02253cam a2200385 i 4500 294806164 TxAuBib 20170101120000.0 150605s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015372801 9781618689511 1618689517 (OCoLC)885230435 BTCTA eng BTCTA BDX JP3 YDXCP TXA JQM CDX HQC OCLCF UVU OCL OCLCO DLC TxAuBib rda Riordan, Richard J., 1930- 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 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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. 20170101. Riordan, Richard J 1930- Mayors California Los Angeles Biography. Mayors. Politics and government. Biography. Los Angeles (Calif) Politics and government 20th century. California Los Angeles. United States. McDonald, Patrick Range, author. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1512/2015372801-d.html Publisher description