REFLECTIONS FROM THE PIT - Couverture souple

Berish, Michael

 
9780595453047: REFLECTIONS FROM THE PIT
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 059545304X ISBN 13 : 9780595453047
Editeur : iUniverse, 2007

Synopsis

Bad things happen in "the Pit," a notorious crime-infested ghetto in downtown Miami. Michael Berish's experiences as a Miami policeman for twenty-two years serve as fuel for these exciting, intense stories about life as a cop in a tough part of a big city. Not just another collection of rehashed police stories with shootouts, car chases, and damsels in distress, Reflections from the Pit, contains individual, quirky, off-center characters. The stories focus on basic character flaws while dealing with social issues of the day: racism, hangings from police cruisers, sexism, affirmative action, prejudice, drug-dealing cops and corruption, homelessness, segregation, and police brutality. Berish uses his intimate knowledge of "the Pit" to bring these tales alive.This book pulls no punches; it shows you the dark side of police work: the good, the bad and the ugly (warts and all), both the humor and the tragedy. These reflections, covering more than one hundred years of history, give one pause for thought and a peek into the human swamp of life in "the Pit."Website: www.realmiamivice.com Blogsite: www.realmiamivice.net

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Biographie de l'auteur

Michael Berish earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master's Degree from Barry University in Florida.He worked for the City of Miami Police Department for twenty-two years as a patrolman, detective and supervisor; thirteen of those years spent as an undercover detective on the REAL, where he worked everything from Narcotics and Vice, Prostitution, Gambling and Pornograpyhy, to Dignitary Protection of President Jose Napoleon Duarte (of El Salvador) to Pope Paul II.His police stories have been published in several national magazines and won several writing awards. His latest book, REFLECTIONS FROM THE PIT, was awarded Best Fiction Novel (2nd Place) by the Public Safety Writers Association.JUDGE'S COMMENTS ON REFLECTIONS: "This is an intriguing book with many fascinating stories that certainly reveal a side of police work that's seldom written about or shown on television. The author has a unique voice with a spark of humor that keeps the reader turning the pages. The characters were three-dimentional and intriguing to read about-police and criminals. All the dialogue was crisp and realistic. For anyone wanting to know the nitty-gritty and often dark side of police work, this is the book to read." TESTIMONIAL"That fellow (Berish) has a real talent for writing a story. That's excellent work."E. Howard Hunt(American author & C.I.A. spy)Berish currently lives on one of the barrier islands off the Florida coast with his two dogs: Dewey and Huckleberry Finn.Website: www.realmiamivice.comBlogsite: www.realmiamivice.net

Présentation de l'éditeur

Bad things happen in "the Pit," a notorious crime-infested ghetto in downtown Miami. Michael Berish's experiences as a Miami policeman for twenty-two years serve as fuel for these exciting, intense stories about life as a cop in a tough part of a big city. Not just another collection of rehashed police stories with shootouts, car chases, and damsels in distress, Reflections from the Pit, contains individual, quirky, off-center characters. The stories focus on basic character flaws while dealing with social issues of the day: racism, hangings from police cruisers, sexism, affirmative action, prejudice, drug-dealing cops and corruption, homelessness, segregation, and police brutality. Berish uses his intimate knowledge of "the Pit" to bring these tales alive.This book pulls no punches; it shows you the dark side of police work: the good, the bad and the ugly (warts and all), both the humor and the tragedy. These reflections, covering more than one hundred years of history, give one pause for thought and a peek into the human swamp of life in "the Pit."Website: www.realmiamivice.com Blogsite: www.realmiamivice.net

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
059545304X
ISBN 13 
9780595453047
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
212
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  059569358X ISBN 13 :  9780595693580
Editeur : iUniverse, 2007
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