The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis

The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis Book Summary

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New York Times Bestseller

For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the president insisted there was nothing to worry about.

Fortunately, we are still a nation of skeptics. Fortunately, there are those among us who study pandemics and are willing to look unflinchingly at worst-case scenarios. Michael Lewis’s taut and brilliant nonfiction thriller pits a band of medical visionaries against the wall of ignorance that was the official response of the Trump administration to the outbreak of COVID-19.

The characters you will meet in these pages are as fascinating as they are unexpected. A thirteen-year-old girl’s science project on transmission of an airborne pathogen develops into a very grown-up model of disease control. A local public-health officer uses her worm’s-eye view to see what the CDC misses, and reveals great truths about American society. A secret team of dissenting doctors, nicknamed the Wolverines, has everything necessary to fight the pandemic: brilliant backgrounds, world-class labs, prior experience with the pandemic scares of bird flu and swine flu…everything, that is, except official permission to implement their work.

Michael Lewis is not shy about calling these people heroes for their refusal to follow directives that they know to be based on misinformation and bad science. Even the internet, as crucial as it is to their exchange of ideas, poses a risk to them. They never know for sure who else might be listening in.

The Premonition: A Pandemic Story Book Details

Book Name The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
Genre Political Science
Author Michael Lewis
Published 04 May 2021, Tuesday
Price $13.99
E-Book Size 1.26 MB

The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis Book Reviews

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Brad Joselit

Book not up to high Lewis standards. In the past, I have been completely absorbed by any Lewis book. This one dragged along. I almost didn’t make it to the finish which was shocking given how much I have enjoyed other Lewis books. It picked up in interest about 45% of the way thru the book but then it dragged again at the end, and I could not wait for the experience to be over.

Dad Review abs

Timely & Important. In an age when civil servants are publicly derided with tweets and screams for trying to save people’s lives, we need a complete story to understand their care and bravery. This book gets to the history of the characters fighting the COVID pandemic while the disease is still killing people. Give this book to every government employee you know and let them know that many of us appreciate and respect them when they try to do their job with dignity. We rely on public employees who gain no glory and only criticism for doing jobs that make us safer and healthier. If we are going to rise to the challenges ahead we need to change this dynamic.

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Papa Mitchee

Michael Lewis is the best at what he does. No one better than Michael Lewis in breaking down complicated issues so that the average person can understand them.

Jbk2361571

Unbelievably compelling; One of my favorite books. Couldn’t put it down and the “characters” who are real people are so inspiring and interesting. It makes me sad how much the CDC has lost its way. Thankfully, there were other doctors and scientists willing to go around them.

Lov2lrn

The Premonition is a must read!. Spectacularly enlightening! Charity Dean and Joe DeRisi are my heroes!

OverG

Explains a lot. For those who want to know, this book gives insight to the workings of our government, and the progressive manipulation of science by politics. The direction we are going is scary, but not new in history. It is a little biased, but humans are, and it is the author’s privilege.

Rigary

Another superb Lewis offering. A superb look inside the failures of government to bypass bureaucratic norms and act swiftly. Somewhat chilling.

Sailing pro

Behind the scenes. Enjoyed the inside look at behind the scenes processes in a crisis.

RCW9999

Not his best work (and that is being kind).. Gave it almost 100 pages. Basically a third of the way through the book and there is no discernible plot. I know the book is supposed to be about the current pandemic, but a 100 page build up of nonsense is hard to justify. I’ve liked Lewis’ books in the past, but this was one of the lease entertaining books in memory.

Ornwen

Cassandra of Troy in 2020. The most Cassandra of Troy story since Cassandra herself. People who devoted professional YEARS OF THEIR LIVES to defending the US from a pandemic were just… brushed aside. For politics. In the White House, and Sacramento. I’m sure if Lewis had scratched the surface anywhere, he would have found even more people who could have mitigated the disaster COVID-19 became. An amazing read with a disquieting end.

Sari_mak

A great read. As always.. Enjoyed his book as I always do. Particularly liked the focus on Charity Dean in this story.

Bamancal

Interesting BUT not his best. 2020 rewind. Many of the characters seem like truly great people yet this whole booked seemed like he needed something to do during the pandemic.

John_Corey

Lessons to be learned. The people who can look around corners are rarely needed or respected. Being too early to see the future is unattractive to the masses. Better to stick with the herd than take the risk. If you want real insight into how disasters grow from a series of dumb choices, read the book. Michael Lewis is a very good story teller. It takes real skill to craft a great story while sticking to the facts.

