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Michael Berish
Michael Berish earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master's Degree from Barry University in Florida.
He worked for the City of Miami Police...view moreMichael Berish earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master's Degree from Barry University in Florida.
He worked for the City of Miami Police Department for twenty-two years as a patrolman, detective and supervisor; thirteen of those years spent as an undercover detective on the REAL, where he worked everything from Narcotics and Vice, Prostitution, Gambling and Pornograpyhy, to Dignitary Protection of President Jose Napoleon Duarte (of El Salvador) to Pope Paul II.
His police stories have been published in several national magazines and won several writing awards.
His latest book, REFLECTIONS FROM THE PIT, was awarded Best Fiction Novel by the Public Safety Writers Association.
JUDGE'S COMMENTS ON REFLECTIONS: "This is an intriguing book with many fascinating stories that certainly reveal a side of police work that's seldom written about or shown on television. The author has a unique voice with a spark of humor that keeps the reader turning the pages. The characters were three-dimentional and intriguing to read about-police and criminals. All the dialogue was crisp and realistic. For anyone wanting to know the nitty-gritty and often dark side of police work, this is the book to read."
TESTIMONIAL
"That fellow (Berish) has a real talent for writing a story. That's excellent work."
E. Howard Hunt
(American author & C.I.A. spy)
Not just another collection of rehashed police stories with shootouts, car chases, and damsels in distress, "Reflections from the Pit" contains individual, quirky, off-center characters. The stories focus on basic character flaws while dealing with social issues of the day: racism, hangings from police cruisers, sexism, affirmative action, prejudice, drug-dealing cops and corruption, homelessness, segregation, and police brutality. These reflections, covering more than one hundred years of history, give one pause for thought and a peek into the human swamp of life in "the Pit."
This book pulls no punches; it shows you the dark side of police work: the good, the bad and the ugly (warts and all), both the humor and the tragedy. When you are finished reading it, you’ll say to yourself: “I never knew people, much less cops like this, ever existed."
Berish currently lives on one of the barrier islands off the Florida coast with his two dogs: Dewey and Huckleberry Finn.
WEBSITE: www.realmiamivice.com
BLOG SITE: www.realmiamivice.net
The BLOG SITE (www.realmiamivice.net) is a potpourri of the weird, interesting and unconventional. It has a bonanza of videos (a MUST SEE!; guaranteed to make you laugh) on everything from Christmas Shopping in Miami; the crazy people that call into 911; amazing magic tricks; the "Fruitcake Lady"; dogs that can absolutely do things that are out of this world; this little girl singer from the Philippines that will knock your socks off; a dance scene with Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell, the likes of which you will never see again.
It has radio interviews, that I've done, about the REAL Miami Vice and my career on the force; informative photos of the Old West with interesting text which dispels various historical myths and disinformation like the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and Billy the Kid; a wonderful site on animals that love from the heart; the most unusual people and situations one would ever encounter; cop blunders on the street; and music from Romantic Latin songs, Italian Love songs, the Blues and some Country, to Rock ‘N Roll and Pop music. It's a must see; guaranteed to make you smile, hopefully laugh, and maybe even touch a few heart strings. It even has a TALK FORUM.
"The world is made up of stories, not atoms."view less