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Title: The Last Men Out: Life on the Edge at Rescue 2 Firehouse by Tom Downey ISBN: 0-8050-7169-5 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Pub. Date: 01 June, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: a mini history of new york
Comment: I think this is well worth the read. Downey captures a tremendous amount of rich detail about blue collar life in New York. By recording the oral history of a few men, some of them lost on 9-11, Downey captures the cadences, rhythms, foods, and attitudes of working class Brooklyn. It's a mini-history of New York and firefighter lore - told by an author who studied that world before it was shattered by 9-11 and has watched the struggle to rebuild it. It's amazing to think that if Downey hadn't written this book, this oral tradition may have been lost to the rest of us.
Rating: 5
Summary: A must for firefighters and those who love them...
Comment: Only one other book I've read truly captures the true lives of firefighters and their community to the depth and extent that The Last Men Out does. It is called Braving the Waves - Rockaway Rises... and Rises Again, by Kevin Boyle. Boyle and Downey ought to get together and write a TV series that would give us the real, funny, tough, tragic, duty-bound stories of New York firefighters. Good job, Tom Downey!
Rating: 5
Summary: bright, action-packed and involving
Comment: Downey balances lots of firefighting action with a sure sense of characters. When they burst on the scene to do their work, you remember each guy from ordinary life: the guy with the great pasta recipe, the one who's addicted to cartoons, the ballbuster, the loyal friend. It's this attention to detail, plus great details on the techniques of firefighting, that makes the unit's ups and downs so involving.
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Title: First In, Last Out: Leadership Lessons from the New York Fire Department by John Salka, Barret Neville ISBN: 1591840252 Publisher: Portfolio Pub. Date: 25 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title:The Bravest ASIN: B00006409F Publisher: Uav Systems Inc Pub. Date: 19 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $12.29 |
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Title: The Firefighting Buff's Guide to New York City: The Five Borough, Five Alarm Reference to the Second Homes of New York's Bravest by Joseph Natale Schneiderman ISBN: 0595246028 Publisher: Writers Club Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Chief:: The Life Of Peter J. Ganci,A New York City Firefighter by Chris Ganci ISBN: 0439443865 Publisher: Orchard Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Brave: A Story of New York City's Firefighters by George Pickett, Hugh Downs, John T. Colby Jr. ISBN: 188328337X Publisher: Brick Tower Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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