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The continuing growth of social media platforms sees police officers under more scrutiny than ever before. It’s also produced many tell-all autobiographies with few more revealing than Black, White, And Gray All Over; a Black Man’s Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement.
Brutally honest and loaded with insights, Reynolds looks back over thirty two years as a police officer and detective to share what it’s really like to serve on the frontline whilst dispelling many widely held myths along the way.
Describing his life in exacting detail he combines acerbic prose with a keen intellect to put human faces on the men and women with which he served as he recounts the struggles and challenges he came to face.
From being homeless to doing drugs, from the Marine Corp to the epidemic proportions of crack cocaine, gang war and institutional corruption Reynold’s tells it as he saw it. Reflecting on the everyday mundane to the milestone events that made the headlines and have ultimately shaped the Compton police force as it is today.
Often harrowing, bleak and explicit but always emotionally charged Reynolds says, “While I hadn’t wanted to write exclusively about racism in America, I knew I had to touch on it as I had experienced it throughout my life like most Blacks in America.” And whilst racism is an essential element of his story it is framed against his own triumphs and failings which not only makes his observation powerfully poignant but increasingly relevant to today’s readers. Though perhaps more importantly he reminds us that all organisations are fallible and quite often the real damage is done from within.
A powerful and illuminating read Black, White, And Gray All Over, a Black Man’s Odyssey in Life and Law Enforcement is unreservedly recommended.
With its fascinating look at veterinary surgery, ‘The Bone Vet’ offers an accessible guide for both professionals and laymen seeking an understanding of the challenges and realities of animal skeletal and connective tissue issues and corrections.
It is easy to analyze the mechanism of a good story but more often than not more difficult to explain why a select few are as moving as they are. Yet with The Breedlow Legacy, it’s not only the manner through which the characters are revealed to us but McNamara’s fascinating exploration of memory.
The last year has demonstrated that people will not stop buying books. They offer pleasure, escape, entertainment, and at the very least distraction. But what is the future of self-publishing?
Let me let you into a secret. You are unlikely to become a rich writer. And before you start waving Harry Potter and Game of Thrones under my nose, please scroll back to the word ‘unlikely’.
Have you ever come home to a hot bath strewn with rose petals and filled with bubbles, in a bathroom bedecked with scented candles and an ice cold glass of champagne fizzing invitingly on the side. If not you might be thinking poor me but you might want to think again!
As the years advance, I have lost count of how many books I’ve read but on reflection, it hardly seems relevant. What is truly noteworthy is how many leave a lasting impression on us.
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