“That’s not the basis (of the book),” Emanuel said when asked whether it can be used to plant a flag for the decisions he made. “But I think if you’re going to be a mayor that keeps Chicago a global city on the world stage, that fulfills the needs of people, there are things you’re going to have to do on community colleges, infrastructure, quality of life, that I’m going to at least say, ‘Here’s what I’ve done and here’s what other mayors are doing.’”