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This article presents reviews for books entitled "Mayors and the Challenge of Urban Leadership," by Richard M. Flanagan, "The Prince of the City: Giuliani, New York and the Genius of American Life," by Fred Siegel, "The Prince of Providence: The Rise and Fall of Buddy Cianci, America's Most Notorious Mayor," by Mike Stanton, and "Double Trouble: Black Mayors, Black Communities, and the Call for a Deep Democracy," by J. Phillip Thompson.

Reviews the book "Revolution at the Roots: Making Our Government Smaller, Better, and Closer to Home," by William D. Eggers and John O'Leary.

Reviews several books on city government leaders. "The Politics of State and Local Administration," by Glenn Abney and Thomas P. Lauth; "Governing the Ungovernable City: Political Skill, Leadership and the Modern Mayor," by Barbara Ferman; "Controlling Bureaucracies: Dilemmas in Democratic Governance," by Judith E. Gruber; "Urban Reform and Its Consequences: A Study in Representation," by Susan Welch and Timothy Bledsoe.