{"product_id":"the-changing-face-of-san-antonio-an-insiders-view-of-an-emerging-international-city-paperback","title":"The Changing Face of San Antonio: An Insider's View of an Emerging International City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNelson W. Wolff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHenry Cisneros\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNelson Wolff, Bexar County judge and former San Antonio mayor, has been an active participant in the city's political and business community for five decades. His first book, \u003ci\u003eTransforming San Antonio\u003c\/i\u003e, highlighted four major initiatives that created the economic revitalization of the Southwest's most vibrant city: building the AT\u0026amp;T Center; expanding the River Walk north to the Pearl Brewery; securing the Toyota manufacturing plant; and building the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and two adjacent PGA golf courses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Changing Face of San Antonio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e explores six transformative city and countywide efforts that have emerged in the past decade: the Mission Reach expansion of the iconic River Walk, an eight-mile extension of one of the city's most valued resources; the renovation of the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium into the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts; the much-needed expansion of the University Health System; criminal justice reform; the city's efforts to become a tech leader in biomedicine, aerospace, and cybersecurity; and the creation of BiblioTech, the country's first all-digital public library. Wolff offers an insider's view of the key issues that shaped these efforts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith journalistic ease, Wolff uses his unique point of view to convey the complexity of each endeavor--who said what to whom, when, and how--at a lively pace.\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Changing Face of San Antonio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e reflects his passion for San Antonio and, as one might expect, his confidence in the paths taken under his leadership to help the city achieve its goals.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mayor of San Antonio from 1991 to 1995, \u003cb\u003eNelson W. Wolff\u003c\/b\u003e enacted several major economic developments for the city. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMayor: An Inside View of San Antonio Politics, 1981-1995\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBaseball for Real Men: Seven Spiritual Laws for Senior Players\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTransforming San Antonio\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Trinity University Press. He serves as Bexar County judge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770985447712,"sku":"9781595348470","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/201766f57d6943221d99817a7dd26fed.webp?v=1780381523","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-changing-face-of-san-antonio-an-insiders-view-of-an-emerging-international-city-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}