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Book Buddy Boys

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mike McAlary
  • Publisher : Open Road Media
  • Release : 2015-09-29
  • ISBN : 1504021320
  • Pages : 194 pages

Download or read book Buddy Boys written by Mike McAlary and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A shocking true story of corruption and crime in the ranks of the NYPD in the worst police scandal since the revelations of Fred Serpico In the 1970s, New York City’s 77th Precinct was known as “the Alamo.” In Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights, Brooklyn—neighborhoods notorious for drugs and violent crime—some of the worst criminals wore police uniforms and carried badges. Henry Winter was a good cop when he first entered the infamous 77th station house that was already infamous as a home to the dregs of the NYPD. Before long, he and fellow officer Anthony Magno found themselves deeply entrenched in the Alamo’s culture of extortion, lies, corruption, and crime—and they were regularly supplementing their incomes by ripping off thieves, drug dealers, junkies, and honest citizens alike. But the gravy train couldn’t stay on the rails forever. Winter and Magno were caught and faced a devastating choice: They could betray their crooked friends and colleagues by helping investigators expose the rot that festered at the Alamo’s core—or spend the next several years behind bars. In Buddy Boys, Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist Mike McAlary blows the doors off 1 of the worst scandals ever to taint New York’s uniformed guardians, the men and women sworn to protect and serve the populace. Blistering, shocking, and powerful, it’s a frightening look inside the NYPD and an eye-opening exploration of the daily temptations that can seduce a good cop over to the dark side.

Book Zero to Hero  Ghost Buddy  1

Download or read book Zero to Hero Ghost Buddy 1 written by Henry Winkler and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious new series from Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver, authors of the bestselling HANK ZIPZER books!Billy Broccoli is new to the neighborhood, and wants cool friends and a spot on the baseball team more than anything. But the one thing he never wanted is his own personal ghost. So imagine his surprise when he ends up sharing a room with Hoover Porterhouse, a funny ghost with a whole lot of attitude.When an obnoxious school bully sets out to demolish Billy, the Hoove comes up with a plan for revenge. It’s all in the Hoove’s Rule Number Forty-Two: Stay cool. And like it or not, Billy and the Hoove have to stick together if Billy ever wants to get in style, get even, and conquer the school.

Book Travel Buddies   Disney Pixar Cars

Download or read book Travel Buddies Disney Pixar Cars written by Frank Berrios and published by Golden/Disney. This book was released on 2012 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a race in London, Mater and Lightning McQueen travel the world on the way home to Radiator Springs.

Book Forces of Deviance

    Book Details:
  • Author : Victor E. Kappeler
  • Publisher : Waveland Press
  • Release : 1998-01-29
  • ISBN : 1478648619
  • Pages : 314 pages

Download or read book Forces of Deviance written by Victor E. Kappeler and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 1998-01-29 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An informative look at a very difficult topic! The discretion, authority, and power granted the police to accomplish their mission offer multiple opportunities for deviance. This revised edition effectively organizes a large amount of material in order to provide students with a timely and comprehensive review of this disturbing dimension of police organizations. The authors’ analysis of deviance as the product of the organization of the occupation, the expectations of society, and the perceptions and interpretations of the role of the police are compellingly presented. A fascinating portrait of the social and organizational factors of the police working environment emerges, providing students with a broad framework for assessing the police culture and the many forms of police deviance.

Book Granddad s Fishing Buddy

Download or read book Granddad s Fishing Buddy written by Mary Quigley and published by Dial. This book was released on 2007 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lyrical with touches of spot-on humor, this story captures the fun and loving relationship between a granddaughter and her grandfather, and their interaction with the natural world. Full color.

Book New York Magazine

    Book Details:
  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1993-10-11
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 124 pages

Download or read book New York Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1993-10-11 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

Book Bug Boys

    Book Details:
  • Author : Laura Knetzger
  • Publisher : Random House Graphic
  • Release : 2020-02-11
  • ISBN : 1984896768
  • Pages : 274 pages

Download or read book Bug Boys written by Laura Knetzger and published by Random House Graphic. This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join two bug friends as they learn about the science of the world around them and the meaning of friendship in this early graphic novel series perfect for fans of Narwhal and Jelly! Rhino-B is a brash, but sweet guy. Stag-B is a calm and scholarly adventurer. Together these two young beetles make up the Bug Boys, best friends who spend their time exploring the world of Bug Village and beyond, as well as their own -- sometimes confusing and complicated -- thoughts and feelings. In their first adventure, the Bug Boys travel through spooky caves, work with a spider to found a library, save their town's popular honey supply from extinction, and even make friends with ferocious termites! Join these two best bug buddies as they go above and beyond for each other and the friends they meet in their adventures. “Bug Boys has a wonderful blend of silliness, introspection, adventure and the right amount of weirdness. I loved how Rhino-B and Stag-B deal with the pressure of being true to each other and to the new friends they make on their journeys.” – Drew Brockington, author of CatStronauts

