- Taschenbuch: 332 Seiten
- Verlag: Trafford Publishing (23. November 2009)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1426914253
- ISBN-13: 978-1426914256
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 14 x 21,6 x 1,8 cm
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The Blue Mexican: A Novel
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In the novel The Blue Mexican, the Hispanic son of a career military man slowly transforms into adulthood as he fuels a three-decade long search for meaning in an ever-changing universe traveling from Italy to Ohio to Texas to California beginning in the 1960s.
The boy grows up fearing girls and fighting, but his episodic adventures lead him through a potpourri of colorful characters as he develops crushes on girls, joins the Cub Scouts, and pilfers from his employer. But his young existence is not without hurdles-when he enters junior high in Ohio, he confronts racism for the first time. Conflicted by generational, ethnic, and personal values during the Summer of Love in San Francisco and his subsequent law enforcement career, his experiences lead him to explore the hypocrisy and treachery of the system he has sworn to protect. As he questions his quest for truth and enlightenment in a world of victims and suspects, an anonymous murder breathes life and meaning into insignificant members of society, welfare, and the politics surrounding illegal immigration.
The Blue Mexican is a poignant and humorous glimpse into one man's soul and small town America during a turbulent, yet influential period in history.
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Danny Thomas Ruiz spent twenty-five years in law enforcement and subsequently earned his B.A. and M.A. at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. He teaches English at a high school, a junior college, and at the University of the Pacific. Married with four daughters, he lives in Stockton, California.
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Life in Northern California During the 60's
20. Dezember 2010
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After having the author as my professor, I finally broke down and ordered the book. THE BlUE MEXICAN is an intriguing novel that details significant events in the life of an American as a military kid, as a police officer, and as an educator. The fiction is, for the most part, an autobiography largely set in the 60's and 70's and chronicles the "hippie" movement in San Francisco and its effect on the Central Valley of California. I especially enjoyed knowing the author on a professional level, but I chose to buy another copy for a friend who would appreciate the complexity of the political arena in any job/career. I recommend this book to those who live or work in a growing town/city or to those who are struggling in their work situation.
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blue mexican
23. April 2010
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I actually am quite familiar with what was going on in small police departments in California during the period covered by the author. I was a sergeant in a similiar department that was struggling to make that transition from, policing in a small rural town to policing in a "city". College and education was becoming more important, and the knuckle draggers of years past were being phased out.
That struggle appeared to be a tough time for the author, made even more difficult by his minority status. Mentors were few and far between in those days. Keep in mind, these were pre Rodney King, pre cell phone, pre tape recorded confession days. A higher level of professionalism was beginning to evolve throught out the state in those days. The author did a good job of representing how many good law enforcement officers became casualities of the transition.
That struggle appeared to be a tough time for the author, made even more difficult by his minority status. Mentors were few and far between in those days. Keep in mind, these were pre Rodney King, pre cell phone, pre tape recorded confession days. A higher level of professionalism was beginning to evolve throught out the state in those days. The author did a good job of representing how many good law enforcement officers became casualities of the transition.
Richly Compelling and Seriously Relevant
14. April 2010
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While you're reading this book be prepared to be transported into a separate reality. The writing is so compelling and realistic. The style is smooth with transitions barely noticed. Some chapters made me weep, others could make the hairs on my arms stand on-end and then I found myself laughing out loud. One reading was not enough, I have re-read the book twice and go back to various passages for a good laugh now and then. The philosophies raised in the context of this publication are relevant in today's culture. There were viewpoints that I could selfishly relate to which opened the door for my own healing and search for my very own exquisitely enchanted forest.
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