The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop

The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop

â€œHOW YA DOINâ€™?â€

With these four syllables, delivered in an unmistakably authentic New York accent, Steve Osborne has riveted thousands of people at the legendary storytelling venue The Moth (and many tens of thousands more via YouTube) with his hilarious, profane, and touching tales from his twenty years as an NYPD street cop. Steve Osborne is the real deal, people: the tough, streetwise New York cop of your dreams, one with a big, big heart. Kojak? NYPD Blue? Law & Order? Fuggedaboudem! The Job blows them out of the water.
Â Â Â Steve Osborne has seen a thing or two in his years in the NYPDâ€”some harmless, some definitely not. In â€œStakeout,â€ Steve and his partner mistake a Manhattan dentist for an armed robbery suspect, and reduce the man to a puddle of snot and tears when questioning him. In â€œMug Shot,â€ the mother of a suspected criminal makes a strange request and provides a sobering reminder of the humanity at stake in his profession. And in â€œHome,â€ the image of Steveâ€™s family provides the adrenaline he needs to fight for his life when assaulted by two armed and violent crackheads.Â
Â Â Â From stories about his days as a rookie cop to the time spent patrolling in the Anti-Crime Unitâ€”and his visceral, harrowing recollections of working during the weeks after 9/11â€”The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop captures the humanity, the absurdity, and the dark humor of police work, as well as the bravery of those who do it. These stories will speak to those nostalgic for the New York City of the 1980s and â€™90s, a bygone era when the city was a crazier, more dangerous (and possibly more interesting) place.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Anchor
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-04-21
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Anchor
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-04-21
Format	Kindle eBook

The Job: True Tales from the Life of a New York City Cop

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