Al
Sheppard was on the front lines of the most difficult job in police
work. E-Men risk their lives every day in many different ways. They are
great cops, and Al's memoir is right on the mark. Detective Sgt. Joseph
Coffey, NYPD, Ret., Author of The Coffey Files Sheppard served in the
NYPD during the urban warfare' years and received his Baptism of Fire'
at the Williamsburg Siege.' He was a decorated hero of the NYPD and
member of the elite Emergency Service Unit (ESU). In his book E-Man, Al
takes the reader on a non-stop roller coaster ride of emotions as he
reveals life on the streets through the eyes of a combatant during the
turbulent times and the work of the Emergency Service Unit the same unit
that the police call when they need help. Detective Lt. Vern Gelbreth,
NYPD, Homicide Commander Al Sheppard is the REAL DEAL, and E-Man
chronicles his years in the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit with
heart-pounding excitement. Sheppard was on the front lines during the
era of Vietnam, Black Power, and the Urban Drug Wars, and he survived it
all to tell the tale in a book rich with insider's detail and a wry
sense of humor. E-Man is the best New York cop book to come down the
pike since The French Connection. T.J. English, Author of Paddy Whacked
and The Westies E-Man is the breathtaking and sometimes heartbreaking
memoir of one of New York's legendary emergency service cops. For 10
years Al Sheppard sped through the crowded New York streets to come to
the aid of civilians and other police officers, always putting their
needs ahead of his. E-Man is a story of adventure, courage and love.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
iUniverse, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1935278266
ISBN-13
9781935278269
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72648685
Product Key Features
Book Title
E-Man : Life in the Nypd Emergency Service Unit
Author
Al Sheppard, Jerry Schmetterer
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Human Services, Law Enforcement, Emergency Management
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, Political Science