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A Mayor for All the People

Author : Robert C. Holmes
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 081359877X
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)

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Download or read book A Mayor for All the People written by Robert C. Holmes and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1970, Kenneth Gibson was elected as Newark, New Jersey’s first African-American mayor, a position he held for an impressive sixteen years. Yet even as Gibson served as a trailblazer for black politicians, he presided over a troubled time in the city’s history, as Newark’s industries declined and its crime and unemployment rates soared. This book offers a balanced assessment of Gibson’s leadership and his legacy, from the perspectives of the people most deeply immersed in 1970s and 1980s Newark politics: city employees, politicians, activists, journalists, educators, and even fellow big-city mayors like David Dinkins. The contributors include many of Gibson’s harshest critics, as well as some of his closest supporters, friends, and family members—culminating in an exclusive interview with Gibson himself, reflecting on his time in office. Together, these accounts provide readers with a compelling inside look at a city in crisis, a city that had been rocked by riots three years before Gibson took office and one that Harper’s magazine named “America’s worst city” at the start of his second term. At its heart, it raises a question that is still relevant today: how should we evaluate a leader who faced major structural and economic challenges, but never delivered all the hope and change he promised voters?

A Mayor for All the People

Author : Robert C. Holmes
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813598788
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)

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Mayor

Author : Michael A. Nutter
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812250028
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Mayor written by Michael A. Nutter and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2018-01-03 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Prologue. The Best Job in Politics -- Part One -- 1. Where'd You Go to High School? -- 2. How Chemistry 101 and a Disco Changed My Life -- 3. Why Run? -- 4. Aren't You on City Council? What Are You Going to Do About That? -- 5. Fifth in a Five-Way Race -- 6. My Name Is Olivia Nutter and This Is My Dad -- Part Two -- 7. Budgets and Roses -- 8. The Last Call You Ever Want to Get -- 9. Getting to the Brink of Plan C -- 10. We're Not Running a Big Babysitting Service. We're Running a Big Government -- 11. Why Not a Tax on Cheesesteaks Instead of Soda? -- Part Three -- 12. There Was Never an Earthquake Here Before You Were Mayor -- 13. A Cool and a Hot City: Attracting the New and Retaining the Old -- 14. Tragedies, Frustrations, Accidents, and a Holy Visit -- Conclusion. United Cities of America -- A photo gallery appears between pages 68 and 69

If Mayors Ruled the World

Author : Benjamin R. Barber
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 030016467X
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book If Mayors Ruled the World written by Benjamin R. Barber and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the face of the most perilous challenges of our time--climate change, terrorism, poverty, and trafficking of drugs, guns, and people--the nations of the world seem paralyzed. The problems are too big for governments to deal with. Benjamin Barber contends that cities, and the mayors who run them, can do and are doing a better job than nations. He cites the unique qualities cities worldwide share: pragmatism, civic trust, participation, indifference to borders and sovereignty, and a democratic penchant for networking, creativity, innovation, and cooperation. He demonstrates how city mayors, singly and jointly, are responding to transnational problems more effectively than nation-states mired in ideological infighting and sovereign rivalries. The book features profiles of a dozen mayors around the world, making a persuasive case that the city is democracy's best hope in a globalizing world, and that great mayors are already proving that this is so"--

Mayor for Life

Author : Marion Barry
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476730563
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book Mayor for Life written by Marion Barry and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four-time mayor of Washington, DC, Marion Barry, Jr. tells his shocking and courageous life story, beginning in the cotton fields in Mississippi to the executive offices of one of the most powerful cities in the world. Known nationally as the disgraced mayor caught on camera smoking crack cocaine in a downtown hotel room with a mistress, Marion Barry Jr. has led a controversial career. This provocative, captivating narrative follows the Civil Rights activist, going back to his Mississippi roots, his Memphis upbringing, and his academic school days, up through his college years and move to Washington, DC, where he became actively involved in Civil Rights, community activism, and bold politics. In Mayor for Life, Marion Barry, Jr. tells all—including the story of his campaigns for mayor of Washington, his ultimate rise to power, his personal struggles and downfalls, and the night of embarrassment, followed by his term in federal prison and ultimately a victorious fourth term as mayor. From the man who, despite the setbacks, boldly served the community of Washington, DC, this is his full story of courage, empowerment, hope, tragedy, triumph, and inspiration.

