Harold Robbins

Broschiertes Buch

Descent From Xanadu

Beschreibung

An action-packed tale of sex, power, risk, betrayal, obsession, espionage, and discovery that could only have come from the mind of the one and only Harold Robbins.... Ruthless, unscrupulous, devastatingly handsome, and insatiable, Judd Crane, the richest man in the world, has everything a man could want in life-an endless supply of money, women, power, and sex. But despite his vast riches, he realizes that there is one thing he cannot escape... death. From the author of The New York Times #1 best-selling novel The Carpetbaggers comes a tale of mankind's fiercest obsession-immortality. Determined to cheat death, Judd embarks on a dangerous trek across the globe, from Yugoslavia to China, from the sheltered paradise of a lush private island to a secret atomic city in the jungles of Brazil. Along the way, he will stop at nothing to find what he's looking for-including chancing death, endangering his fortune, outmaneuvering foreign agents, and, ultimately, risking both his business empire and the woman he loves-until the very last second, when he discovers the most vital secret of all. With over 16 weeks on The New York Times bestsellers list, this novel of intrigue, decadence, and ruthless determination is pure storytelling-sure to keep you turning pages.

Autor

Harold Robbins (1916-1997) is one of the best-selling American fiction writers of all time, ranking 5th on the World's Best-Selling Fiction Author List just behind William Shakespeare and Agatha Christie. He wrote over 25 best-selling novels, sold more than 750 million copies in 42 languages and spent over 300 weeks combined on The New York Times bestsellers list. His books were adapted into 13 commercially successful films and also television series that garnered numerous Oscar(R), Golden Globe(R) and Primetime Emmy(R) nominations starring Steve McQueen, Elvis Presley, Laurence Olivier, Bette Davis, Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, and more.The self-proclaimed "world's best writer in plain English," Robbins wrote novels that resonated with audiences due to their graphic depictions of sex, violence, power and drugs, and the multilayered complexities of his characters, as evidenced by his best-selling novels Never Love a Stranger, The Carpetbaggers, Where Love Has Gone, and The Adventurers. He once said in an interview: "People make their own choices every day about what they are willing to do. We don't have the right to judge them or label them. At least walk in their shoes before you do."Robbins' personal life was as fascinating to the public as his novels. An enthusiastic participant in the social and sexual revolution of the 1960s, Robbins cultivated a "playboy" image and maintained friendships with stars including Frank Sinatra, Clint Eastwood, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dino De Laurentiis, Robert Evans, Ringo Starr, Barbara Eden, Lena Horne, and Quincy Jones, and was one of the first novelists to be prominently featured in gossip magazines, earning him the title of "The World's First Rock Star Author."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Touchladybirdlucky Studios
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 214mm x 139mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 416g
• ISBN-13: 9781633737761
• ISBN-10: 1633737764
• Artikelnr.: 64268680