The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (793 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1101872144 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Now a consultant for television and film productions, Osborne lives in upstate New York with his wife and their two dogs, Jingles and Duke. He has told his stories before packed audiences at The Moth storytelling venues across the United States. . Steve Osborne was a New York City police officer for twenty years, retiring in 2003 as a lieutenant and commanding officer of the Manhattan Gang Squad, with numerous citations for his police work. He has written for The New York Times
Hair-raising. Osborne’s frank and intimate voice suffuses his prose.” —Publishers Weekly “Raucous recollections. “Hilarious. Yet he elevates his perspective by displaying empathy for the civilians, victims and even criminals he has encountered.” —Kirkus “Cops are innately good storytellers, and Osborne must be one of the best.” —Booklist “Often funny, occasionally sobering and always entertaining.” —Shelf-Awareness. Osborne writes with passion about his work. Osborne balanced toughness with empathy as he sought to ferret out wrongdoing while on duty.” —The Buffalo News “Nobody tells a cop story better than a cop, and Osborne tells them as well as I&rsquo
And along the way he finds humor and soul searching humanity in the most unlikely places. Here, Osborne takes us into his world, the gritty and not so glamorous life of real street cops. Most civilians get their information about police work from television shows, which are pure fantasy. Now, with The Job he’s ready to talk, and does he have some stories to tell. Drive by shooting? Nice quiet night. On a stakeout? Nice quiet night. For anyone interested in knowing what a cop’s life is all about, this is a must read.. “A nice quiet night.&r
but like other cops have said in these reviews Randall Medeiros I'm a 26 year and still going veteran of a police department much smaller than the NYPD at around 450 sworn, but like other cops have said in these reviews, police work is police work no matter where you do it. Lt. Osborne definitely has had more than his fair share of dangerous, strange, funny and to put it mildly, interesting shifts. In this book he does a great j. Saw author on a book tour on TV and that Dianne Martineau Saw author on a book tour on TV and that is what made me buy the book. I believe an audio book would have been more enjoyable as Steve's expresstions, phrasing, and accent really made the content come alive. Not so on the written page.. Captivating tale of life "on the job" ChazM I heard the author interviewed on NPR an promptly ordered the Kindle version. I was not disappointed. This was a captivating read. Once in a while he repeated himself but generally the book kept my attention and was hard to put down. Each chapter covers a different case or life experience so the book can easily be set aside if competing priorities interfere with you