Book NYPD Battles Crime

    Book Details:
  • Author : Eli B. Silverman
  • Publisher : UPNE
  • Release : 1999-06-10
  • ISBN : 9781555534011
  • Pages : 276 pages

Download or read book NYPD Battles Crime written by Eli B. Silverman and published by UPNE. This book was released on 1999-06-10 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzes the New York City Police Department's (NYPD) high-tech crime fighting strategy, Compstat, and examines 25 years of change and leadership at NYPD, revealing that the Compstat crime control process is not an instant organizational turnaround but instead is the result of a gradual process of organizational change and leadership redirection. Of interest to students of policing and organizational management. Silverman is a professor of law, police science, and criminal justice administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Book Mafia Cop

Download or read book Mafia Cop written by Lou Eppolito and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-08-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was one of the most decorated cops in the history of NYPD. From his "wiseguy" relatives, he learned the meaning of honor and loyalty. From his fellow cops, he learned the meaning of betrayal. MAFIA COP His father, Ralph "Fat the Gangster" Eppolito, was stone-cold Mafia hit-man. Lou Eppolito, however, chose to live by different code; he chose the uniform of NYPD. And he was one of the best -- a good, tough, honest cop down the line. Butu even his sterling record, his headline-making heroism, couldn't protect him when the police brass decided to take him down. Although completely exonerated of charges that he had passed secrets to the mob, Lou didn't stand a chance. They had taken something from him they couldn't give back: his dignity and his pride. Now, here's the powerful story, told in Lou Eppolito's own words, of the bloody Mafia hit that claimed his uncle and cousin...of his middle-of-the-night meeting with "Boss of Bosses" Paul Castellano...of one good cop who survived eight shootouts and saved hundreds of victims, who was persecuted, prosecuted, and ultimately betrayed by his own department. Full of hard drama and gritty truth, Mafia Cop gives a vivid, inside look at life in the Family, on the force, and on the mean streets of New York.

Book Secret Rescuer Lil Buddy and His Adventures

Download or read book Secret Rescuer Lil Buddy and His Adventures written by Melinda Wick and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lil Buddy is a secret rescuer of chipmunks in danger. He and his partner, Goose, are trained to locate and help chipmunks in need. He is always willing and able to rescue a chipmunk, with Goose guiding his missions. After a mission, he wakes up in a field and does not know what happened to him or how he got there. In his search for answers, he finds a family and they invite him to stay with them. As he settles in with this family and continues to rescue chipmunks, Lil Buddy still wonders where he came from. Then one day he realizes he must find out.

Book How To Scare The Pants Off Your Pets

Download or read book How To Scare The Pants Off Your Pets written by Henry Winkler and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A middle schooler tries to teach a ghost some responsibility—but it doesn’t go as planned—in this tale by the New York Times–bestselling authors! When Billy Broccoli finds out his personal ghost, Hoover Porterhouse, is failing Responsibility, Billy decides it’s his mission to help Hoover turn his grade around. But how? Then inspiration hits. Billy is going to get Hoover a pet. There’s only one catch—the Hoove scares dogs out of their fur, birds out of their wings, and fish out of their gills. If Billy can’t find the perfect pet, how will Hoover ever learn and make the grade? Praise for Ghost Buddy: Zero to Hero “An endearingly uncool hero . . . Readers will root for Billy.” —Publishers Weekly

Book Character and Cops

    Book Details:
  • Author : Edwin J. Delattre
  • Publisher : American Enterprise Institute
  • Release : 2002
  • ISBN : 9780844741536
  • Pages : 498 pages

Download or read book Character and Cops written by Edwin J. Delattre and published by American Enterprise Institute. This book was released on 2002 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a study of the nature and formation of the moral integrity and intellectual competence that make individuals and institutions worthy of the public trust.

Book Turning Blue

Download or read book Turning Blue written by Lawrence Hoffman and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a kid growing up on Long Island, I struggled with an unknown psychological need to wear a uniform and a strong desire to be a part of an organization. My search would take me through Little League, Cub Scouts, and various fraternal organizations. This desire would only be fulfilled after joining the NYPD in February of 1984. Somewhere during my twenty-year career, I was transformed from that kid into a veteran New York City police detective. This is my evolution from a middle-class suburban kid with simple values who naively thought the “projects” were a homework assignment into a veteran detective working in some of the most unforgiving neighborhoods of New York City. With this transformation comes the ability to separate the daily exposure to the dark side of human nature from your own life-sustaining core beliefs. Many will fail to acquire this ability and fall victim to drugs, alcohol, divorce, crime, and even suicide. This is a process which I have come to call Turning Blue. This is my story of how I dealt with life-changing experiences at home while my gun belt and uniform hung safely in my locker. In my twenty years of experience as a police officer, I can honestly say that I have been scared and feared for my life. Could you go back to work after crying yourself to sleep, reliving your partner’s screams as he lay bleeding to death in the backseat of your unmarked car, and the only thing keeping your heart in your chest was your department-issued bulletproof vest?

