sensational but significant danger posed by the Trump administration's approach to governance. As he recounts in an ambiguously sourced prologue, Trump's transition team actively refused to learn about much of what the federal government does, and made ill-considered leadership and budget choices regarding three obscure, but vital, agencies: the Departments of Energy, Agriculture, and Commerce. Members of each department in the Obama administration prepared detailed briefing materials to educate incoming appointees about the agencies' missions and responsibilities, only to have their work ignored or discounted; for example, when Trump's commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, was told that the department's mission was mainly science and technology, Ross responded, "Yeah, I don't think I want to be focusing on that." Lewis accessibly explains the important things that Energy, Agriculture, and Commerce actually do, including "reducing the world's supply of weapons of mass destruction," safely disposing of nuclear waste, administering nutritional assistance programs, and collecting data to improve weather forecasting. He also persuasively documents the dangers that result from placing people without the necessary skills in charge of these departments and from cutting funding. This is an illuminating primer on some of the government projects most crucial to the well-being of the populace, and its relevance to readers won't end with the Trump era. (Oct.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Notes
Lewis, M. (2018). The fifth risk. Watergate, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Lewis, Michael. 2018. The Fifth Risk. Watergate, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Lewis, Michael, The Fifth Risk. Watergate, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Lewis, Michael. The Fifth Risk. Watergate, Maine, Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2018.
Record Information
Last Sierra Extract Time | Feb 18, 2024 08:53:49 AM |
---|---|
Last File Modification Time | Feb 18, 2024 08:54:01 AM |
Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Mar 28, 2024 08:38:41 PM |
MARC Record
LEADER | 04802cam a22006858i 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
001 | 1057242207 | ||
003 | OCoLC | ||
005 | 20190225180945.0 | ||
008 | 181012s2019 meu d 000 0 eng | ||
010 | |a 2018049305 | ||
020 | |a 9781432861841|q (large type : hardcover) | ||
020 | |a 1432861840 | ||
035 | |a (OCoLC)1057242207 | ||
040 | |a DLC|b eng|e rda|c DLC|d OCLCO|d OCLCF|d GK8|d ORX|d HFZ | ||
042 | |a pcc | ||
043 | |a n-us--- | ||
049 | |a HFZA | ||
050 | 1 | 0 | |a E912|b .L48 2018b |
082 | 0 | 0 | |a 320.973/09052|2 23 |
100 | 1 | |a Lewis, Michael|q (Michael M.),|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88200544|e author. | |
245 | 1 | 4 | |a The fifth risk /|c by Michael Lewis. |
263 | |a 1902. | ||
264 | 1 | |a Watergate, Maine :|b Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company,|c [2018] | |
300 | |a 279 pages ;|c 23cm. | ||
336 | |a text|b txt|2 rdacontent | ||
337 | |a unmediated|b n|2 rdamedia | ||
338 | |a volume|b nc|2 rdacarrier | ||
490 | 1 | |a Thorndike Press large print popular narrative and nonfiction. | |
520 | |a Lewis (The Big Short) exposes a less sensational but significant danger posed by the Trump administration's approach to governance. As he recounts in an ambiguously sourced prologue, Trump's transition team actively refused to learn about much of what the federal government does, and made ill-considered leadership and budget choices regarding three obscure, but vital, agencies: the Departments of Energy, Agriculture, and Commerce. Members of each department in the Obama administration prepared detailed briefing materials to educate incoming appointees about the agencies' missions and responsibilities, only to have their work ignored or discounted; for example, when Trump's commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, was told that the department's mission was mainly science and technology, Ross responded, "Yeah, I don't think I want to be focusing on that." Lewis accessibly explains the important things that Energy, Agriculture, and Commerce actually do, including "reducing the world's supply of weapons of mass destruction," safely disposing of nuclear waste, administering nutritional assistance programs, and collecting data to improve weather forecasting. He also persuasively documents the dangers that result from placing people without the necessary skills in charge of these departments and from cutting funding. This is an illuminating primer on some of the government projects most crucial to the well-being of the populace, and its relevance to readers won't end with the Trump era. (Oct.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved. | ||
648 | 7 | |a Since 2017|2 fast | |
650 | 0 | |a Administrative agencies|z United States|x Management.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117539 | |
650 | 0 | |a Government executives|z United States.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88002176 | |
650 | 0 | |a Public administration|z United States.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008109058 | |
650 | 0 | |a Civil service|z United States.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85026398 | |
650 | 7 | |a Administrative agencies|x Management.|2 fast|0 (OCoLC)fst00796777 | |
650 | 7 | |a Civil service.|2 fast|0 (OCoLC)fst00862730 | |
650 | 7 | |a Government executives.|2 fast|0 (OCoLC)fst00945319 | |
650 | 7 | |a Large type books.|2 fast|0 (OCoLC)fst00992678 | |
650 | 7 | |a Public administration.|2 fast|0 (OCoLC)fst01081976 | |
651 | 0 | |a United States|x Politics and government|y 2017-2021.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2017000457 | |
651 | 7 | |a United States.|2 fast|0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 | |
655 | 7 | |a Large print books.|2 lcgft|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2022026066 | |
830 | 0 | |a Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction.|0 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2015069512 | |
907 | |a .b59311708 | ||
948 | |a MARCIVE Comprehensive, in 2023.12 | ||
948 | |a MARCIVE Comprehensive, in 2023.03 | ||
948 | |a MARCIVE Overnight, in 2023.02 | ||
948 | |a MARCIVE Comp, 09/2021 | ||
989 | |1 .i124692515|b 1160002871319|d vllp|g -|m |h 5|x 0|t 0|i 3|j 62|k 190226|n 02-18-2021 18:52|o -|s LTB|a 320.973|r LEW | ||
989 | |1 .i124899456|b 1090010669340|d mpmal|g -|m |h 10|x 0|t 0|i 3|j 169|k 190319|n 06-11-2022 15:59|o -|s Large Print|a 320.973|r L675f | ||
989 | |1 .i125880935|b 31813006024367|d belar|g -|m |h 15|x 1|t 0|i 5|j 300|k 190716|n 09-23-2023 16:25|o -|a LP 320.973 LEWIS,MI | ||
994 | |a C0|b HFZ | ||
995 | |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2023.12 | ||
995 | |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2023.03 | ||
995 | |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2023.02 | ||
995 | |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2021.09 | ||
995 | |a Loaded with m2btab.ltiac in 2019.03 | ||
995 | 0 | 0 | |a Exported from Connexion by Vail and loaded with m2btab.b in 2019.02 |
998 | |a vl|b 190226|c m|d a |e -|f eng|g meu|h 4|i 1 | ||
998 | |e -|f eng|a be|a mp|a mpm|a vl |