This is. Story of survival and recovery against all odds. Jim was raised. Dirt poor on amarginal farm in Iowa. Became severely disabled right after high school fro polio, went to college and law schoolAt state expense, was appointed Assistant U.S. District Attorney by Robert Kennedy, list his wife in a car accident, was an alociholisvfor 25 years, got sober and becam became a superior court judge. Now sober 47 years.