John H. Tidyman
John Tidyman was ordered by his father to take a touch typing class the summer before high school. Tidyman often cites that incident as the reason he became a writer. After graduating from Lakewood High School, he was drafted and fought in the Vietnam War. He returned a 19-year "buck sergeant.”
Before he joined the Cleveland Press as a reporter, Tidyman worked as a waiter, a warehouseman, and an air freight agent. He is the author of eight books and has also written for almost every area publication.
Books by John H. Tidyman
Gimme Rewrite, Sweetheart . . .
Tales From the Last Glory Days of Cleveland Newspapers— Told By The Men and Women Who Reported the News
by John H. Tidyman
It was a job unlike any other— putting out a daily newspaper for a major city. In this case, Cleveland, where reporters, photographers and editors were envied, threatened, beatified, fooled and thought to be the luckiest s.o.b.'s in town . . . [Read More]
Cleveland Cops
The Real Stories They Tell Each Other
by John H. Tidyman
Gritty, scary, hilarious, heartbreaking, and wild . . . these remarkable true stories will take you on the roller coaster ride that is life as a Cleveland police officer.
These are the real stories cops trade with each other after the shift, over . . . [Read More]