Michael Berish
- Gender: Male
- Industry: Arts
- Occupation: Author
- Location: Florida : United States
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About Me
Michael Berish worked as a patrolman, a detective and as a supervisor with the City of Miami Police Department for 22 ears; 13 of which were spent as an undercover detective in the REAL Miami Vice where he worked everything from Narcotics & Vice, Prostitution, Gambling and Pornography, to Dignitary Protection of President Jose Napoleon Duarte (of El Salvador) and Pope John Paul II. His latest book is entitled: REFLECTIONS FROM THE PIT. This book pulls no punches; it shows you the dark side of police work: the good, the bad and the ugly (warts & all), both the humor and the tragedy. MY WEBSITE'S at: www.realmiamivice.com MY BLOG SITE's at: www.realmiamivice.net For more information about the author, his book (and how to order it), plus three free stories to read, visit his website at: www.realmiamivice.com. While there, make sure you click on the category entitled: AUTHOR BLOG (MUST SEE!). It has a potpourri of interesting materials: tons of videos, radio interviews, photos, and all types of music. It's a must see; guaranteed to make you smile, hopefully laugh, and maybe even touch a few heart strings.
Interests
Favorite Movies
- On the Waterfront
- Citizen Kane
- Gone With the Wind
- Cool Hand Luke
- Hud
- Casablanca
- Sahara (1943 version with Humphrey Bogart)
- The Godfather (I & II)
- The African Queen
- Raging Bull
- E.T.
- Taxi Driver
- The French Connection
- The Deer Hunter
- The Sorcerer
- Cohen and Tate
- Blue Thunder
- A Streetcar named Desire
- Spartacus
- 12 Angry Men
- Ben-Hur. Any movies starring: Steve McQueen
- Paul Newman
- Clark Gable
- Spencer Tracy
- Cary Grant
- Robert De Niro
- Al Pacino
- Dustin Hoffman.
Favorite Music
- The '60's Rock 'N Roll Oldies top my list (Bobby Darin
- Four Seasons
- you name it). Joe Cocker
- Michael McDonald
- Dean Martin (really liked both the way he sang and his style). Johnnie Mathis (my all time favorite; I’ve probably seen him about 6 times
- over the last 30 years). Delbert McClinton is the BEST at Rhythm and Blues Music. Andrea Bocelli
- for sure (MOMENTOS is my favorite song by him)
- but for Romantic Latin Songs try the music of Luis Miguel.
Favorite Books
- Reflection from the Pit by Michael Berish (of course); the guy that wrote that is a GENIUS! Johnnie Got His Gun by Dalton Trumble. To Hell and Back by Audie Murphy (I’ve got a great
- personal story about that book; somewhat long
- but remind me to tell you sometime). Papillon by Henri Charriere. Any of the writings by: Truman Capote
- O. Henry
- Marcel Proust
- Elmore Leonard
- Gustave Flaubert
- William Faulkner
- Joseph Wambaugh
- T.C. Boyle
- Charles Dickens
- Irwin Shaw (loved his book: The Young Lions; was made into a movie with Marlin Brando
- Montgomery Clift and Dean Martin in 1958).
