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  • Written by: Michael Lewis
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  • Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (191 ratings)

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The Coming Storm

Written by: Michael Lewis
Narrated by: Michael Lewis
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Publisher's Summary

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.

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Environment mets Trumpian Politics

Fascinating weaving together of personal stories that are pulled together in the tale of the US weather division, and how it is messed over by (SPOILER ALERT) happenstance and then the Trump administration.

& Don't be suprised if you end up deleting Accuweather app from your phone afterwards...

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don't bother reading

rambling, pointless, unfocused, I'm glad I didn't pay for it. the author is clearly self-important, full of his own writing skills, but has lost sight of where he was going with this idea.

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Insightful

Fascinating inside story about the gutting of public services to benefit the few. Public service in the age of Trump is how he, his family and friends is how best to line their pockets at the expense of the general public.

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Insightful

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.

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Pleasant Surprise

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

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Short and Sweet

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.

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Odd inflections

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

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Informative Listen. Was a pleasure to listen to.

Slightly infuriating to listen to the corruption of politics governing such things like weather reporting but what can you expect. Good information for the public to hear and be aware about.

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Surprisingly Fair

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).

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Well worth your time!

I gave up 2 hours and got a story that will stay with me for years.

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