Stanley N. Alpert
AUTHOR

Stanley N. Alpert

Biographies & Memoirs
Tap the gear icon above to manage new release emails.
I was born in Brooklyn, New York. Served as a federal environmental prosecutor in New York for 13 years. While an Assistant U.S. Attorney, unrelated to my work, I was kidnapped off the street by a gang of robbers who held me, blindfolded in an apartment in Brooklyn, for 25 hours. I survived. The story is "too wild to be fiction" as Joseph Wambaugh says, and the New York Times says the book is "hilarious . . . harrowing . . .[and] one of the most exhilarating, improbable New York stories ever told." I am a courtroom and transactions lawyer, currently based in Seattle, where I practice Environmental Law | Sustainability | Litigation | Investigations | Security. The movie rights to the book were bought by Tom Cruise and United artists, but the film is still waiting to be made by another group.
Read more Read less

The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.

Featured Article: The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

Best Sellers

Product list
  • The Birthday Party cover art

    Price: $24.97 or 1 Credit

    Sale price: $24.97 or 1 Credit

    Try for $0.00