The Birthday Party, (Paperback)

from trickbooks

Stanley Alpert's *The Birthday Party* is a remarkably well done account of an extraordinary story. Of the thousands of books I've read in my life, this one is unique in that the presence of the author's photo is one of the most compelling aspects of the book. Without ruining anything, that Mr. Al...

from ethanr

A fantastic first-person about being kidnapped off the streets of New York and held for money. The opinions and anger of the narrator help push the story along.

from RavenousReaders

The evening before his 36th birthday the author was kidnapped off the street in Manhattan by teenage gang members and held hostage for several days as his captors stole his identity, raided his bank account, and scared him to death. His keen powers of observation, even though he was blindfolded, ...

from denton

The Birthday Party: A Memoir of Survival, by Stanley N. Alpert This 'true crime' story is as interesting for the attitudes shown by the author/victim as well as for the story itself. In 1998, the writer, a federal prosecutor specializing in environmental cases, was walking along a deserted street...

from Paulslibrary

Very interesting account of Mr. Alpert's kidnapping off the streets of New York City. Nowhere in the book does the author mention being targeted by the kidnappers specifically because he is Jewish. Despite this fact the author felt the need to pepper his book with stereotypical references about J...