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Title: The Lost Son: A Life in Pursuit of Justice by Bernard B. Kerik, Bernard B. Kerik ISBN: 0-06-000901-2 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 12 November, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.78 (50 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: NEW YORK'S BRAVEST!
Comment: I enjoyed reading about Bernard B. Kerik. He is a amazing person
who has done so much for New York City. When I first started
seeing him was on tv,when the awful day of September 11, 2001 happened. When I saw him on tv, I was amazed on how he could go thru those long hours of a day in press conferences and be in
the middle of the tragedy. When I read about his childhood, I was proud on how he handled his life. It's so amazing how he ended up being the person he is today. I hope Barnard Kerik in the future writes a second book about his life and tells more about his family. I also learned that cops are our hero's and they need more credit for what they do for us. They protect us
and some die for us.
Rating: 5
Summary: Gritty Portrait of an Outstanding, No-Nonsense Leader!
Comment: Caution: This book contains a lot of coarse and vulgar language and subjects. The purpose seems to be to provide honest texture about Mr. Kerik's life, rather than to provide shock value. Unless such things are very offensive to you, you will probably be able to look past them to the underlying story.
I delayed reading this book because the publicity about it was somewhat misleading to me. I thought that the book would simply capture the story of another outstanding police leader. Fine, but I don't normally think of police leaders as ranking among the great leaders. Was I ever wrong! I wish I had read this book when it first came out. I intend to read it again . . . and again!
I found this book to be one of the most inspiring and moving autobiographies that I have ever read. Mr. Kerik is the real life version of the sort of dedicated crime fighter that the movies love to create out of their imaginations. His story makes even The French Connection pale for me.
"You will read about true everyday heroes." That statement is profoundly true about this book. First, Mr. Kerik is clearly such a hero. Second, he has also worked with a lot of heroes and describes a lot of them. Third, as a leader, Mr. Kerik also takes great pleasure in finding and honoring heroes. Those three perspectives permeate every page.
The book has three primary story lines. The main one is how a tough kid who dropped out of high school found his way to become the 40th Police Commissioner of New York City. A secondary one is his search for his roots, which reveal some pretty daunting facts that he handles very well. The third one is added at the end, which is to describe the events of September 11th from the perspective of trying to direct the police response from the scene near the World Trade Center. Any one of these story lines would have made this an outstanding book.
Mr. Kerik's character has many unusual qualities. Although he is a person with little formal education, he is very interested in learning and applying new and better ways of doing things. With his talent, he could have made a lot of money doing things other than being a New York City police officer. But he wanted the challenge the job brings. Some of the roles he has taken on (such as running Rikers Island) would have been too much for almost anyone else. Yet he could look past the problems to focus on the important values of treating those who work and are imprisoned there with dignity, safety, humanity and fairness. In addition, he has lots of courage. He played undercover roles in the drug trade that could have cost him his life on almost any day. Perhaps the most appealing of his qualities is that he doesn't see any of this as being very special, and goes out of his way to point out others who did more.
Although it would be a joy to share with you all of the things I found remarkable about Mr. Kerik in this book, you'll enjoy discovering them for yourself by reading his words more than if I interpret them for you.
Where do you have a passion to do the right thing? Are you pursuing that passion? If not, how could you?
Turn loose all of your creativity and energy to accomplish something important . . . for all of us . . . and for yourself!
Rating: 5
Summary: Read it and learn from it - no matter your position!
Comment: So many - most, in fact - of our law enforcement managers would learn a great deal from "Beezie" Kerik! I'd say that a majority of them have no clue what real leadership is. Too many are merely in their position for the semblance of power and the better paycheck.
Kerik details his life - sad, joyous, adventurous, depressing, and magnanimous - in a very readable and enjoyable way. I've been in law enforcement for 17 years and have learned a great deal from this book. I only wish I had the honor to work with and for him. (Perhaps he'd consider a Chief's position here?!)
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Title: Without a Badge: Undercover in the World's Deadliest Criminal Organization by Jerry Speziale, Mark Seal ISBN: 0758204094 Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Leadership by Rudolph W. Giuliani, Ken Kurson ISBN: 0786868414 Publisher: Miramax Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: My Father's Gun: One Family, Three Badges, One Hundred Years in the Nypd by Brian McDonald ISBN: 0452279240 Publisher: Plume Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Strong of Heart: Life and Death in the Fire Department of New York by Thomas Von Essen ISBN: 006050949X Publisher: ReganBooks Pub. Date: 06 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: One Tough Cop : The Bo Dietl Story by Bo Dietl ISBN: 0671028413 Publisher: Pocket Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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