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Book Reviews of Black Flies

Black Flies
Black Flies
Author: Shannon Burke
ISBN-13: 9781593761912
ISBN-10: 1593761910
Publication Date: 5/21/2008
Pages: 192
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: Soft Skull Press
Book Type: Paperback
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TakingTime avatar reviewed Black Flies on + 1072 more book reviews
This is a great story about the EMT/Paramedic profession and what can happen if someone becomes calloused. The author worked in New York as a Paramedic. Having an EMT in my family - once he read the book - his remark was " My God, I hope I never become calloused to the pain of others". This book is straight forward - informative at times and completely heart breaking at other times. Well worth the read.
ceebeegeebee avatar reviewed Black Flies on + 11 more book reviews
This is the story a paramedic and his first year on the job. He works the streets of Harlem. Street tough and very graphic with a truly morbid sense of humor. Excellent , I was hooked from page one and couldn't put this book down.