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Title: Rudy Giuliani: Emperor of the City by Andrew Kirtzman ISBN: 0-06-009389-7 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 15 November, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: read in one sitting
Comment: I picked this book up to read on a flight from Providence to Phoenix. I never put it down and read the whole book by arrival. It is an incredibly readable book. As far as I understand it was oringinally published before sept 11th so most of the book is unbiased by the great acts the mayor performed on that day and afterword. This being siad the author is great at detailing the intricacies of New York politics. A worthwhile read for anyone who didnt experience the Guliani era first hand(in NY). As another reviewer siad it does lack detail and certainly is in no way a biography of the man. The book is a political biography the starts in 1988 and ends in 2001.
Rating: 5
Summary: if only rudy was as easy a read as this book is...It's great
Comment: Having lived through those turbulent years and having to begrudginly give my approval to many of the things that he did,I find that the balance in this superbly written and easy to read study make me more comfortable with my feelings. Kirtzman doesn't take sides as much as he presents both sides allowing the reader to get a better feel for this complex and often forbidding and not forgiving mayor without sacrificing your basic reactions to the man. A must read.
Rating: 4
Summary: Balanced Portrait of America's Mayor : Ugly and Beauty
Comment: This is not a traditional biography, which was what I expected when I picked up the book. If you wish to know about Rudy's life before 1989, his first marriage, childhood, days as U.S. attorney, this is not the right book for you. The first 100 pages or so this book are a bit slow--too much campaign stuff and not enough on governing. However, the narrative picks up quickly over the last 200 pages. We learn about Rudy's mistakes and triumphs--of which there are many. You learn a ton about Rudy's controversial policies. The personal scandals are discussed, but not in a malicious way. We never learn about the details of his mysterious marriage to Donna Hanover--or anything much about Hanover. So, yes, things are left out. However, Al Sharpton is a fascinating character here. You learn about Rudy's day on Sept. 11, when the author was actually running around the city with the Mayor. The narrative ends in 2001. I would have loved to hear more about Bloomberg, but who can change the publication date now? It isn't perfect, but Rudy remains one of the fascinating--and successful--Mayors of our time.
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Title: Leadership by Rudolph W. Giuliani, Ken Kurson ISBN: 0786868414 Publisher: Miramax Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Rudy!: An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Guiliani by Wayne Barrett ISBN: 0465005241 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Full Rudy: The Man, the Myth, the Mania by Jack Newfield ISBN: 1560254823 Publisher: Nation Books Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Quotable Giuliani: The Mayor of America in His Own Words by Rudolph W. Giuliani, Bill, Jr. Adler ISBN: 0743454170 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
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Title: The Natural : The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill Clinton by Joe Klein ISBN: 0767914120 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 11 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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