A Cop's Life: Philadelphia, 1953-1983
by Thomas M Grubb
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Author: Thomas M GrubbEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-11-02
ISBN: 0595148646
Number of pages: 343
Publisher: AuthorHouse
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Book Review: Why self Published books are a risk
Summary: 3 Stars
I can only give this three stars and I graded it on the curve as I wanted to like the book.
This is a book that needs a better narrative device, you have to work at it to finish and that is shame as there are some gems here in the stories.
I never buy these self published books and if had not been for Allan Cole name I would have passed, but I liked his work with Chris Bunch.
It read like it was dictated with out much thought on how the spoken word is different from the written and an author like Allan Cole should of helped his uncle more by telling him that and seen that a better narrative would of make this a much better read.
As I said there are some great stories here, but the bit of Mr. Grubb talking via a tape to his nephew got old by chapter three.
Not having ever been a cop but only live near a few of them as I grew up in Olney and know a few as friend, well as much as any non cop ever knows of a the life, I do think it is honest portrait of the times and life of a Police officer in Philadelphia who live and worked during a time when the City changed as did the department and the people who worked there.
So If you want to try and understand cops this is worth reading as it shows you how far things have come since 1953 and yet how much they stay same. If all you know is TV or fiction cops this will be an eye opener, but this is book that could have been so much more.
Summary of A Cop's Life: Philadelphia, 1953-1983
Christmas, 1953: While the rest of Philadelphia sings "Jingle Bells," Thomas Grubb gets his first taste of a cop's life. Before he cashes his first paycheck he encounters: a man gutted by a knife-wielding mugger; a fighting-mad "mental case" intent on destroying a hospital emergency room; the hushed-up shooting death of an undercover cop.
That first week is nothing compared to what lies ahead.Working as a street cop, an undercover officer, a detective and finally gang control, Grubb will spend the next thirty years going toe-to-toe with all the fast-changing and sometimes violent events that have rocked American society.
A Cop's Life: The remarkable story of a truly remarkable man.
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