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The Coming Storm

Auteur(s): Michael Lewis
Narrateur(s): Michael Lewis
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Tornadoes, cyclones, tsunamis…Weather can be deadly—especially when it strikes without warning. Millions of Americans could soon find themselves at the mercy of violent weather if the public data behind lifesaving storm alerts gets privatized for personal gain. In his first Audible Original, New York Times best-selling author and journalist Michael Lewis delivers hard-hitting research on not-so-random weather data—and how Washington plans to release it. He also digs deep into the lives of two scientists who revolutionized climate predictions, bringing warning systems to previously unimaginable levels of accuracy. One is Kathy Sullivan, a gifted scientist among the first women in space; the other, D.J. Patil, is a trickster-turned-mathematician and a political adviser. Most urgently, Lewis’s narrative reveals the potential cost of putting a price tag on information that could save lives. Please note The Fifth Risk includes the entirety of The Coming Storm.

©2018 Michael Lewis (P)2018 Audible Originals, LLC. Politique Politiques publiques
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Who knew that the weather service played that much of a role in our society, and how close you know who came to unraveling it.

Insightful

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Enjoyed it much more as audio-only than I thought I would. Exceptional storytelling about interesting things, as ever. Though it may leave you a bit angry. Hopefully the productive kind.

Michael Lewis doing Michael Lewis things.

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This short offering from Journalist/Author Michael Lewis is excised from a straight-up anti-Trump book ('The Fifth Risk'). The author's fairly obvious political agenda doubtless colors his presentation, but 'The Coming Storm' actually concentrates on personalities working at NOAA and the National Weather Service and the incredible leaps in technical proficiency in predicting weather (and thereby theoretically saving lives).
Lewis makes the point early on that citizen behavior in response to warnings is at least as important as accuracy - and lays out a case for political/corporate forces limiting potentially helpful data and capitalizing on deficiencies in warning systems - but largely documents historical events/decisions and lets the reader/listener draw conclusions.

Another nice feature of this recording: Michael Lewis does a very good job reading. Often hiring a professional reader is a much better option, but Lewis reads with creditable diction, comfortable timbre/cadence/tone, and great pacing. Additionally, he knows his material intimately, allowing him to emphasize certain sentences appropriately. The narration (with exceptional technical support) is very good.

Altogether, this 8/10 star excerpt is obviously biased.. but it's easy to pick out the wheat from the chaff. If you're interested after reading the Publisher's Summary and listening to the Sample Audio, don't hesitate to give this one a download (Bonus if you can get it as part of the 'Plus' initiative).

Surprisingly Fair

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Michael Lewis continues to impress me with his storytelling, whether about the financial crisis, Major League Baseball, or in this case of the weather service. Rather than looking at the big picture of these topics, he describes individuals’ stories and their relationship with the bigger picture.

Lewis Great Storyteller

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The book is good if you can manage the readers bad performance. The flow of the text was off because the way the reader spoke was not in tune with what was happening in the moments of the book

Odd inflections

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A very interesting story about tornadoes, the destruction and why people ignore tornado warnings. I am grateful that there are no tornadoes i my country.

The coming Storm

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The information presented in this book is disturbing with the almost privatizing the publicly available information about weather in the US. Like many of his other books, Michael is very powerful at intertwining stories with the content.

Short and Sweet

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Selected because I admire the author and without reading information on the topic of the book. It was an interesting pleasant surprise.

Pleasant Surprise

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Michael Lewis is America’s best living non-fiction storyteller. The Coming Storm will surprise everyone willing to listen.

a masterpiece in journalism and storytelling.

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..wish it were even longer. Good way to merge info about natural occurrences with how ordinary citizens, politics and science see and use them.

A good read (listen)

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