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But the writer Michael Lewis has aprettygoodtrack recordfor spinning wonkery into captivating best sellers that become Oscar-bait blockbusters.

(He also happens to be quite telegenic.)
But these are tough times in which to vie for Americas fickle attention.
ButThe Fifth Riskveers in another direction.
Maybe itll wake up more people than Woodward and Wolff ever could.
Or maybe even plutonium seeping into a major watershed is now a partisan issue, and were all doomed.