LEADER 00000nam 2200529 i 4500 005 20180628161918.0 006 m o d 007 cr un ---uuuuu 008 141028s2014 maua o 001 0aeng d 020 9780544302372 :|c$28.00 020 0544302370 :|c$28.00 035 (OCoLC)883299281|z(OCoLC)1030645980 037 0014901697|bBaker & Taylor 040 NjBwBT|beng|erda|cNjBwBT|dUtOrBLW 043 n-us-ma 069 09473416 082 04 974.4/043092|aB 082 04 974.4/043092|aB|223 099 eBook Boundless 100 1 Menino, Thomas M.,|d1942-2014,|eauthor. 245 10 Mayor for a new america /|cJack Beatty and Thomas M. Menino.|h[Boundless electronic resource] 264 1 Boston :|bHoughton Mifflin Harcourt,|c2014. 300 1 online resource (250 pages) :|billustrations 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 text file|2rda 500 Includes index. 520 A revealing memoir by Boston's beloved five-term mayor, explaining the power behind Boston's success and lessons for Washington power brokers After twenty years of service, Mayor Thomas Menino is stepping down from his office as one of the longest-serving major-city mayors in United States history'and one of the most popular politicians in modern memory. His political career has stretched from the busing crisis of the 1970s to the city's extraordinary response to the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013. Menino tells exclusive behind-the-scenes stories of urban politics and provides inspiration for Washington with his proven, people-focused method: "Do the small stuff so you can win the credibility to do the big stuff." He's not known as a fancy talker, but he gets things done. Under his wing, the city has enjoyed unprecedented economic growth while fostering a new attitude of acceptance. Menino shows how a very old city shook off its Puritan roots and racial tensions to become a truly twenty-first- century city. 520 A former five-term mayor of Boston explains the power behind the city's success and provides lessons for the powers-that-be in Washington. 520 "A revealing memoir by Boston's beloved five-term mayor, explaining the power behind Boston's success and lessons for Washington power brokers After twenty years of service, Mayor Thomas Menino is stepping down from his office as one of the longest-serving major-city mayors in United States history--and one of the most popular politicians in modern memory. His political career has stretched from the busing crisis of the 1970s to the city's extraordinary response to the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013. Menino tells exclusive behind-the- scenes stories of urban politics and provides inspiration for Washington with his proven, people-focused method: "Do the small stuff so you can win the credibility to do the big stuff." He's not known as a fancy talker, but he gets things done. Under his wing, the city has enjoyed unprecedented economic growth while fostering a new attitude of acceptance. Menino shows how a very old city shook off its Puritan roots and racial tensions to become a truly twenty-first-century city"--|cProvided by publisher. 538 Requires Boundless App. 588 Description based on print version record. 600 10 Menino, Thomas M.,|d1942-2014. 650 0 Mayors|zMassachusetts|zBoston|vBiography. 650 0 Political science. 650 7 Political science.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01069781 651 0 Boston (Mass.)|xPolitics and government. 655 4 Electronic books. 700 1 Beatty, Jack,|eauthor. 776 08 |iElectronic reproduction of (manifestation):|aMenino, Thomas M., 1942-|tMayor for a new America|dBoston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014|z9780544302495|w(DLC) 2014023542|w(OCoLC)859298842 856 40 |uhttps://naper.boundless.baker-taylor.com/ng/view/library /title/0014901697|zFound on Boundless