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This book really revealed much about Giuliani that I did not know. Basically, I didn't know anything about him - just went by his actions on Sept 11 and the few days after, when he displayed such leadership.It was such an illuminating read about how all the things that happened before 2001 factored into the tragedies that occured that day. From the location of the emergency center to the brand and types of radios the fire department used. Got the feeling from these authors that they really know
Giuliani as a mayor was concerned with huge gap in theCity’s budget. Concerned with getting elected mayor he refused to accept Dinkin’s proposals to shore up building codes at the World Trade Center after the 1993 building. Giuliani was obsessed with getting ahold of the airports which were under the Port Authority and selling them to private companies. When he was thwarted and took it out on them by withholding funding and scaring away people who used to buy bonds or pay fees at the Trade Cente...
Can Gullian's Response Sustain A Whole Book?First of all, I have to say I didnt read the promo close enough, and mistakenly thought this was a full bio. Having read about 20 % of the book so far, it's been interesting, but a little repetitive. And , quite frankly, I'm wondering if Gulliani's accomplishments and failures can sustain a full book. Guess I'll continue reading & find out.
The first section and last section are really focused on 9/11 and are great. The middle is about mismanagement and bad decisions throughout the 1990s and, while it's an important part of the overall argument, it gets a little dull. But worth reading for the good stuff on either side, and you can just skim the middle.
Alternate subtitle: Giuliani has always been awful.
A bit of a slog. But still a thorough look at how the myth of Rudy came to be. Mostly due to Rudy's tireless efforts to make it so.
Found this book very hard to get into. Feels like a lot of needless repetition. Seems informative but too drawn out.
Another political tome I read during the political primaries of 2008. Giuliani rose to notoriety on the coattails of 9/11, at which disaster he really did very little other than to appear heroic. The book was more about 9/11 than it was about Giuliani, though. I was really interested in the chapters on the health aftermath."All in all, the efforts in the months immediately following the attack looked like an extraordinarily passive governmental [state and federal] response to a clear and specifi...
The tragedy of 9/11 was compounded by mistakes that were made at the city and federal levels. America's mayor is a myth.
Clearly the myth of Guiliani has been exagerated. Why then does he seem to still be teflon
I loved the man but then this book came around. Read it to find out.
