City Manager Unfiltered
Here are a list of books written by city managers and other public sector executives. Please consider supporting our colleagues by purchasing a book, and leaving a rating/review on their Amazon page.
Non-fiction/Autobiographical
Death of the Public Servant by Daniel Rosemond
Greedy Bastards by Sheryl Sculley
The Mayor Married Who? by Tim Casey
Strangers & Angels by Gabe Reaume
City on the Line by Andrew Kleine
City Management: Keys to Success by Orville Powell
City Management Snapshots: On the Run by Ben Leiter
How To Manage A City: A Practitioner's Perspective by Ronald L. Olson
On Becoming a City Manager: A Chronicle of Intrigue and Deception by Carl Stephani & Marilyn Stephani
The Leaders Toolbox: Applied Concepts of Leadership by Ted Rogers (recently retired city manager)
The Municipal Financial Crisis by Mark Moses
Without Fear of Favor: Odyssey of a City Manager by Leroy F. Harlow
Fiction
When the Dam Breaks by John P. Thompson
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