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Summary: The Prune Book by John H. Trattner
Review: Anyone in line for these high-level gigs probably already knows this stuff. If they don't they're in big trouble. This is fundamental, press-kit-type information for the most part. But the book is not an encyclopedia of every agency boss job in Washington. It examines only sixty Executive Schedule jobs out of a total of 1,100 Presidential appointments. The book is a handy resource for the journalist or agency-watcher. It's valuable for its clear-sighted, undogmatic observations on White House staff and their relation to the cabinet, as well as the well-organized introductory chapters on each agency. It includes a lot of sound background information like who reports to whom, what the big issues are facing an agency, and how it has handled them recently.
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Summary: The Prune Book by John H. Trattner
Review: Anyone in line for these high-level gigs probably already knows this stuff. If they don't they're in big trouble. This is fundamental, press-kit-type information for the most part. But the book is not an encyclopedia of every agency boss job in Washington. It examines only sixty Executive Schedule jobs out of a total of 1,100 Presidential appointments. The book is a handy resource for the journalist or agency-watcher. It's valuable for its clear-sighted, undogmatic observations on White House staff and their relation to the cabinet, as well as the well-organized introductory chapters on each agency. It includes a lot of sound background information like who reports to whom, what the big issues are facing an agency, and how it has handled them recently.
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Summary: Glitterless prizes
Review: Anyone who needs to read this book is probably not in line for these glittering prize gigs. (The title is to distinguish this book from the author's other books on "plum" federal government jobs.) Only a handful of these presidential appointments are examined here, and none of them in a nuanced or deep way. The prose lacks any music or zest. What's useful is the book's straightforward, clear presentation of fundamental, nuts and bolts information about what agencies actually do, who reports to whom, what are the most difficult issue each faces. It's a reasonably good reference work for the journalist or apparatchik-watcher.
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Summary: Glitterless prizes
Review: Anyone who needs to read this book is probably not in line for these glittering prize gigs. (The title is to distinguish this book from the author's other books on "plum" federal government jobs.) Only a handful of these presidential appointments are examined here, and none of them in a nuanced or deep way. The prose lacks any music or zest. What's useful is the book's straightforward, clear presentation of fundamental, nuts and bolts information about what agencies actually do, who reports to whom, what are the most difficult issue each faces. It's a reasonably good reference work for the journalist or apparatchik-watcher.
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