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Synopsis
In The Betsy, Harold Robbins breaks open the shocking world of the automobile industry. A world of savage ambition, searing passion, and breathtaking fortunes won or lost in a desperate struggle for power! They were two men bound together by their daring, their vision - and their erotic power over women. Angelo Perino rose from an immigrant family to life on the razor's edge, where fast cars and faster women were his for the taking. Loren Hardeman was the patriarch of a giant automobile empire - and of a family sliding into decadence, adultery and destruction. From Detroit to the lavish estates of Grosse Pointe, Miami and the Riviera, they conspired to build the world's most advanced automobile - The Betsy. To do it, they would risk everything they had - and the destinies of the men and women caught in the fire of their dream!
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About the Author
Harold Robbins (1916–1997) is one of the bestselling American fiction writers of all time, ranking 5th on the World’s Bestselling Fiction Author List just behind William Shakespeare and Agatha Christie. He wrote over 25 bestselling 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®, Golden Globe®, and Primetime Emmy® 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 bestselling 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.”
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- PublisherPocket
- Publication date1980
- ISBN 10 0671417088
- ISBN 13 9780671417086
- BindingMass Market Paperback
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The Betsy
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copies. Clean. Store Stamped. --- --- BETSY --- (The first book in the Betsy series) --- Two men are bound by their vision - and their erotic power over women. Angelo Perino, from an immigrant family and Loren Hardeman, the patriarch of a automobile empire, conspire to build the world's most advanced automobile - the Betsy. --- DESCENT FROM XANADU --- Judd Crane is ruthless, sexually irresistible, the wealthiest man in the world. . .and determined to conquer man's last frontier--eternal life. He pursues his dream on a dangerous, obsessive journey, from Yugoslavia to China, from his lush island to a secret atomic city in the Brazilian jungle. Crane is willing to spend billions, risk death, outwit foreign agents, lose his entire empire and the woman he loves. . .until, at the moment of victory, he discovers the most important secret of all. . .See photos for additional content. . . Seller Inventory # 40079
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THE BETSY / THE STORYTELLER
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copies. Clean. Store Stamped. --- --- BETSY --- (The first book in the Betsy series) --- Two men are bound by their vision - and their erotic power over women. Angelo Perino, from an immigrant family and Loren Hardeman, the patriarch of a automobile empire, conspire to build the world's most advanced automobile - the Betsy. --- THE STORYTELLER --- Joe Crowne is a poor boy from Brooklyn with a burning ambition to write. . .to be a storyteller. . . . .Thanks to natural street smarts and ruthless ambition, Joe tears himself free from a world of gangsters, drug dealers, prostitutes, and pimps. In his sights is the unmatched glamor of Hollywood. . .the dolce vita of Europe and all the glitter and self-indulgence that comes with success. Yet as much as Joe wants fame, excess, and easy sex, he hungers for real love. . . . .The Storyteller is a ticket to the hidden fantasy world of beautiful people, to luxury and desire. . . it is the story of a brilliant young man whose every American dream came true. . .See photos for additional content. . . Seller Inventory # 40080
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