For a comprehensive, yet fresh and fascinating look at the lives and scholarship of the leading theorists in the field, Mastering Public Administration is a wonderful starting point for more in-depth and nuanced study. With each chapter focusing on one seminal figure, Brian Fry and new coauthor Jos Raaschelders weave an insightful narrative the explores and analyzes the research, writing, thinking, theorizing, and long-term impact of such luminaries as Max Weber, Frederick Taylor, Mary Parker Follett, Dwight Waldo, and now new to this second edition Charles Lindblom.