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Author Brown, David O., author.

Title Called to rise : a life in faithful service to the community that made me / David O. Brown with Michelle Burford.

Publication Info. New York : Ballantine Books, [2017]
©2017

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Location Call No. Status
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  B BROWN DAVID B    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description viii, 255 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, color, black & white ; 25 cm
Contents The calling -- Oak Cliff -- Rookie -- Choices -- Lock 'em up -- Ground shift -- Kelvin -- Arizona Avenue -- The good fight -- Transitions -- Operation Kitchen Sink -- Big-picture policing -- Fountain Place -- D.J. -- Chief visionary -- Press and politics -- Dixon Circle -- Headquarters -- Ambushed -- The robot -- Heart strong.
Summary "The Dallas police chief who inspired a nation with his response to the killing of five of his officers shares his personal story and his faith in America's potential to unite communities through a dedication to transparency and trust"--Dust jacket flap.
Subject Brown, David O.
Dallas (Tex.). Police Department -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
Brown, David O. (OCoLC)fst01473037
Dallas (Tex.). Police Department. (OCoLC)fst01814801
Police chiefs -- Texas -- Dallas -- Biography.
Police-community relations -- Texas -- Dallas.
Employees. (OCoLC)fst00909111
Police chiefs. (OCoLC)fst01068574
Police-community relations. (OCoLC)fst01068784
Texas -- Dallas. (OCoLC)fst01204635
Genre/Form Autobiographies.
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Added Author Burford, Michelle, author.
ISBN 1524796549 (hardcover)
9781524796549 (hardcover)
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