''Leadership'' (published October 1, 2002) is a book written by Rudolph W. Giuliani with

Ken Kurson Kenneth Kurson (born 1968) is an American political consultant, writer, journalist, and former musician, who was editor-in-chief of ''The New York Observer'' between 2013 and 2017. In 2020 he was charged by federal prosecutors with cyberstalking ...

about Giuliani's time as

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and how he reduced crime, and revitalized the economy of the city. Most of the book was written before the

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, though Giuliani did include a section about his experiences that day and how he dealt with the emergency and the cleanup afterwards. In 2007, this book was re-issued during Giuliani's presidential campaign, with a new introduction including Giuliani's perspective on various problems facing the United States.

References

External links

OnTheIssues.org's book review and excerpts

Giuliani signs the book
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