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Title: My Father's Gun: One Family, Three Badges, One Hundred Years in the Nypd by Brian McDonald ISBN: 0-452-27924-0 Publisher: Plume Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.53 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: If you like NYPD Blue mixed w/ history, you'll love it!
Comment: Usually I stick to novels written by Tom Clancy or Stephen Hunter. However, after hearing Mr. McDonald on G. Gordon Liddy's radio program, I decided to order this book. IT WAS A WONDERFUL DECISION!!!! My Father's Gun gave a detailed look at NYC in the late 1800's - 1900's w/ cultural influences and societal evolution that basically has defined how we are today. Perhaps most of all, I see that the "good old days" weren't so "good" and that today things aren't as screwed up as people would have you think. I'm only 33 & without this book, I probably would never have learned about early NYC and America at the turn-of-the-century. This book details fascinating police stories and drama too; however, I feel that it's a gem in that it serves as a true historical documentation of the immigration movement of Irish, Jews, Germans, etc into NYC. You'll learn about the origins of the true cases upon which Hollywood productions such as Kojak, Serpico, and the Valachi Papers were based. It's an unromantic look at life in the big city, but it's a polished diamond of a book. God bless the author's family members who proudly wore the NYPD blue & for the guts they showed in protecting my grandparents who emigrated over from Poland and Russia at the turn of the century.
Rating: 5
Summary: Thanks for the heart, soul and information
Comment: I just finished this book and loved it. I am writing a novel about a policeman (we had two in our close family, and each was a tragic person). McDonald's respectful yet honest telling was easy to read and easy on the heart. It gave me a lot of ideas for my book, especially how to write about the subject with more objectivity.
It was also wonderful information about police work and the history of NY'S P.D. in general. How about a movie, a miniseries or even its own weekly show? Frankie's is a great story about a great guy. He is no doubt gratified to have a brother who is so gifted - and so proud of him.
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding Glimpse into a Police Family
Comment: Totally engrossing and well-written,My Father's Gun provides an excellent glimpse into a family that has served in the NYPD for three generations. It documents not just the lives of cops at work but also the often difficult and stressful home lives of their families. An excellent book for anyone considering a career in law enforcement and for anyone who appreciates good writing. Highly recommended
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Title: My Life in the NYPD: Jimmy the Wags by James J. Wagner, James Wagner, Patrick Picciarelli ISBN: 0451410246 Publisher: Onyx Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Cop : A True Story by Michael L. Middleton ISBN: 0809225409 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Killing Season : A Summer Inside an LAPD Homicide Division by Miles Corwin ISBN: 0449002918 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: NYPD: A City and Its Police by James Lardner, Thomas Reppetto ISBN: 080506737X Publisher: Owl Books (NY) Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: NYPD: Stories of Survival from the World's Toughest Beat by Clint Willis ISBN: 1560254122 Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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