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Into the wood chipper : a whistleblower's account of how the Trump administration shredded USAID / Nicholas Enrich ; with a foreword by Atul Gawande.
Van Pelt - New Book Display E894 .E57 2026
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Enrich, Nicholas, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Agency for International Development.
- United States.
- Trump, Donald, 1946-.
- Trump, Donald.
- United States. Department of Government Efficiency.
- United States--Officials and employees.
- Whistle blowing.
- United States--Politics and government--2021-.
- Public administration--United States.
- Public administration.
- Civil service--United States.
- Civil service.
- Humanitarian assistance, American.
- Genre:
- Informational works.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 209 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Summit Books hardcover edition.
- Other Title:
- Whistleblower's account of how the Trump administration shredded USAID
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Summit Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC, 2026.
- Summary:
- "A civil servant discovers his breaking point when the Trump administration's cruelty and indifference threaten to violate the oath he swore to uphold."--Provided by publisher.
- This memoir by Nicholas Enrich recounts the author's experiences serving as a senior global health official at the United States Agency for International Development during the second administration of Donald Trump. The book describes administrative changes affecting USAID, the role of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and Enrich's decision to release whistleblower memoranda concerning foreign aid policy and agency operations. Combining personal narrative with political and institutional analysis, the work examines government administration, public service, and humanitarian aid policy in the United States.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Author's note
- Key referenced officials
- Prologue
- Part One: Storm clouds. A key strategic instrument
- Long trek
- A lifelong dream
- Guessing game
- Ominous signs
- Frozen (Days 1-7)
- The chasm (Days 8-9)
- Under siege (Days 9-11)
- Beyond repair (Days 12-14)
- Part Two: Sawdust. Access denied (Day 15)
- Grave digging (Days 16-17)
- An irrational equation (Day 18)
- Approved for termination (Days 19-21)
- The mystery man (Day 22)
- False narrative (Days 23-25)
- Losing ground (Days 26-29)
- Happy Birthday (Days 30-31)
- Fool's errand (Days 32-33)
- A catastrophic approach (Days 34-37)
- Millions of lives (Day 38)
- A new purpose (Day 39)
- Click (Days 40-42)
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments.
- ISBN:
- 9781668226957
- 1668226952
- OCLC:
- 1569640907
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