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"When disaster hit New York with the Trade Centers being struck, the city and the world looked to people for support and the author of this book was one of the people that was looked upon. He was the city of New York's 40th police commisioner and this book details his life. It begins with him being a trouble maker and even a high school drop-out and going on to join the Army. In the Army he learned discipline and training and became a black belt in karate. It then chronicles his ambition to join New Yorks finest. He was one of the oldest people to join the NYPD at 31, but in a short time he became detective and worked his way up to becoming the warden at one of the toughest prisons in the world, Rikers Island. It tells of his relationships with the great officers around him and with Mayor Rudolph Guiliani and of the Mayors decision to appoint him commisioner. This book was finished the morning of September 11, 2001 just before the Trade Centers were hit. Kerik added a final chapter after this which gave details of the disaster. He walks the reader through what he was doing and what the city did to move past this disaster. This book showcased what a great leader and police officer is truly like."
Steve Stelloh, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
job/profession:
- lawmen
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Period of greatest activity?
- 1950+
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
How sensitive is this person?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other people
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 (an average amount)
United States
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- dangerous
Misc setting
- prison
Century:
- 1980's-Present
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Book makes you feel?
- in awe
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- A lot in color 11-15
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