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"The original Bloomberg by Bloomberg was published in 1997 and focused primarily on the genesis of the financial software, data, and media company, Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg began his career at the securities brokerage Salomon Brothers, before forming Bloomberg L.P. in 1981 and spending the next twenty years as its Chairman and CEO. Bloomberg by Bloombergfeatured insights and anecdotes from Bloomberg's illustrious career and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. In 2001, Bloomberg became the 108th Mayor of New York City, and he was reelected for two more terms. Thus,Bloomberg by Bloomberg, Second Edition will feature additional content highlighting Bloomberg's time as mayor of NYC and how it affected his principles"--

Compared with normal American politicians, Michael Bloomberg is something of an alien. In November 2001, this self-made man who earned his fortune through stock market information services, surprised all observers by winning the race for mayor of New York City. Elected in the wake of the September 11 attacks, he made the security of New York residents his top priority. Working closely with other major cities around the world, he developed an extremely efficient anti-terrorism organization. In an interview with Alexis Debat, the chief executive of the Big Apple -- who was reelected in November -- expands his horizons to address a wide range of national & international political issues. Indeed, this pragmatic Republican who was long considered closer to the Democrats is currently so popular that there is an insistent rumor that he might make an excellent presidential candidate in 2008. Adapted from the source document.

"In 2006, the documentary An Inconvenient Truth set off a heated political debate when it threatened that inaction on climate change would lead to a dark and frightening future by 2016. Well, that ten year window has closed...and we have neither resolved the threats to our climate, nor gone past the point of no return. To Mayor Bloomberg and Carl Pope, it's clear that to treat climate change as either a lost cause or a non-issue is the wrong approach. Global leaders are stymied by the enormity of the doom-and-gloom scenarios. So what happens when you tell leaders that they can definitely...right now, this year...reduce the number of children who have asthma attacks, save thousands of Americans from dying of respiratory disease, cut energy bills, increase the security of our energy supply, make it easier for everyone to get around town, increase the number of jobs in their community...all while increasing the long-term stability of the global climate? That is actionable. That future is within our grasp. The changing climate should be seen as a series of discreet, manageable problems that should be attacked from all angles, each with a solution that can make our society healthier and our economy stronger. In these times, when it's less and less clear if the federal government will be willing to tackle climate change, Bloomberg and Pope lay out a powerfully persuasive argument about how cities can play an outsize role in fighting and reversing the dangerous effects of a warming planet. Together they lay out the economic and personal health reasons for businesses and individual citizens to support climate change action plans"

What do you get when you cross a journalist and a banker? A brewery, of course. "A great city should have great beer. New York finally has, thanks to Brooklyn. Steve Hindy and Tom Potter provided it. Beer School explains how they did it: their mistakes as well as their triumphs. Steve writes with a journalist's skepticism-as though he has forgotten that he is reporting on himself. Tom is even less forgiving-he's a banker, after all. The inside story reads at times like a cautionary tale, but it is an account of a great and welcome achievement."-Michael Jackson, The Beer Hunter(r) "An accessibl

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Gun Policy Lessons from the United States: Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals -- 1 Firearms and Violent Death in the United States -- 2 The Limited Impact of the Brady Act: Evaluation and Implications -- 3 Preventing Gun Violence Involving People with Serious Mental Illness -- 4 Evidence for Optimism: Policies to Limit Batterers' Access to Guns -- 5 Reconsidering the Adequacy of Current Conditions on Legal Firearm Ownership -- 6 Broadening Denial Criteria for the Purchase and Possession of Firearms: Need, Feasibility, and Effectiveness -- 7 Comprehensive Background Checks for Firearm Sales: Evidence from Gun Shows -- 8 Preventing the Diversion of Guns to Criminals through Effective Firearm Sales Laws -- 9 Spurring Responsible Firearms Sales Practices through Litigation: The Impact of New York City's Lawsuits against Gun Dealers on Interstate Gun Trafficking -- 10 Curtailing Dangerous Sales Practices by Licensed Firearm Dealers: Legal Opportunities and Obstacles -- Part II: Making Gun Laws Enforceable -- 11 Enforcing Federal Laws against Firearms Traffickers: Raising Operational Effectiveness by Lowering Enforcement Obstacles -- Part III: Gun Policy Lessons from the United States: High-Risk Guns -- 12 America's Experience with the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, 1994-2004: Key Findings and Implications -- 13 Personalized Guns: Using Technology to Save Lives -- Part IV: International Case Studies of Responses to Gun Violence -- 14 Gun Control in Great Britain after the Dunblane Shootings -- 15 Rational Firearm Regulation: Evidence-based Gun Laws in Australia -- 16 The Big Melt: How One Democracy Changed after Scrapping a Third of Its Firearms -- 17 Brazil: Gun Control and Homicide Reduction -- Part V: Second Amendment.

This book features a selection of the exemplary infrastructure, public realm and civic building projects developed during New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's administration under Commissioner David Burney's groundbreaking Department of Design + Construction Excellence (D+CE) program. This publication celebrates the DDC's commitment to the idea that design matters and that great design reinvigorates public spaces and, ultimately, transforms people's lives. The DDC has been lauded for its fresh approach to facilitating innovative and collaborative architecture and urban planning solutions and improving public buildings, spaces and communities with a focus on design that reflects important key values: education and culture, health and safety, and diversity and opportunity. The D+CE program has offered dynamic design and construction strategies that have inspired some of the best architects and engineers in the world - and given the city's small firms - the opportunity to work with the DDC to reimagine and reshape the built environment. From the Queen's Botanical Garden, Mariner's Harbor Library, Brooklyn Children's Museum and the Bronx Museum of the Arts to Madison Avenue, Houston Street, Columbus Circle, the Central Park Precinct and PSAC II, the DDC and its pioneering D+CE initiative has helped to transform all five boroughs of the great City of New York

"In clear and concise terms a distinguished list of contributors offer an introduction to the most critical issues in global and urban health. It reviews key themes with illustrative examples and cases, and contains the most current evidence. It links social determinants and urban life in developed and developing countries. It also contains assessment of primary determinants of well-being in cities: social and built environments, diet, and health care and social services. Also covered are topics on history of public health in cities, the impact of urban sprawl and urban renewal, and the common challenges"--Provided by publisher