‘The Unwinding,’ by George Packer
By DWIGHT GARNER
Published: May 28, 2013
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If you were to take apart George Packer’s ambitious new book, “The Unwinding,” as if it were a car’s engine, and spread the parts across your garage, you’d essentially be looking at 5 large pieces and 10 small ones — the nuts and bolts and cotter pins.