Antoinette Tuff survived a standoff with a gunman - CNN.com
I don't buy many books, but this is one I will!
Tuff watches as the gunman lowers the rifle and paces across the front office. He is a stocky man in his 20s with brown, cropped hair and a nose that looks like it's been broken. He is breathing heavily as he turns to Tuff and bellows:
"Call 911 and call a news station. Tell them I'm going to start shooting."
Tuff's shaking hand grips the phone as she dials 911. She quickly complies with everything the gunman asks, addressing him as "sir" as she relays his messages to the dispatcher. The minutes drag on, and the gunman shouts threats and waves his rifle at Tuff.
I don't buy many books, but this is one I will!