ðə bˈʊk ˈɜːnd ðɪ ɛndˈoːɹsmənt ʌv kəmˈɪʃənɚɹ ˈeɪ. bˈiː. "hˈæpi" tʃˈændlɚ, ænd nˈaɪn ɹᵻvˈaɪzd ᵻdˈɪʃənz wɜː pˈʌblɪʃt ˈæftɚ tˈɜːkɪnz dˈɛθ ðə lˈæst ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn.
The book earned the endorsement of Commissioner A. B. "Happy" Chandler, and nine revised editions were published after Turkin's death (the last in 1979).