Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug, or How to Survive Public Service (Texts and Teaching/Politics, Policy, Administration series)
"A 'must' for anyone aspiring to a career in public service at any level,Caught Between the Dog And The Fireplugis highly readable yet filled with sensible observations and recommendations." --Wisconsin Bookwatch"Quite often an academic assumes that a book of anecdotes provides 'war stories' but little insight. This book, however, richly combines real experience with solid advice that would benefit even the most experienced public administrator. Ashworth's book performs the rare feat of providing an amusing look at public service while maintaining the importance of service to the commonweal." --Public Administration Review"Kenneth Ashworth's letters...are a wonderful, witty, and literate distillation of a distinguished career in public service." --Bill Hobby, former Lieutenant Governor of Texas and former Chancellor of the University of Houston System"I would recommend this book to any student of public service. Kenneth Ashworth tells it like it is, using a rich collection of experience, anecdotes, and lessons in the real-life workings of our government." --Charles B. Reed, Chancellor, California State University