The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy by Michael Lewis (Paperback)

The Fifth Risk is Michael Lewis's narrative journey into the federal agencies that keep the country running. Visiting departments such as Agriculture, Commerce and Energy, Lewis shows the quiet expertise of career public servants and the dangers that grow when that knowledge is ignored by those in charge. Told through vivid portraits of real people, this Norton paperback suits readers interested in politics, public policy and how government really works.