The DOI Reads Book Club

 

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Wednesday, June 24th from 12:30 to 1:30 pm ET

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The DOI Reads Book Club will again be meeting virtually on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, from 12:30 to 1:30 pm ET to discuss our next Book Club selection, Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service, by Michael Lewis.

As always, all are welcome and you don't need to finish the book to join us. Just bring your questions, insights and thoughts about this book.

Advance RSVPs are very welcome, but all are encouraged to come regardless. To RSVP or for more information about the DOI Reads Book Club and other DOI Library programs and events, please contact the library staff via email (library@ios.doi.gov) or phone at 202-208-5815. 

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The DOI Library does not have enough copies to lend this book to everyone, so please purchase a copy or borrow one from your local library. Copies are available from online booksellers.
 

Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service
      
Author:  Michael Lewis
Publisher: ‎ Riverhead Books (March 2025)
Hardcover: ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-13: ‎ 979-8217047802   
  
Who works for the government and why does their work matter? Michael Lewis invited his favorite writers, including Casey Cep, Dave Eggers, John Lanchester, Geraldine Brooks, Sarah Vowell, and W. Kamau Bell, to join him in writing about someone doing an interesting job for the government. 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 celebrated Washington Post series, these vivid profiles show how the essential business of government makes our lives possible. 
 

-- From Amazon.com

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