The Fifth Risk

The Fifth Risk free pdf version of this book is here for you to download or read online. Michael Lewis’s “The Fifth Risk” is a factual account published in 2018. It delves into the transition and political appointments during Donald Trump’s presidency, focusing on three government departments: Energy, Agriculture, and Commerce.

The book enjoyed a fourteen-week stint on The New York Times non-fiction best-seller list. The title, “The Fifth Risk”, is derived from the top five risks identified by John MacWilliams, a risk management specialist at the United States Department of Energy during the Obama Administration.