The Train Dispatcher
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 848
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Answering 911
Author: Caroline Burau
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Published: 2007-09
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780873516020
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"At a pace matching the flashing lights on a 911 console, Caroline Burau puts us in the hot seat and shows us the madness, the sadness, and the gallows humor of a profession that serves and protects in ways we never dream. And by telling us what goes on when the microphone is silent, she has taken the voice on the radio and given it heart." Michael Perry, author of Population 485 and Truck: A Love Story "A witty, gritty look at life on the receiving end of our cries for help." Reader's Digest (Editor's Choice) You answer a call from a fourteen-year-old boy asking for someone to arrest his mother, who is smoking crack in their bathroom. You talk with him until the cops arrive, making sure there are no weapons around and learning that his favorite subject in school is lunch. Five minutes later, you have to deal with someone complaining about his neighbor's clarinet practice. What is it like to be on the receiving end of desperate calls for help . . . every day? Caroline Burau, a former newspaper reporter and nursing student who couldn't stand the sight of blood, takes a job as an emergency dispatcher because she likes helping people. But on-the-job training at the comm center proves to be more than she bargained for. As she adjusts to a daily life of catastrophe and comedy, domestics and drunks, cops and robbers, junk food and sarcasm, lost cats and suicides, she discovers that crisis can become routine, that coworkers can be mean--that she must continue to care and, at times, learn how to let go. "The day may come when I have to dial 911. I hope to God that the person who answers is Caroline Burau or someone like her. Funny, honest, and elegantly simple, this book left me with a sense of grace and hope."--Alison McGhee, author of Shadow Baby, Rainlight, Was It Beautiful? and Falling Boy Caroline Burau is a 911 dispatch operator for the police and fire departments in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.
Do Not Go Gentle
Author: Steve Armstrong
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2001-04-29
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 0595180566
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDo Not Go Gentle is the HOT first novel by Steve Armstrong, who, as a former Petersburg (Virginia) police officer, takes you on a wild ride with a cast of characters as diverse as the city itself. Through the eyes of Officer First Class Adam Styles, we get a first-hand look at the day-to-day life of a street cop working the midnight shift. That life gets shattered when a sudden hostage crisis erupts with an unstable robbery suspect calling the shots. From a horrible discovery at a local apartment complex to the high speed vehicle pursuits through the sometimes mean, sometimes hilarious, streets of Petersburg- Steve Armstrong spins a tale that will leave you breathless! Buckle up for the ride-a-long of your life, as Do Not Go Gentle builds both the suspense and excitement until it's explosive conclusion!
Make Room! Make Room!
Author: Harry Harrison
Publisher: Rosetta Books
Published: 2010-07-01
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 0795311656
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA detective hunts down a killer in a dystopian, overpopulated NYC in this classic science fiction novel that inspired the film Soylent Green. Originally published in 1966, Make Room! Make Room! imagines a world at the end of the twentieth century where Earth is so overwhelmed by rampant population growth that it teeters on the edge of self-destruction. In New York City alone, thirty-five million people are squeezed into its packed boroughs, scrambling like rats for the world’s dwindling resources. The only food available is a product called soylent. And while the government tries to maintain order, the rich get richer and the poor stay underfoot. Finding a killer in this broken world is one hell of a job. But that’s exactly what Det. Andy Rusch has been assigned to do. If he can stay alive long enough, he might just solve the biggest case he’s ever been on—unless humanity finally fulfills its promise and destroys itself first.
Tutu Deadly
Author: Natalie M. Roberts
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2007-04-03
Total Pages: 231
ISBN-13: 1440625425
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMeet Jenny T. Partridge (and please, don’t even start with the pear tree jokes), founder of Ogden, Utah’s premier school for budding prima—and not-so-prima—ballerinas. For Jenny, dealing with difficult stage mothers is business as usual . . . until murder cuts in. The Jenny T. Partridge Dance Academy barely keeps its fearless leader in bologna sandwiches and Häagen Dazs, but it’s passion that motivates Jenny . . . until tragedy trips her up. Sandra Epstein, obnoxious mother of Jenny’s most talented student, has met her maker—courtesy of poisoned cookie dough purchased through the Academy’s fundraiser. Even scarier than pushy moms and tights-wetting tots is being on the wrong end of a murder investigation, as Jenny learns when two über-hot investigators—not to mention a pair of besotted missionaries and Aunt Vi, Gossip Queen of Utah—start keeping a very close eye on her. Now, as the Academy’s much-anticipated production of The Nutcracker draws near, Jenny’s dancing as fast as she can to clear her name.
