The Fifth Risk Explained

The Fifth Risk
Author:Michael Lewis
Language:English
Country:United States
Genre:Non-fiction
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Pub Date:October 2, 2018
Pages:256
Isbn:978-1-324-00264-2

The Fifth Risk is a 2018 non-fiction book by Michael Lewis that examines the transition and political appointments of the Donald Trump presidency, especially with respect to three government agencies: the Department of Energy, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The book spent fourteen weeks on The New York Times non-fiction best-seller list.[6] A lengthy excerpt from the book was published twice by The Guardian, using a quote from a top adviser to Trump in the title.[7]

Barack and Michelle Obama acquired the rights to the book for a Netflix series about the U.S. government.[8] The 2022 American documentary comedy series The G Word with Adam Conover is "loosely inspired" by the book.[9]

Title

John MacWilliams, a risk management expert at the United States Department of Energy from the Obama Administration, gave Lewis the top five risks he saw for the department: broken arrows (loose nukes and nuclear accidents), North Korean nuclear weapons, an end to the Iran nuclear deal, protecting the electrical grid from cyberterrorism, and internal project management. It is this fifth risk that inspired the title of the book.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Szalai. Jennifer. Michael Lewis Makes a Story About Government Infrastructure Exciting. . October 2, 2018 . December 23, 2018.
  2. News: Michael Lewis Wonders Who's Really Running the Government . Klein . Joe . 2018-10-08. The New York Times. 2019-01-22. en-US. 0362-4331.
  3. Web site: The Fifth Risk. Kirkus Reviews. October 2, 2018 . December 23, 2018 .
  4. Web site: The Fifth Risk. . October 2018 . December 23, 2018.
  5. News: Michael Lewis: The Big Short author on how Trump is gambling with nuclear disaster. Blasdel. Alex. 2018-09-22. The Guardian. 2019-01-22. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  6. News: Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - Feb. 2, 2019 - The New York Times. The New York Times. 2019-11-12. en. 0362-4331.
  7. News: This guy doesn't know anything: the inside story of Trump's shambolic transition team . The Guardian . September 27, 2018 . Michael . Lewis. December 9, 2023 .
  8. Web site: The Obamas plan to adapt book about Trump administration for Netflix. Canfield. David. EW.com. en. October 31, 2018. 2019-02-11.
  9. Web site: White . Peter . The Obamas' Higher Ground & 'Adam Ruins Everything's Adam Conover Team On Government Comedy Series For Netflix, Based On Michael Lewis' 'The Fifth Risk' . Deadline . 19 November 2020 . 19 November 2020.