The Birthday Party: A Memoir of Survival
by Stanley N. Alpert
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Author: Stanley N. AlpertEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2008-01-02
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Book Reviews of The Birthday Party: A Memoir of Survival
Book Review: An Incredible Read!
Summary: 5 Stars
As a judge and former prosecutor, I could hardly put this book down. I read it in just a little over a 24 hour period. This true story of how a 38 year old federal prosecutor kept his wits and used his charm and humor to work his way out of a situation in which 99 out of a 100 people would have wound up dead is simply amazing.
Alpert's superb ability to recall detail, not only played a major part in the quick capture of his abductors, but it also put the reader there: on the street at the time of the abduction, in the car ride away, and those long hours blindfolded in an apartment in a not so nice part of Brooklyn.
The book also offered insight in how an investigation works. Of particular interest was the interrogations of the suspects.
In short, this is a great book that makes the reader think: "What would I have done had I been in Stanley's shoes?" His humor and wit, which made his abductors like him so much they let him go, also captures the hearts of his readers. This is one story in which a nice guy didn't finish last!
Summary of The Birthday Party: A Memoir of Survival
On January 21, 1998, the night before his thirty-eighth birthday, federal prosecutor Stanley N. Alpert was kidnapped off the streets of Manhattan by a car full of gun-toting thugs looking to use his ATM card. He ended up blindfolded in a Brooklyn apartment as his captors changed their plans, alternately threatening him and his family, seeking legal advice, expounding on the "gangsta" life, and offering him the services of their prostitute girlfriends as a birthday present. All the while, Alpert, still blindfolded, talked with them, played on their attitudes and fears, and memorized every detail he could in the event that he ever managed to get out of there alive.Filled with immediacy, drama, and extraordinary characters, The Birthday Party reads like a thriller-but every word is true.
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