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A passion for purpose : building cities for our children / Sly James with Sean Wheelock ; foreword by Kit Bond.

James, Sly, (author.). Wheelock, Sean D., (author.). Bond, Christopher S., (author of foreword.).

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  • ISBN: 1732344736
  • ISBN: 9781732344730
  • Physical Description: 303 pages, 16 pages of plates : color illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Overland Park, Kansas : Ascend Books, 2019.

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Social engineering > United States.
Mayors > Missouri > Kansas City > Biography.
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African American mayors > Missouri > Kansas City > Biography.
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Local government > United States.
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Kansas City (Mo.) > Politics and government > 21st century.
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Genre: Biographies.
Autobiographies.

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A Passion for Purpose : Building Cities for OUr Children
A Passion for Purpose : Building Cities for OUr Children
by James, Sly; Wheelock, Sean
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A Passion for Purpose : Building Cities for OUr Children

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Dedicationp. 9
Invocation Prayer   Father Curranp. 11
Foreword   United States Senator Kit Bondp. 13
Introduction   Kansas City Royals GM Dayton Moorep. 17
Prologuep. 21
Chapter 1The Beginningp. 25
Chapter 2Why Local Government Works Bestp. 33
Chapter 3A New Life in Kansas City, Missourip. 41
Chapter 4Term Limits and Gunsp. 47
Chapter 5Bishop Hogan High Schoolp. 53
Chapter 6The New KCI Part 1p. 61
Chapter 7Leaving Homep. 69
Chapter 8The New KCI Part 2p. 75
Chapter 9Marriage and the Marinesp. 87
Chapter 10Partisan Party Politicsp. 93
Chapter 11Boot Campp. 97
Chapter 12Data Instead of Pollsp. 105
Chapter 13Becoming a United States Marinep. 109
Chapter 14City Servicesp. 117
Chapter 15Life in the Military Policep. 123
Chapter 16A Streetcar Named Successp. 131
Chapter 17Iwakuni and Subic Bayp. 139
Chapter 18Innovative Leadership and Partnershipsp. 163
Chapter 19Lost then Foundp. 169
Chapter 20The Buck O'Neil Bridgep. 179
Chapter 21Blackwell Sanders & Michael Keith Samuelsp. 185
Chapter 22Leadership Not Legacyp. 197
Chapter 23The United States ? Samuel Dowdy Part 1p. 203
Chapter 24Educationp. 213
Chapter 25The United States ? Samuel Dowdy Part 2p. 219
Chapter 26Employmentp. 229
Chapter 27Kenner & James and Almost the Endp. 235
Chapter 28Efficiencyp. 241
Chapter 29Brazoria County, Texasp. 247
Chapter 30Enforcementp. 253
Chapter 31Running for Mayorp. 261
Chapter 32The Vote for Universal Pre-K Educationp. 269
Chapter 33President Obama and Mep. 279
Chapter 34The General, Chastain, and My Second Termp. 287
Chapter 35What Fuels My Passion for Purposep. 293
Acknowledgmentsp. 299
About the Authorsp. 303
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