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The Book Show #1715 - Michael Lewis

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published June 1, 2021 at 3:00 PM EDT
Book cover for "The Premonition" by Michael Lewis
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Bestselling author Michael Lewis’s new book, “The Premonition: A Pandemic Story,” is a non-fiction thriller that pits a band of medical visionaries against the wall of ignorance that was the official response of the Trump administration to the COVID-19 outbreak.This conversation was recorded before the recent passing of his 19 year-old daughter in a car accident. We wish him and his family healing time and our condolences.
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