The Fifth Risk

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,[7] using a quote from a top adviser to Trump in the title.

The Fifth Risk
AuthorMichael Lewis
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
Publication date
October 2, 2018
Pages256
ISBN978-1-324-00264-2

Barack and Michelle Obama acquired the rights to the book for a possible Netflix series about the U.S. government.[8]

References
  1. Szalai, Jennifer (October 2, 2018). "Michael Lewis Makes a Story About Government Infrastructure Exciting". Book Review. The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  2. Klein, Joe (2018-10-08). "Michael Lewis Wonders Who's Really Running the Government". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  3. "The Fifth Risk". Kirkus Reviews. October 2, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  4. "The Fifth Risk". Publishers Weekly. October 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  5. Blasdel, Alex (2018-09-22). "Michael Lewis: The Big Short author on how Trump is gambling with nuclear disaster". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  6. "Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - Feb. 2, 2019 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  7. This guy doesn't know anything: the inside story of Trump's shambolic transition team, The Guardian, September 27, 2018
  8. Canfield, David (October 31, 2018). "The Obamas plan to adapt book about Trump administration for Netflix". EW.com. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
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