What's it really like to be a city manager?  You can't make this stuff up!

How to Fight a Bear is an easy reading guide that helps traverse the challenges, struggles, and triumphs of managing city government. Using a collection of short stories and memorable examples from more than 35 years in local government, Hall uses an engaging approach that applies real-world learning to the practice of local government administration.

The book is based upon a career of learning about city government while working in Missouri, Colorado, and Washington State. The collection of experiences, dilemmas, successes, and fabulous flops are intended to give the reader a behind-the-curtain look at the life of a city manager. It might even make you ask, "Do I really want to be a city manager?"