Mayor 1%

Author : Kari Lydersen
Publisher : Haymarket Books
ISBN 13 : 1608462854
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Mayor 1% written by Kari Lydersen and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2013-10-21 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did a city long dominated by a notorious Democratic Machine become a national battleground in the right-wing war against the public sector? In Mayor 1%, veteran journalist Kari Lydersen takes a close look at Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel and his true agenda. With deep Wall Street ties from his investment banking years and a combative political style honed in Congress and the Clinton and Obama administrations, Emanuel is among a rising class of rock-star mayors promising to remake American cities. But his private-sector approach has sidelined and alienated many who feel they are not part of Emanuel’s vision for a new Chicago—and it has inspired a powerful group of activists and community members to unite in defense of their beloved city. Kari Lydersen is a Chicago-based journalist, author and journalism instructor who has written for the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Progressive, In These Times, and other publications. She is the author of four books, including The Revolt on Goose Island: The Chicago Factory Takeover and What it Says About the Economic Crisis. She specializes in coverage of labor, energy and the environment. She has taught at Columbia College Chicago and Northwestern University and also works with youth from low-income communities through the program We the People Media. karilydersen dot com.

Mayor Pete

Author : Rob Sanders
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1250791383
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Mayor Pete written by Rob Sanders and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get to know Mayor Pete Buttigieg, a first-of-his-kind candidate running for a one-of-a-kind office, in Rob Sanders' inspiring picture book biography, featuring illustrations by Levi Hastings. When Pete Buttigieg announced he was running for president, he became the first openly gay candidate to run for the Democratic party’s presidential nomination and the first millennial ever to pursue the office. But before the nation knew him as “Mayor Pete,” he was a boy growing up in a Rust Belt town, a kid who dreamed of being an astronaut, and a high schooler who wondered about a life of public service. Without a doubt, no one could have imagined who Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg, the boy who lived in a two-story house on College Street, would become. Through victories and defeats, and the changes that the seasons bring, the young boy from South Bend grew into a man devoted to helping others. Mayor Pete: The Story of Pete Buttigieg celebrates the life of an American who dared to be the first and who imagined a better world for everyone. A Who Did It First? Book

Mommy is the Mayor

Author : Letitia Clark
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781637650417
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Mommy is the Mayor written by Letitia Clark and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-06 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mommy is the Mayor is a narrative about a city mayor's role. Seen through the eyes of children, it opens up the world to convey the impact local government has on their everyday lives. The book touches on the need for representation through the diverse illustrations and the demonstration of role modeling for children of color. Mommy is the Mayor hopes to inspire an interest in serving at the local level, raising awareness about the importance of running for office, while exploring non-traditional roles in government for diverse populations.

The Book of Unknown Americans

Author : Cristina Henríquez
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0385350856
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Unknown Americans written by Cristina Henríquez and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning novel of hopes and dreams, guilt and love—a book that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American and "illuminates the lives behind the current debates about Latino immigration" (The New York Times Book Review). When fifteen-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras leave behind a comfortable life in Mexico and risk everything to come to the United States so that Maribel can have the care she needs. Once they arrive, it’s not long before Maribel attracts the attention of Mayor Toro, the son of one of their new neighbors, who sees a kindred spirit in this beautiful, damaged outsider. Their love story sets in motion events that will have profound repercussions for everyone involved. Here Henríquez seamlessly interweaves the story of these star-crossed lovers, and of the Rivera and Toro families, with the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America.

The Nation City

Author : Rahm Emanuel
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0525566627
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book The Nation City written by Rahm Emanuel and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time of anxiety about the effectiveness of our national government, Rahm Emanuel provides a clear vision, for both progressives and centrists, of how to get things done in America today--a bracing, optimistic vision of America's future from one of our most experienced and original political minds. In The Nation City, Rahm Emanuel, former two-term mayor of Chicago and White House Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama, offers a firsthand account of how cities, rather than the federal government, stand at the center of innovation and effective governance. Drawing on his own experiences in Chicago, and on his relationships with other mayors around America, Emanuel provides dozens of examples to show how cities are improving education, infrastructure, job conditions, and environmental policy at a local level. Emanuel argues that cities are the most ancient political institutions, dating back thousands of years and have reemerged as the nation-states of our time. He makes clear how mayors are accountable to their voters to a greater degree than any other elected officials and illuminates how progressives and centrists alike can best accomplish their goals by focusing their energies on local politics. The Nation City maps out a new, energizing, and hopeful way forward.