Peanut in Austin

Should be required reading!!. Incredibly informative and so insightful. Has me googling for more information about the characters in this story. Reads better than the latest thriller - but true!!

J. Hartman

The premonition. This was a great look behind the scenes and an excellent explanation at why that picture was so wrong. I have to admit that the book could have been tripled in length and detail to provide a really concrete understanding of how our response was so badly done. I worked at a major medical institution for ten years and know how byzantine that field really is.

Flyingwiththewind

Fantastic storytelling. Lewis interweaves seemingly unrelated stories into a seamless narrative that breaks down the complex not-so-long-ago-history leading up to and through America’s pandemic response. Highly recommend.

Maxnyc08

Another couldn’t put it down book. Michael Lewis is a amazing story teller. America’s new Mark Twain. Sadly his stories are real

123 MAB

Page turner.. Never thought a non fiction book could be a page turner.

Auggie's Man

Gripping, yet depressing. The lives that could have been saved but for the politicization of the CDC and the lack of preparedness is another sad testament to the dysfunction that plagues our country. No wonder the communications were so botched. If we don’t learn from this, and I fear we won’t, it’s yet another black mark on us as a country.

Nkatz1

Literally everyone should read this book. . Fascinating, terrifying, honest and illuminating, it will help you understand what we all lived through (and why so many didn’t make it) during the Pandemic.

PubHealthMD

The Premonition - Skip It. Deeply disappointing relative to other books by Lewis. The author does touch on some of the failures of the CDC, but misses many other critical examples of their ineptitude. (Example: The CDC had stocked only 1% of the necessary N95 face masks in the $8 billion US strategic national stockpile. Instead, in the years leading up to 2020, CDC chose to stockpile a bunch of high priced items that were unlikely to ever be needed in a health crisis. ASPR took a lot of blame for the stockpile, but insiders know CDC was equally, if not more, at fault.) Lewis also fails to give credit to Trump for any good decisions. For example, Trump closed borders (CDC was vehemently opposed to this decision despite the fact that it was important.) More importantly, Lewis never mentions Operation Warp Speed, which was an unprecedented public health achievement…again spearheaded by Trump. It doesn’t matter if you do or do not like Trump - be honest about who did what, and who was really at fault, if you are going to write a book about COVID. It seemed bizarre to fully omit the OWS story and impact. The book just seemed way too influenced by the author’s political bias. He left out huge pieces of the story if it didn’t fit his narrative.

Cdmadwis

A must read. This latest book by Michael Lewis should be read by all those who think Covid is a hoax rather than the third most common cause of death in th U.S. in 2020.

Amp1974

Terrifyingly brilliant accounting of the US government’s failure at exceptionalism. This read was informative - shared all the behind the scenes heroes in this pandemic. Must read.

RCACHICAGO

Fascinating. Wow what a ride! When I finished the book I had a great sense of gratitude for all the brilliant people who worked so hard to try and prevent the loss of so many lives. At the same time I again felt the anger towards the many government institutions who failed us because of the bureaucracies we citizens have allowed to be created for our selfish ends. Friends and family are dead and we Americans are responsible. But again there’s a sense of hope that with all these fantastic selfless individuals and knowledge and determination they share, that we can an will do better in the next crisis.

Tim Jennings

Well written and interesting. An interesting, and very detailed account, of what went on behind the scenes of learning and understanding Covid-19 by a group of doctors and scientists who often went against directives and with very little support to respond to the pandemic. Behind the scenes is the specialty of author Michael Lewis who also wrote “The Big Short” and “Money Ball”. You’ll learn something here. My only complaint is the length of the chapters. It is a Herculean effort to finish a chapter.

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About Author "Michael Lewis"

Michael Monroe Lewis (born October 15, 1960) is an American author and financial journalist. He has also been a contributing editor to Vanity Fair since 2009, writing mostly on business, finance, and economics. He is known for his nonfiction work, particularly his coverage of financial crises and behavioral finance. Lewis was born in New Orleans and attended Princeton University, from which he graduated with a degree in art history. After attending the London School of Economics, he began a career on Wall Street during the 1980s as a bond salesman at Salomon Brothers. The experience prompted him to write his first book, Liar's Poker (1989). Fourteen years later, Lewis wrote Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (2003), in which he investigated the success of Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics. His 2006 book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game was his first to be adapted into a film, The Blind Side (2009). In 2010, he released The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine. The ....

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