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This book is organized into four themes—federalism/theories of organization, publicpersonnel administration, budgets, and government regulations. It uses case studies toshow the dynamic nature of public administration, which end with “questions andinstructions” to encourage students to apply the general to the particular.Keywords: textbook, public administration, public affairsThe Spirit of Public Administration. Frederickson, H. George. CA: Jossey-Bass Inc.1996.http://www.JosseyBass.com/cgi-bin/catalog/search/title?isbn=0-7879-0295-0In this field-defining, broad approach to the study and practice of public administration,H. George Frederickson, one of the field's most respected scholars, carefully measuresthe meets and bounds of public administration and fixes its place in the context ofchanging politics, values, and ethics. He describes a robust and exciting publicadministration that includes, but is much more than, effective government management.Frederickson strongly defends broad grants of discretion to public administrators andthen lays out the proper norms and ethic which should inform that discretion. And hefirmly argues that the effectiveness of democratic government and modern governance,not just for the majority of but for all citizens, depends on the energetic exercise ofbureaucratic discretion. The book concludes with seven principles that should guideeveryone who works in public settings. Students and scholars will find The Spirit ofPublic Administration an exhilarating and challenging perspective.Keywords: public administration, public affairs, textbookPUBLIC MANAGEMENTAdvancing Public Management: New Developments in Theory, Methods, andPractice. Brudney, Jeffrey L., Laurence J. O'Toole, Jr., and Hal G. Rainey. WashingtonDC: Georgetown University Press. 2000.http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/5300/87840B42.ctlPublic management involves leading, coordinating, and stimulating public agencies andprograms to deliver excellent performance. Research and practice of public managementhave developed rapidly in recent years, drawing on the fields of public policy, publicadministration, and business management. In carrying out their crucial roles in shapingwhat government delivers, public managers today must confront daunting challengesimposed by shifting policy agendas, constrained financial resources combined withconstant public demands for a rich array of public services, and increasinginterdependence among public, private, and third-sector institutions and actors. At the384