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037    |bSimon & Schuster, Order Dept 100 Front st, Riverside, NJ,
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100 1  Waters, Luke. 
245 10 NYPD green :|ba memoir /|cLuke Waters with Patrick Ryan. 
250    First Touchstone hardcover edition. 
263    1601 
264  1 New York :|bTouchstone,|c2016. 
264  4 |c©2015 
300    x, 273 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
       |billustrations (some color) ;|c24 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
500    "Originally published in 2015 in Ireland by Hachette 
       Books." 
505 0  Prologue: April 2008 -- Bang! You're dead -- Long Island 
       iced tea -- Frankie Maybe -- Shoot the thug -- Dog day 
       afternoon -- Pick a pocket or two -- When you're in, 
       you're in -- Krusty -- Uncharted waters -- It ain't over 
       till it's over -- Curious cases of U.S. Code 18 -- 
       Arthur's theme -- End of innocence -- The sleep of the 
       just -- Justice delayed -- Eyes wide open -- Cop out -- 
       You can't stay off the grid -- Be afraid, Scooby Doo -- 
       Little by little -- Scooby Doo, we got you -- Don't forget
       to duck. 
520    "In this gritty, sometimes hilarious, but always brutally 
       honest memoir, Irish immigrant and retired NYPD homicide 
       detective Luke Waters shares the darker and harder side of
       the police force that "will make you sit up, stay up, and 
       keep reading" (Edward Conlon, author of Blue Blood). 
       Growing up in the rough outskirts of northern Dublin at a 
       time when joining the guards, the army, or the civil 
       service was the height of most parents' ambitions for 
       their children, Luke Waters knew he was destined for a 
       career in some sort of law enforcement. Dreaming of 
       becoming a police officer, Waters immigrated to the United
       States in search of better employment opportunities and 
       joined the NYPD. Despite a successful career with one of 
       the most formidable and revered police forces in the world,
       Waters's reality as a cop in New York was a far cry from 
       his fantasy of serving and protecting his community. Over 
       the course of a career spanning more than twenty years--
       from rookie to lead investigator, during which time he saw
       New York transform from the crack epidemic of the '90s to 
       the low crime stats of today--Waters discovered that both 
       sides of the law were entrenched in crooked culture. In 
       NYPD Green Waters offers a gripping and fascinating 
       account filled with details from real criminal cases 
       involving murder, theft, gang violence, and more, and 
       takes you into the thick of the danger and scandal of life
       as a New York cop--both on and off the beat. Balanced with
       wit and humor, Waters's account paints a vivid picture of 
       the colorful characters on the force and on the streets 
       and provides an unflinching--often critical--look at the 
       corruption and negligence in the justice system put in 
       place to protect us, showing the hidden side of police 
       work where many officers are motivated not purely by the 
       desire to serve the community, but rather by the "green" 
       earned in overtime, expenses, and allowances. A 
       multifaceted and engaging narrative about the immigrant 
       experience in America, Waters's story is also one of 
       personal growth, success, and disillusionment--a 
       rollicking journey through the day-to-day in the New York 
       Police Department"--|cProvided by publisher. 
520    "In the tradition of bestsellers like Blue Blood comes a 
       book that takes us inside the New York City police 
       department and offers a glimpse at the grit, the glory, 
       and often the absurdity of police work in the Big Apple --
       this time, through the eyes of an Irish immigrant who 
       spent more than 20 years as one of New York's Finest, in 
       an account that "will make you sit up, stay up, and keep 
       reading" (Ed Conlon)"--|cProvided by publisher. 
600 10 Waters, Luke. 
610 10 New York (N.Y.).|bPolice Department|xOfficials and 
       employees|vBiography. 
650  0 Police|zNew York (State)|zNew York|vBiography. 
650  0 Irish Americans|zNew York (State)|zNew York|vBiography. 
650  0 Immigrants|zIreland|vBiography. 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Law Enforcement.|2bisacsh 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.|2bisacsh 
650  7 TRUE CRIME / Organized Crime.|2bisacsh 
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