Book Bud  Not Buddy

    Book Details:
  • Author : Christopher Paul Curtis
  • Publisher : Delacorte Books for Young Readers
  • Release : 2015-01-31
  • ISBN : 1101934263
  • Pages : 289 pages

Download or read book Bud Not Buddy written by Christopher Paul Curtis and published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2015-01-31 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy who decides to hit the road to find his father—from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of The Watsons Go To Birmingham—1963, a Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree. It’s 1936, in Flint Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud’s got a few things going for him: 1. He has his own suitcase full of special things. 2. He’s the author of Bud Caldwell’s Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself. 3. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: flyers advertising Herman E. Calloway and his famous band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression!!!!!! Bud’s got an idea that those flyers will lead him to his father. Once he decides to hit the road to find this mystery man, nothing can stop him—not hunger, not fear, not vampires, not even Herman E. Calloway himself. AN ALA BEST BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS AN ALA NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOK AN IRA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD WINNER NAMED TO 14 STATE AWARD LISTS “The book is a gem, of value to all ages, not just the young people to whom it is aimed.” —The Christian Science Monitor “Will keep readers engrossed from first page to last.” —Publishers Weekly, Starred “Curtis writes with a razor-sharp intelligence that grabs the reader by the heart and never lets go. . . . This highly recommended title [is] at the top of the list of books to be read again and again.” —Voice of Youth Advocates, Starred From the Hardcover edition.

Book Jammed Up

    Book Details:
  • Author : Robert J. Kane
  • Publisher : NYU Press
  • Release : 2012-11-19
  • ISBN : 0814770851
  • Pages : 242 pages

Download or read book Jammed Up written by Robert J. Kane and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2012-11-19 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drugs, bribes, falsifying evidence, unjustified force and kickbacks: there are many opportunities for cops to act like criminals. Jammed Up is the definitive study of the nature and causes of police misconduct. While police departments are notoriously protective of their own—especially personnel and disciplinary information—Michael White and Robert Kane gained unprecedented, complete access to the confidential files of NYPD officers who committed serious offenses, examining the cases of more than 1,500 NYPD officers over a twenty year period that includes a fairly complete cycle of scandal and reform, in the largest, most visible police department in the United States. They explore both the factors that predict officer misconduct, and the police department’s responses to that misconduct, providing a comprehensive framework for understanding the issues. The conclusions they draw are important not just for what they can tell us about the NYPD but for how we are to understand the very nature of police misconduct. ACTUAL MISCONDUCT CASES »» An off-duty officer driving his private vehicle stops at a convenience store on Long Island, after having just worked a 10 hour shift in Brooklyn, to steal a six pack of beer at gun point. Is this police misconduct? »» A police officer is disciplined no less than six times in three years for failing to comply with administrative standards and is finally dismissed from employment for losing his NYPD shield (badge). Is this police misconduct? »» An officer was fired for abusing his sick time, but then further investigation showed that the officer was found not guilty in a criminal trial during which he was accused of using his position as a police officer to protect drug and prostitution enterprises. Which is the example of police misconduct?

Book NYPD Confidential

    Book Details:
  • Author : Leonard Levitt
  • Publisher : Macmillan
  • Release : 2010-11-23
  • ISBN : 9780312650940
  • Pages : 324 pages

Download or read book NYPD Confidential written by Leonard Levitt and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the rivalry of New York City's police commissioner and mayor for control over and credit for the city's police force, identifying disturbing cover-ups and corrupt practices that are undermining the NYPD's effectiveness and honor.

Book The Case of the Lost Boy

Download or read book The Case of the Lost Boy written by Dori Hillestad Butler and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "My name is King. I am a dog. I am also a detective. King has a very big mystery to solve. His family is missing, and he's been put in the P-O-U-N-D. Why doesn't his beloved human (Kayla) come to get him? When King is adopted by Connor and his mom, things get more confusing. The new family calls him Buddy! And just as Connor and Buddy start to get acquainted, Connor disappears! Buddy (aka King) has big problems to solve, but with some help from his friend Mouse (a very large dog) and the mysterious cat with no name, he shows what a smart, brave dog can do. Mystery fans and dog lovers will be swept up in Dori Hillestad Butler's funny, satisfying story...and left eager for Buddy's next adventure.