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Title: Report from Engine Co. 82 by Dennis Smith, Adam Henderson ISBN: 0-7927-2602-2 Publisher: Chivers Sound Library Pub. Date: June, 2002 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 6 List Price(USD): $54.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.9 (29 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Bravest
Comment: When I first read this book I was in grade school. My dad thought if I wanted to be a firefighter I might want to read this book. I sit here right know and look at the inside of the cover, which is a hardcover and there is a price tag for $4.16 from Boscov's (which is a department store).
This book brings alive the fire service in New York City in the 1960's. This was one of the most challenging times in the New York City. During this time there were riots,a serious drug abuse problem, and politically charged agendas. But through all this the firefighters of New York City still had to provide fire protection to the citizens.
How many people can say that they know how it feels to be going to a fire to only find yourself a target for rocks, bricks and beer bottles. The men of Engine Company 82 and Ladder 31 found themselves in the situation more then once. These men had to deal with the pain and suffering of people that they went to help, and found that children involved made the job even harder.
Every shift they could look forward to arsons, malicious false alarms and the uncertainty of what might happen next. Did these men do this job for the money? I can say no they did not. They did it for the love of the job. That is why most firefighters do it. Most people and even some firefighters today do not realize the history and the changes that have been in the past 40 years.
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to reads a book that they do not want to put down. Once you pick it up, you will not put it down until you are finished.
Rating: 5
Summary: I could not put the book down.
Comment: After finding out that the book was out of print, I was discouraged. Then finally finding it again on Amazon I could not wait to get the book in the mail. I have already finished the book two days after recieving it. Dennis Smith is a great firefighter who knows exactly how to depict his experiences on paper.
Rating: 5
Summary: Still Relavent 33 years
Comment: Report From Engine Cmapny 82 is required reading for students in Sociology, U.S History, American Studies and Urban Planning. Not to mention those aspiring to a career in the Fire Service.
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Title: Firefighters: Their Lives in Their Own Words by Dennis Smith ISBN: 0767913078 Publisher: Broadway Books Pub. Date: 12 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Firehouse by David Halberstam ISBN: 1401300057 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Little Red Book of Firehouse Pranks by Jeff Hibbard ISBN: 0966781007 Publisher: Jeff Hibbard Pub. Date: 01 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: 3000 Degrees: The True Story of a Deadly Fire and the Men Who Fought It by Sean Flynn ISBN: 0446690953 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Report from Ground Zero by Dennis Smith ISBN: 0452283957 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: 25 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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