I Rest My Case

by Peter Golden and J. Stanley Shaw

I Rest My Case is a fascinating and profoundly moving memoir that chronicles the life of J. Stanley Shaw from his childhood years under the supervision of the Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 096777960X
• ISBN13: 9780967779607
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Chestnut Street Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A SELF-PROCLAIMED HERO?

I have rated this book with five stars for the B.S. it contains. It never ceases to amaze me that in our modern society, the narcissistic people who are politically and socially corrupt, are hailed by themselves as hero's. Shaw confesses to having deceived his family for many years therefore, none of them really knew the person they thought they knew. I get the impression that Shaw is still lying. To himself, his family and the public. I also get the impression from my own personal experience with the man, that Shaw is still a "Schmuck with a fountain pen" only now, he and his firm steal more from people with their fountain pens than a hundred gangsters with guns ever could.

A pleasant experience joining Shaw on his "Journey Home"

I am an avid reader of books written by attorneys, both fiction and non-fiction. I have read all of the books written by Alan Dershowitz, John Grisham, Steve Martini and several others. I must state that I received more pleasure and enjoyment, more satisfaction,and,above all more profound insight into my own life from this book than from all of the above books! Many of us grow up with certain feelings such as "Nobody ever gave me nothin'". A read of this book will help all of us realize how important it is not to dwell in the past, but rather to pick ourselves up and get back in the race! A fast-paced story with a good lesson; Good for all ages but particularly poignant for those born around the same time as the author.

I Rest My Case

My gosh, what an interesting and inspiring story, and an enjoyable, fast-paced read! I Rest My Case is the Jewish Angela's Ashes, although I enjoyed this more because there's a satisfying sense of closure as Shaw reflects on the challenges and heartbreak of his childhood and finds, by his journeys through life, the power to forgive and love. It's also a commentary on growing up during the Depression, the complexities and struggles of family life, and the sacrifices one must make to realize one's dreams. As Shaw contemplates his final sunset, I feel as he does that he has much to be grateful for, including those who caused him the most pain. Writer Peter Golden artfully paces the story and skillfully lets Shaw tell his story. I couldn't put it down!

Worth reading

I Rest My Case is an excellent story for those of us who travel a great deal and are looking for something to keep our minds active. The story not only maintains your interest but it is difficult to put down even when the plane lands. Stanley Shaw's story is inspirational and demonstrates how great obstacles can be overcome. Well worth reading!

A Soldier in Gotham's Army

This a fascinating excursion into a political world that will soon seem as distant and melodramatic as the Byzantine empire -- New York City of the high American imperium. There never was a city on the colossal scale of 20th Century New York, and there is something both touching and comical about the figures who actually tried to control events in it -- especially the question of who got to build what where, and why. I suppose Mr. Golden is responsible for the mordant and fast-paced prose in a political memoir that reads like a cloak-and-dagger tale set in a a faraway magical metropolis of yesteryear. It's a kind of vivid literary equivalent to Henry Mancini's period music.