| True Blue: To Protect and Serve (To Protect & Serve) | 
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Sales Rank: 272737
Category: Book
Author: Randy Sutton
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Studio: St. Martin's Press
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
Label: St. Martin's Press
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0312383541
Dewey Decimal Number: 363.2092273
EAN: 9780312383541
ASIN: 0312383541
Publication Date: April 29, 2008
Release Date: April 29, 2008
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Product Description
Lieutenant Randy Sutton?s fascinating collection of stories and memories, solicited from law enforcement officers across the country, offers a broad and insightful look at the many facets of police life: courage, exhilaration, frustration, loss, and even humor, from the everyday to the career-defining moments on the job. Told by the cops that lived them, these stories show what it truly means to protect and serve. Readers will come to recognize the faces behind the badge, as they witness officers charge into the unknown on The Beat, honor and mourn friends in The Fallen, hear the War Stories spread in police locker rooms and bars, discover the unbreakable line between civilian and cop in the Line of Duty, and feel the blood-boiling adrenaline during those life-altering moments when a cop must use Deadly Force. TRUE BLUE: To Protect and Serve is a funny, exciting, haunting compilation of true stories written by active and retired police officers, most of whom have never written before, alongside published officers from all over the United States. A portion of the royalties for this book will be donated to The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
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A policemans review July 7, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This really reminds me of when there is a lull in calls and we are able to sit around, drink some coffee, and tell some "You remember when..." stories.
 Yawn. February 7, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The book is a large collection of very short cop recollections. Most of them are sentimental and warm and fuzzy. Like one tale about rescuing GI. Joe from a storm drain. Awwwwwww!
I dont recommend the book for boredom relief.
A COP'S LIFE, by Sutton, is what you want.
Outstanding December 31, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Randy Sutton has done a superlative job of putting together the best collection of police stories I have ever seen. He touches the soul of the law enforcement officer from the mundane to the terrifying and heart rending, with each story standing alone as a classic--and a tribute to all who have worn the badge. Some of the shortest are the most touching, and behind the solid image that all cops are asked to maintain, one gets to hear the emotions they keep to themselves because no one wants to hear them. This is not a collection for those greedy for blazing gun battles and wild chases, though there are a few, as there should be, and they are painful to read--the horror of survival is not like television, brushing off the dust and "back to work."
These are stories by men and women who work a world of darkness and strive to find, in it all, a little humor, a little humanity, a little something to hang on to. My hat is off to all who contributed to this book--I know it wasn't easy.
This is the book I suggest cops hold onto and leave for those after them to read. They'll understand.
Andy O'Hara, Badge of Life
TRUE BLUE June 6, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
So... This is an amazing book that allows you to reach down deep into the minds and souls of the police officers. Just like Sutton's "A Cops Life" I found this book to be amazing. It also has a section dedicated to the officers of 9/11. Sure we have all heard about 9/11 but have you heard true behind the scenes, in the hearts and minds of a police officer who responded that horrible day and survives?
Real January 10, 2007
I believe that this book really captures a lot of what being a cop is about. People who aren't cops that read this book will be shocked at some of the things we see and do, but it's true. I think it should help them appreciate us more. As a cop, I found the book to be entertaining and motivational.
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