CMJ New Music Monthly
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Published: 1995-04
Total Pages: 60
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKCMJ New Music Monthly, the first consumer magazine to include a bound-in CD sampler, is the leading publication for the emerging music enthusiast. NMM is a monthly magazine with interviews, reviews, and special features. Each magazine comes with a CD of 15-24 songs by well-established bands, unsigned bands and everything in between. It is published by CMJ Network, Inc.
When It Rains
Author: KJ Ten Eyck
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Published: 2017-05-22
Total Pages: 495
ISBN-13: 163568210X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLearning she has inherited the family farm in Ohio, Stephanotis (Steph) Weatherby decides life has offered her a fresh start. Leaving Boston, Steph and her Shetland sheepdog, Misti, travel to Ohio to face an uncertain future. Believing she has left the worst behind her, Steph is determined to create a new beginning after the storms that have turned her life upside down. Arriving at the farm, Steph soon discovers that she has taken on more than she can manage alone. The small farmhouse turns out to be a mansion, filled with clutter and memoirs from the past. There are decisions and arrangements to be made about the horses and cattle that come with the farm and are currently under the care of her tenant and neighbor, George Landsburg. Overwhelmed but determined, Steph begins settling down to her new life when she learns that her aunt’s will is being contested. An unknown relative has filed a petition to have the farm and livestock sold with the profits split between them. Suddenly her future in Ohio is in jeopardy. Boston friends Keri and Betty join Steph in Ohio. Along with George, his wife Jenny, and his friend Hank, they soon become embroiled in a web of danger and intrigue that surrounds the farm. Steph weathers the storms gathering against her as she races against time to find the missing document that would prove she is the rightful heir. Discovery of a secret passage and a hidden room not only prove the farm was a stop on the Underground Railroad, but provide the proof Steph needs to keep the farm as her own. Steph transforms not only her new home, but herself as she faces danger and romance, seeking to open the hidden place in her heart to love.
New Tides
Author: Paul R. West
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Published: 2005-01-28
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 1420802763
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSimon Hardman is an ex drug enforcement agent living a secluded life in a Florida tourist town called Destin. An email from his sister tells him about his high school girlfriend being shot down and is hanging on by a thread. She was in the process of prosecuting a brother of one the drug gangs in the area. It turns out he is associated with the number one drug cartel in the world. It takes all of Simon’s years of training to take down the people responsible for the shooting, along with the help of close friends still with the agency. The twist in all of this is his girlfriend had twin daughters who are now teenagers and they are Simon’s.
The Manhattanville Incident
Author: Jason Medina
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2018-01-12
Total Pages: 1062
ISBN-13: 1543476589
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTHE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE IS HERE! ONE STORY TOLD IN SIX GRIPPING CHRONOLOGICAL TALES THAT WILL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS WITH ANTICIPATION. PREPARE TO READ THE ULTIMATE SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE ZOMBIE BOOK THAT COMBINES THE SPEED OF 28 DAYS LATER WITH THE CLASSIC SLOW ZOMBIES OF NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. ITS COPS VS. ZOMBIES, AS SURVIVORS TRY DESPERATELY TO ESCAPE FROM A CITY OVERRUN BY PEOPLE INFECTED WITH A DEADLY VIRUS. DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO ESCAPE OR WILL YOU BECOME ONE OF THE UNDEAD?
The Flame Within
Author: Wayne Mutza
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2013-04-15
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 0786472766
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA former City of Milwaukee firefighter, the author writes his memoir with candor, depth, spice and emotional insight. He lays out the tumultuous events that led him as a youth into the profession, and the wealth of eye-opening experiences along the way. He plumbs the character of the firefighters and paramedics who answer the call for rescue--but also the character of those who make the call, the rescuer and the rescued. The author keeps the reader close with vivid details of fighting fire and dealing with the anguish of loss and destruction. He pulls no punches; he also describes the promotion process, the politics in stations and in the service as a whole, the struggle of teaching young firefighters, and the heavy price of dedication. The book fully displays the humanity of members of the fire service and the flavor of fire service tradition.
