Waffle House Diaries It shows a world where coffee is the beverage of communion, good and evil become blurred, and real life never mirrors exploits in the movies. Ultimately he finds storytelling, not a gun, to be the most effective weapon to confront the dark
| TITLE | : | Waffle House Diaries |
| AUTHOR | : | |
| RATING | : | 4.50 (107 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0615610544 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 346 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 2012-06-12 |
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This memoir depicts the Waffle House as a microcosm of humanity where Gandhi would not be out of place meeting the twelve disciples and hookers and addicts sit in booths next to agents of the Department of Justice. It shows a world where coffee is the beverage of communion, good and evil become blurred, and real life never mirrors exploits in the movies. Looking back on his journey for justice in an unjust world, Smith recalls various events in his career not as heroic adventures but as daily procedures where he does what he can with his limited resources and intelligences. Ultimately he finds storytelling, not a gun, to be the most effective weapon to confront the dark.Review: "Waffle House Diaries" recalls a 30-year career in enforcing federal drug laws--the good, the bad and the ugly as he calls it--of working for the Department of Justice. In the book, Smith recounts one occas
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If you are now, have ever been or hope to be close to a narcotics agent--read the book. When I called her on a portable radio from a cockpit filled with smoke and told her to call Peachtree-Dekalb Airport to alert them that we were coming in for an emergency landing with an electrical fire and no instruments, she offered to give me their number.
There's no management spin here spewing the latest statistics amassed for the next budget submission to Congress, just the view from ground level, where decisions weren't made with the luxury of hindsight. I'm not even sure if she gives good guidance for how to answer the question.
Still, her thought is inspirational in how she questions the tradition of politics. A very interesting thesis: that politics is based on the exclusion of philosophy. Awesome inspiration source!
Interesting fact: It's printed and publish
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