Mon Jul 19, 2021 6:49 am
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This is a beautiful morning on which to fulfil a dream.
When I was seven years old I visited Barton Aerodrome which was just four miles but a world away from the back streets of Salford where I grew up. I saw lush green grass and shining white aeroplanes and people who descended from the skies to walk among us. I decided then that I wanted to fly.
A year later we had to write an essay at school about life in the future, mine was full of childish jokes and silly puns - some would say that's still my writing style - but my teacher liked it and she read it out to the class and they liked it. I decided then that I wanted to write.
Today, forty-four years later, that all comes true as my first book, Above the Law, is published. It's about the twelve years that I spent flying on police helicopters as one of only a handful of civilian air observers anywhere in the world. I attended nearly 3,000 incidents and this book is about the most intriguing, challenging, amusing and downright baffling ones. It's about my passion for flying, the landscape we flew over, the people I flew alongside and the people we helped. There are also car chases and murders and sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll. The book takes you into the cockpit with the crew and shows the thrill, hard work and humour of life in the skies, protecting the public and supporting the police.
Here's where you can buy the book:
https://www.eye-books.com/books/above-the-law
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Above-Law-Adventures-police-helicopter/dp/1785632620/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B095BFFR7M/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0
https://books.apple.com/gb/book/above-the-law/id1568217379
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/above-the-law-adrian-bleese/1139211049
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Above-the-Law-by-Adrian-Bleese-author/9781785632624
https://www.bookdepository.com/Above-Law-Adrian-Bleese/9781785632624
https://uk.bookshop.org/books/above-the-law-adventures-in-a-police-helicopter/9781785632624
https://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/philosophy-psychology-social-sciences/above-the-law-adventures-in-a-police,adrian-bleese-9781785632624
https://www.waterstones.com/book/above-the-law/adrian-bleese//9781785632624
https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/above-the-law-adventures-in-a-police-helicopter/adrian-bleese/paperback/9781785632624.html
If you enjoy it and can leave a review on Amazon (regardless of where you bought it) then that would be appreciated very much as every one really does help.
Here's what a few other people have said:
Thanks to Ian for allowing me to mention it.
When I was seven years old I visited Barton Aerodrome which was just four miles but a world away from the back streets of Salford where I grew up. I saw lush green grass and shining white aeroplanes and people who descended from the skies to walk among us. I decided then that I wanted to fly.
A year later we had to write an essay at school about life in the future, mine was full of childish jokes and silly puns - some would say that's still my writing style - but my teacher liked it and she read it out to the class and they liked it. I decided then that I wanted to write.
Today, forty-four years later, that all comes true as my first book, Above the Law, is published. It's about the twelve years that I spent flying on police helicopters as one of only a handful of civilian air observers anywhere in the world. I attended nearly 3,000 incidents and this book is about the most intriguing, challenging, amusing and downright baffling ones. It's about my passion for flying, the landscape we flew over, the people I flew alongside and the people we helped. There are also car chases and murders and sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll. The book takes you into the cockpit with the crew and shows the thrill, hard work and humour of life in the skies, protecting the public and supporting the police.
Here's where you can buy the book:
https://www.eye-books.com/books/above-the-law
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Above-Law-Adventures-police-helicopter/dp/1785632620/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B095BFFR7M/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0
https://books.apple.com/gb/book/above-the-law/id1568217379
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/above-the-law-adrian-bleese/1139211049
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Above-the-Law-by-Adrian-Bleese-author/9781785632624
https://www.bookdepository.com/Above-Law-Adrian-Bleese/9781785632624
https://uk.bookshop.org/books/above-the-law-adventures-in-a-police-helicopter/9781785632624
https://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/philosophy-psychology-social-sciences/above-the-law-adventures-in-a-police,adrian-bleese-9781785632624
https://www.waterstones.com/book/above-the-law/adrian-bleese//9781785632624
https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/above-the-law-adventures-in-a-police-helicopter/adrian-bleese/paperback/9781785632624.html
If you enjoy it and can leave a review on Amazon (regardless of where you bought it) then that would be appreciated very much as every one really does help.
Here's what a few other people have said:
"Brilliantly entertaining and enlightening." - Catherine Larner, Suffolk Magazine
"A genuinely absorbing read that showed me a side of the police service that I didn’t really know anything about." - Caroline Hooton, I Read Therefore I Blog
"Adrian writes with real immediacy and warmth. He exhibits the dry, black humour so often evident in personnel within the emergency services, while also displaying a real compassion for the people whose lives he is observing whether he is protecting them or pursuing them." - More About Books
"An entertaining insight into a different world, its people and, sometimes, its politics." - FLYER Magazine
"I really enjoyed the writing style. It felt more like I did not have to read, but that the book talked to me. If you are looking for an honest, from the heart tale, it's a must read." - Els, B for Bookreview
"I could not put it down. A simply brilliant, insightful and witty look at the life of a professional living his dream." - Neal Atwell
"An outstanding read." - Bill Davies
"The tale is informative and full of pertinent humour, light but without losing the focus of a serious subject...what a delight it is." - Bryn Elliott
“An engaging and enjoyable read, offering a perspective on policing unlike any other you will have come across before.” - John Sutherland
"The ultimate police aviation book" - Police Aviation News
"A hilarious, sad, thought-provoking and brilliantly told story. When my copy of Above The Law landed a few days ago it barely left my hands until I'd read through to the final, unexpected, conclusion." - Andy Betson
"It’s a great read, fascinating, factual and funny!" - Mark Redmond
"A really great read and very difficult to put down. Funny, compassionate and fascinating. The most enjoyable book I’ve read in a very long time!" - Jim Cooper
"An excellent book written by a top bloke." - Ady Powell
"I've read two books now and I've never read one like this. The other one was green." - Roger Lewis
Thanks to Ian for allowing me to mention it.