Amazon.com description: Product Description: Contentious, impatient, relentless, impetuous - enemies deride him as out-of-control, mean spirited and have named him 'The Generalissimo'. However this is a mayor whose warrior persona has produced impressive results. Crime on the streets of New York is down, welfare roles are down, taxes are down, jobs are up and the squeegee men are off the streets. New York is looking good. This rich selection of Mayor Rudolph W Giuliani's public statements focuses on the many areas in which the Mayor has worked to tame the city's institutions and its social and political behaviour. Giuliani has been outspoken on many issues; personal, social, civic national and of course politicians - friends and foes alike. The author has complied a cohesive anthology and provides us with a commentary that is both insightful informative and entertaining.