The Mayor of Leipzig

Author : Rachel Kushner
Publisher : Karma, New York
ISBN 13 : 9781949172478
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (724 download)

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Download or read book The Mayor of Leipzig written by Rachel Kushner and published by Karma, New York. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An acidic portrait of the grifters and pretenders of the art world, from the celebrated author of The Mars Room In Rachel Kushner's latest work of fiction, The Mayor of Leipzig, an unnamed artist recounts her travels from New York City to Cologne--where she contemplates German guilt and art-world grifters, and Leipzig--where she encounters live "adult entertainment" in a business hotel. The narrator gossips about everyone, including the author. "Taking a time out from what happened to me in Cologne and in Leipzig," Kushner writes, "I want to let you in on a secret: I personally know the author of this story you're reading. Because she fancies herself an art world type, a hanger-on. Who would do that voluntarily? I mean, it's not like someone held a gun to my head and said, Be an artist. I chose it, but I still can't imagine having anything to do with the art world if you don't have to. Also, people who don't make stuff, who instead try to catalogue, periodize, and understand art, they never understand the first thing. Art is about taste, a sense of humor, and most writers lack both." Rachel Kushner (born 1968) is the author of The Flamethrowers (2013) and The Mars Room (2018). Her debut novel, Telex from Cuba, was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award and a New York Times bestseller and Notable Book. A collection of her early work, The Strange Case of Rachel K, was published by New Directions in 2015. Her fiction has appeared in the New Yorker, Harper's and the Paris Review.

What's a Mayor?

Author : Nancy Harris
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN 13 : 9781403495075
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book What's a Mayor? written by Nancy Harris and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2008 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the role of the leader in a municipal area. Learn all about the people a mayor works with to help lead our cities and towns, the role a mayor plays in making local laws, and the difference between a strong mayor government and a weak mayor governm

Prints & People

Author : Alpheus Hyatt Mayor
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 0870991086
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Prints & People written by Alpheus Hyatt Mayor and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1971 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the significance and history of printmaking and evaluates 700 prints.

The Media and the Mayor's Race

Author : Phyllis C. Kaniss
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253331144
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book The Media and the Mayor's Race written by Phyllis C. Kaniss and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the way a key group of reporters and their news organizations cover a political campaign in Philadelphia. Three methods were used: participant-observation, content analysis, and interviewing. The ultimate intention was not simply to measure and analyze the news coverage of one particular race but to shed light on the underlying processes and organizational structures that influence news coverage of local elections.

Mayor for Life

Author : Marion Barry
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1593095066
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Mayor for Life written by Marion Barry and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-06-09 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NAACP Image Award-winning mayor of Washington, D. C., chronicles his life from his youth in the cotton fields of Mississippi through his efforts in the executive offices of the nation's Capital, covering such topics as his work as a civil rights activist, the drug scandal that led to his stint in federal prison and his victorious fourth term.

Harold, the People’s Mayor

Author : Dempsey Travis
Publisher : Agate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 157284812X
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book Harold, the People’s Mayor written by Dempsey Travis and published by Agate Publishing. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Harold Washington was one of the most spellbinding and irresistible characters I have encountered in my 40 years in journalism and politics. Part philosopher, part street brawler and always entertaining, Harold was as big and ebullient as the town he came to lead.” —David Axelrod, former senior advisor to President Barack Obama Harold, the People's Mayor is the authorized biography of Chicago's first black mayor, written by the late civil rights activist and prolific author Dempsey Travis, a man whose personal friendship with Washington spanned more than 50 years. Travis drew on recollections, notes, and several hundred hours' worth of interviews with Washington and his close associates in order to craft a portrait of Washington that spans his childhood, military years, political career, and death. Travis gained deep insights into Washington during the years he knew him, both as a boy and a man, and those combined with his encyclopedic knowledge of Chicago politics have resulted in an essential work of political biography and Chicago history. Published to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Washington's untimely passing, this is a firsthand personal account of the life and career of one of the country's most significant big-city mayors and influential African American politicians, a man who former President Barack Obama credits as an inspiration. Moving, comprehensive, and well-researched, Harold, the People's Mayor is required reading for anyone interested in 20th-century big-city politics and in this remarkable figure and how he lived, worked, and rose to transform the political landscape of Chicago.

London's Mayor at 20

Author : Jack Brown
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785906364
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (859 download)

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Download or read book London's Mayor at 20 written by Jack Brown and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This year, London's elected mayor and assembly turn twenty. But has London's mayoralty lived up to the expectations that were set for it? Have its three mayors been able to get to grips with the city's challenges? How have they responded to crises in the past – and what does the future hold? This important new book marks the twentieth anniversary of London's mayor and assembly and investigates the relative successes and challenges of the mayoralty to date, before asking what comes next for London. It combines analysis by experts with reflections from those closely involved in setting up, running and working with the Greater London Authority, alongside those who have held the position of Mayor of London themselves.