So You Want to Be in Government?: A Handbook for Appointed Officials in America's Governments

On the even of a transition to a new national administration, it is appropriate to issue this handbook for appointed leaders in America's governments. Leadership in America's governments is dependent on the decency, commitment, and skill of the hundreds of thousands of people who serve in these roles. The purpose of this book, an ambitious one, is to inspire and guide the best and brightest of politically interested citizens to join this governing class and to succeed in appointive public service.