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"In Governing by Network, Goldsmith and Eggers answer one of the most important public policy questions of our time."

Edward G. Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania

"The definitive book on managing government in the networked age."

- Anthony A. Williams, Mayor of Washington, D.C.

"This book is a must read for anyone concerned with how to make government better and more cost effective."

- Mitt Romney, Governor of Massachusetts

“Governing by Network exposes a largely hidden but nonetheless monumental transformation in the manner that public services are delivered and local and national governments fulfill their policy goals.”

Able Greenspan, The Midwest Book Review

Governing by Network is “a book that should be required reading by every leader inside and outside of government interested in dramatic and responsible change”

The Jefferson Journal

Governing by Network is “a must-read material for reform-minded Democrats”

New Democrats’ Blueprint Magazine

“New public management books come along every so often--many of them boring or irrelevant. I think this one [Governing by Network] is on the mark.”

Peter A. Harkness, Governing Magazine

Governing by Network is “a singularly important contribution to thinking about governance in the 21st Century.”

Professor Donald Kettl, University of Pennsylvania

“Government alone cannot address society’s most pressing challenges. Instead, new kinds of collaboration are needed, with the private sector and social enterprises playing central roles. Goldsmith and Eggers offer a penetrating and insightful treatment of how to make the new collaborative and networked approach to government actually work. We are in the process of rewriting the rules of public management, and this book is a major contribution.”

Michael E. Porter, Harvard Business School

“Just as the twentieth century was the era of the large public bureaucracy, the twenty-first is likely to be the era of the public-private network. Goldsmith and Eggers provide a clear and lively guide to the new terrain, offering concrete advice to public sector managers and elected officials on how to grapple with performance and accountability challenges.”

Alasdair S. Roberts, Director, Campbell Public Affairs Institute, The Maxwell School of Syracuse University

“What does it mean to govern in the 21st century given the growing complexity of the issues we face as a people, as a nation? In a FLAT WORLD it is government by network….Goldsmith and Eggers’ title captures the central idea.”

Norman Johnson, Ph.D., Florida A&M University

"Eggers and O'Leary may have created a new genre -- the Government Policy Thriller."

- Chip and Dan Heath, co-authors of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

"If We Can Put a Man on the Moon is the classic affirmation that good ideas are not enough.…This book offers enormous insight into answering those extraordinarily difficult “how” questions.”

- Admiral James M. Loy, former Coast Guard Commandant and former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

"Filled with interesting facts and important insights, Eggers and O’Leary draw out important lessons about how to make government at all levels work better."

- Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor, Stanford Business School, and author of What Were They Thinking? Unconventional Wisdom About Management

"If We Can Put a Man on the Moon is essential reading, and it deftly illustrates that competence and accountability in government is critical for success."

- Tom Daschle, former South Dakota Senator

"If We Can Put a Man on the Moon is the rare book that made me both shake my head in disbelief and nod my head with possibility... Pick up two copies -- one to read yourself, the other to send to your favorite elected official."

- Daniel H. Pink, author of A Whole New Mind

"Government 2.0 should be required reading for all policy makers; it showcases the power of harnessing new technologies in a readable fashion with wonderful, real-life anecdotes. The information is vital for anyone helping to chart the political, cultural and economic future of our country."

- Cathilea Robinett, Executive Director, Centers for Digital Government and Education Executive Vice President, e.Republic, Inc.

"Bill Eggers effectively identifies that democracy in America today is increasingly being played out by everyday citizens in front of computer screens. He shows that political leaders can be in constructive two-way conversations with their constituents if they understand the dynamics of today's technologies."

- R.T. Rybak, Minneapolis Mayor

"Bill Eggers is one of the country's leading experts on government reform. I have been reading and listening to him for a decade, since I first was elected mayor of Indianapolis. His new book, Government 2.0, provides a major contribution to the public policy debate."

- Stephen Goldsmith, Professor, Faculty Chair of the Innovations in American Government Program

Harvard University and former mayor of Indianapolis

"Every year, more governments are using technology to become more user-friendly and transparent for citizens, and, ultimately, more effective - moving from old-style patronage politics to performance politics. Government 2.0 is a great place to start for government leaders who want to make the right choices to have the biggest impact."

- Martin O'Malley, Baltimore Mayor

"Bill Eggers is out front ably tackling the huge challenge of making America's governments more rational and more electronic. This is the last frontier of the information age. Let's hope Eggers is right that "IT" shall overcome!"

- Richard P. Nathan, Director, Rockefeller Institute of Government, State University of New York