Tycoon - mediaruhtinas

by Harold Robbins

Other authorsHeikki Karjalainen (Translator)
Paper Book, 1998

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

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Publication

Jyväskylä : Helsinki : Gummerus, 1998.

Description

Sexy, outrageous, and irresistible, "Tycoon" showcases Harold Robbins at his rip-roaring best. Jack Lear rises from a modest Jewish background to take on the WASP world, but never quite feels he's succeeded in his ambition to be accepted as one of them. Making his fortune as a pioneering radio and television broadcaster and founding a landmark network isn't enough--nor is the money, fame, and women who go with it. He continues to hunger for what he cannot have. Here is a tale that only Harold Robbins could tell: of Jack's torrid relationship with his first wife, a WASP social heiress; of his affairs with everybody from chamber maids to duchesses; of his second marriage to a world-class beauty and society figure; and ultimately of his life-long struggle to make his network # 1, and to give it a sense of class that sets it apart from all the others.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member mrmapcase
It started off as a pretty good historical novel, but then descended into one sex scene after another, with varied pairings to better shock the reader.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

478 p.; 21.8 cm

ISBN

9512054507 / 9789512054503
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