02218cam a22003855i 4500 120876 20230404125847.0 150605s2014 tnua 000 0aeng d 18645030 2015372801 9781618689511 1618689517 9781618689528 (eBook) (OCoLC)ocn885230435 BTCTA eng BTCTA rda BDX JP3 YDXCP TXA JQM CDX HQC OCLCF UVU OCL OCLCO DLC lccopycat 002 F 869 R585m 2014 Riordan, Richard J., 1930- author. The mayor : how I turned around Los Angeles after riots, an earthquake and the O.J. Simpson murder trial / Richard J. Riordan, with Patrick Range McDonald. Franklin, TN : Post Hill Press, [2014] xiv, 252 p. : ill. ; 22 cm Tough enough to turn L.A. around? -- Why I am who I am -- The great adventure -- Success, tragedy, and politics -- L.A. nears the brink -- Running to save L.A. -- Winning -- Empowering Los Angeles -- Getting things done -- Chaos before order -- Shaking up the status quo -- The reform mayor -- L.A. turns around -- "If not me, who? If not now, when?" -- Epilogue. Elected with the campaign slogan "Tough enough to turn L.A. around," Richard J. Riordan made good on his promise to voters and returned Los Angeles to its former glory. In this thought-provoking memoir, Riordan reveals the personal tragedies and life events that informed him as a visionary leader, and how policies of empowerment and compassionate pragmatism can lead the United States into a brighter future. Riordan, Richard J., 1930- Mayors California Los Angeles Biography. Los Angeles (Calif.) Politics and government 20th century. United States Politics and government. Riordan, Richard J., 1930- Los Angeles (Estados Unidos) Política y gobierno Siglo XX. 20150900. McDonald, Patrick Range. Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1512/2015372801-d.html lcc bk YSL 6138 6138 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-04 1 0 002 F 869 R585m 2014 00000113504 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk