Harold Robbins Libri

Cesare Cardinali, astuto e crudele playboy, ultimo discendente di una casata siciliana, ha una missione impossibile da portare a termine, affidatagli dalla mafia. È un uomo spietato che sa maneggiare come pochi lo stiletto: uccidere gli procura una sensazione indescrivibile, un piacere intenso che neppure le auto da corsa più veloci e le bellissime donne di cui si circonda sanno dargli. E ora deve mettere alla prova la sua abilità di killer contro chi vuole minare alla base il potere mafioso. Ma il gioco si fa sempre più pericoloso...

Un giovane con la presenza fisica, il carisma e il magnetismo di chi è nato leader. Un giovane che predicava il Verbo divino e che trasforma la sua vocazione in un giro di miliardi di dollari, diventando una superstar evangelica e infine un martire. Questo è Preacher, l'eroe protagonista de L'incantatore .

Milano, Sonzogno, 1978, 16mo brossura con copertina illustrata a colori, pp. 673 (Narrativa).

From the author of a #1 best-selling novel comes a gripping tale of violence, sex, betrayal, revenge, and intrigue set against the backdrop of revolution in the sultry jungles of South America. Diogenes Alejandro Xenos, known as Dax, witnesses the horrific rape and murder of his mother and sister by government troops, immersing him in a world of loss and tragedy. Sent to Europe by a victorious rebel leader to help rebuild his country’s status post-revolution, Dax enters the elite circles of international bankers and diplomats. Outwardly, he enjoys a life of privilege as a sought-after playboy, desired by many for various reasons. However, beneath this facade lies a deep-seated anger and hatred for the corrupt new regime, which he realizes mirrors the old. Transforming from a favored figure of the general-turned-dictator to an outlaw in his homeland, Dax becomes a rebel determined to incite a new revolution. This epic narrative explores his escape from the horrors of a third-world regime, blending Robbins' signature sensuality with political intrigue, exotic locales, and timeless themes of power, greed, and betrayal. Through Dax Xenos, Robbins presents a flawed yet compelling hero, captivating readers with a story that resonates with the complexities of human desire and the quest for justice.

When Miles Sinclair's lover and partner is murdered and a series of strange accidents begins to plague his fleet, Miles must prove his innocence or face the destruction of his maritime empire

In the mountains of West Virginia Dan learned the price of work, love, and murder--when murder was a man's last resort. Daniel Boone Huggins, shaped by violent tragedy and a restless passion for beautiful women, rose from poverty to become the most powerful--and dangerous--labor organizer in America.

A young schoolgirl, JeriLee Randall, dreams of becoming an actress while navigating her burgeoning sexuality. She meets Walter Thornton, Jr., son of the acclaimed playwright Walter Thornton, Sr., whom she admires. After a humiliating near sexual encounter with JeriLee, Walt Jr. becomes involved in a brutal assault that leaves her traumatized and sends shockwaves through their small town. In an effort to make amends, Walter Sr. befriends JeriLee, and despite their age difference, they grow close and eventually marry, sparking another scandal. However, it is JeriLee's ambition that propels them to New York City, where she faces an unexpected future. As their marriage deteriorates, JeriLee embarks on a journey of sexual liberation in pursuit of success, navigating sleazy strip clubs and casting couches, and moving through the vibrant yet perilous worlds of Broadway and drugs. She finds herself in a whirlwind of relationships, both with men and women. Amidst the chaos, JeriLee grapples with the challenge of achieving her dreams while maintaining her dignity and self-respect. Can she navigate the ruthless landscape of Hollywood and outsmart the power players to secure her place in the spotlight?

Harold Robbins once again creates a story featuring his signature street-smart characters who use their hard-won knowledge to achieve greatness. The Secret, a steamy novel chronicling the meteoric rise of a lingerie chain, Jerry Copper, of The Predators, returns, moving from his spring-water success to launch his new empire of intimate women's apparel. Unfortunately, Jerry's operation, unlike companies such as Victoria's Secret, isn't exactly legit. He would desperately like to keep his son, an honest lawyer with street smarts and a code of honor, out of the family business and away from his mob associates. All is well until Jerry needs a good lawyer, and his son insists on getting involved.

Unaware of his true heritage, a man who was raised by a wealthy Arab family learns that power and fortune are not the only reasons for living

A tough-skinned youngster, Frankie Kane rose from the sordid depths of the slums where vice and corruption are commonplace, to control a nationwide syndicate that thrived on every human weakness and ruled the lives of millions. This book presents a saga of violence which runs the redeeming thread of a harsh yet tender passion for a woman.

With her keen instincts and rich sensuality Tanya Pojarska survived the fires of World War II and gained control of a vast fortune. Her two daughters inherited her beauty, her passion--and a legacy of pain and ambition. From a childhood of stark sexual terror, Janette rose to wealth and fame as a high-fashion goddess--while her half-sister Lauren plunged into a dazzling scene of international decadence that almost destroyed her.

From the author of The New York Times number one bestseller The Carpetbaggers comes a novel of passion, intrigue, power, and money. With 11 weeks on The New York Times best sellers list, The Dream Merchants provides a fascinating look at the early days of the world's most glamorous industry--Hollywood. It was the latest "gold rush"--when ambitious, if unscrupulous, men and women flooded California to turn cinematic dreams into reality, regardless of the moral cost. Johnny Edge, a former carnival barker, schemes and plots his way to the top while Peter Kessler turns his back on a staid life of small-town stability to stake his fortune on the movie business. Beautiful starlet Dulcie Warren is willing to use her sexuality and to play dirty to get to the top, if that's what it takes. When the lives of these three ambitious, determined characters collide, they have the potential to build a dream--or shatter one to pieces. More than 25 New York Times bestsellers later--many reaching the #1 spot--and with over 750 million copies sold to date, Harold Robbins became one of the most successful authors of all time.

Harold Robbins once said, "For me, the goal is always to make the page disappear and speak to my reader face to face as each character comes to life." The 1962 novel that rocked Hollywood to its core is finally back in print. Ripped from the headlines, Where Love Has Gone is inspired by the real-life murder of Johnny Stompanato, Lana Turner's lover, who was allegedly stabbed by the actress' daughter. Luke Carey has a wife and a baby on the way. His future looks bright until his past catches up with him unexpectedly. A phone call in the dead of night summons him back to San Francisco to help his fourteen-year-old daughter Danielle, whom he hasn't seen in six years. But helping Danielle means he may have to face his ex-wife Nora - a prospect Luke is none too eager to explore. The inspiration for the 1964 blockbuster film starring Bette Davis.

The fateful link between Angelo Perino and the Hardeman family, which first enthralled readers 25 years ago in The Betsy, continues, as one of the best-loved storytellers of our time spins a new saga of dogged ambition and passion in the auto industry.

In the hard-hitting works of Harold Robbins, even the sacred isn't sacred. He takes aim at the world of religious revivalism. They're all over the airwaves-the televangelists-promising eternal salvation for an earthly price. The biggest of them all simply calls himself "Preacher." He begins his career in the foxholes of Vietnam, with a noble goal: spread the word of peace, love, and charity. Back home in the States, he starts "The Church," where sex and drugs are as much a part of the culture as prayers and sacraments. Preacher's following grows as he travels throughout the country, taking the faithful. In Texas, he meets up with a powerful billionaire who likes his style. Before long, Preacher is the top entertainer in the televised arena of big-top, big-time religion for profit. Somewhere deep inside Preacher, a guilty conscience burns, and he knows he must make a terrible sacrifice to expose the hypocrisy.

When Jonas Cord's father died, he became heir to more than he bargained for. As well as inheriting his fortune and cunning, he also found himself with his stunning young wife, movie goddess Rina Marlow.

Jonas Cord, Jr., is tormented by his father's death, Nevada Smith reappears, and Jonas' daughter and son determine to outdo him.

The mysterious inheritance of the Columbian coffee plantation from the father she has never met comes at the same time as a criminal conspiracy is turning Nash Novaks life into a living hell, as he tackles organized crime and police agencies on two continents.

In 1969, Harold Robbins began his "trilogy of greed" with The Inheritors, a tell-all novel about the entertainment industry. Spanning the years 1955 to 1965, and based on the lives of actual network executives and movie moguls, the novel exposes the sex, power, and politics of mass media. Steve Gaunt is working hard to build his television empire. He's a visionary and a bit of a rebel, making him a hit, both in the ratings and with beautiful women. Sam Benjamin, meanwhile, is building his career through the movies. When they join forces, the partnership has the potential to make them very wealthy and powerful. But it's a dirty business and a rogue industry, and friendships can fall in a heartbeat when money is on the line. In its initial publication, The Inheritors was a timely indictment of an industry on fire. Today, it is a fascinating look back at a time when television was just coming into its own, and how the movie industry dealt with this new threat.

Brad Rowan, a public relations counselor with a posh office on New York's Madison Avenue, has achieved the power and success he relentlessly has strived for, but in the process destroys the women in his life, in an uncut and uncensored hardcover edition of Robbins's classic novel. 75,000 first printing.

California in the 1960s is a time of free love and peace on Earth. But the times, they are a'changing, and Gareth Brendan is trying his best to keep up. When his wealthy, powerful uncle gives him control of an underground newspaper, Gareth finds an outlet for all the radical thoughts and ideas he's kept inside. Suddenly, he's the head of an empire of casinos and clubs, movies and magazines, surrounded by models and pimps who cater to the ultra-rich. Dreams Die First is an explosive story of one man's vision of liberated sexuality and how he turns that vision into a life of fame and fantasy. But all that power comes at a price, as a ruthless underworld syndicate seeks to topple Gareth's throne. Harold Robbins, the world's bestselling novelist, does it again in Dreams Die First, a tale of power and passion that transports listeners to another place and time.

THE PREDATORS takes you on a wild odyssey through the gaudy and reckless life of Jerry Cooper: his struggle to survive in depression New York; his years in Europe during the war; his friends, wives and lovers; his life in organised crime and his entrance into the world of high-powered international business. Into the world of Plesscassier. The premier purveyor of vintage French spring water, its owner Jean Pierre Martine is a consummate rogue whose all-consuming greed is rivalled only by his unbridled sexual desires. But Plescassier is not yet the global colossus it may one day become. For all Jean Pierre's flair, the company lacks that single-minded individual who will propel it to its rightful place at the top of the international market. Jerry Cooper with his enormous appetites, financial genius and criminal past is such a person. As is Giselle, the former French courtesan, who is the driving force behind both Jerry and Jean Pierre, who inflames their ambition, their vanity, their destiny, their dream. And shares their bed.

First published more than two decades ago, this bestselling novel features the sort of storytelling that Robbins is known and admired for: labyrinthine plots, outrageous characters, sizzling dialogue, and exotic locations.

Madison Dupre, an art investigator with a keen eye for forgeries, faces a moral dilemma when approached by the enigmatic Dr. Kaseem. He entices her with a lucrative offer to recover a stolen scarab from King Tut's tomb. Despite her instincts urging her to decline, financial pressures compel Madison to embark on a perilous quest for the Heart of Egypt, blending her expertise with the thrill of adventure. As she navigates the complexities of art theft and historical mysteries, her journey promises unexpected challenges and revelations.

Příběh soupeření otce a syna z klanu bohatých mafiánů, kteří podnikají na americkém Západě v padesátých letech.

Harold Robbins okouzluje miliony čtenářů svými příběhy plnými akce, bezohledných postav, intrik na mezinárodní úrovni i nejpřitažlivějšími lidmi, jací se kdy v literatuře objevili. Nyní nám v Městě hříchu nabízí všechno dohromady. Vítejte v Las Vegas.

Dovidenia, Janette je strhujúca próza, plná lásky, erotiky, nenávisti a vášne v živote troch žien – matky a dvoch diametrálne odlišných sestier, medzi ktorými je generačný odstup. Čitateľa prekvapí situovanie začiatku románu do konca druhej svetovej vojny, keď sa mladá Poľka-vdova s niekoľkotýždňovou dcérou dostáva do domácnosti nemeckého generála. A tu sa začína odvíjať príbeh, v ktorom matku nahradí jedna a neskoršie aj druhá dcéra, ktoré hľadajú uplatnenie v živote, no často podliehajú vášni a strate ilúzií o svete. Janette a Lauren, dcéry jednej matky, ale dvoch otcov, predstavujú európsky a americký typ mladých žien, ktoré nemajú zábrany pred ničím. Janette zatrpkla v mladosti, napriek tomu sústredí sily na to, aby sa uplatnila v biznise spojenom s módou a sotva dospelá Lauren po krátkom manželstve zvažuje, čo sú ozajstné hodnoty.

Poprvé se dostává na pulty českých knihkupectví první román H. Robbinse (naposledy vyšel slovensky ve Slovenském spisovateli v 70. letech minulého století). Jedná se o strhující příběh, odehrávající se v ulicích New Yorku, hlavním hrdinou je osiřelý mladík na hranicích dospělosti – autor sám. Je o mladíkovi, který se bil, kousal a škrábal a… vraždil na své cestě vzhůru. O císaři ilegálního impéria. O muži, kterého milovala překrásná žena, čekala na jeho lásku a nikdy ji nedostala. Kniha, plná popisných erotických scén, „kdy jedna strana vás dožene k slzám, druhá vás vzruší“, jak v době vydání knihy poznamenal publicista Pat Knopf. Není divu, že v době svého vzniku (1948) byl román v některých státech Unie zakázán. O pár let později byla kniha zfilmována, jednu z hlavních rolí tehdy vytvořil Steve McQueen.

David Shea is een succesvole bankier op Wall Street. Dubieuze kwesties uit zijn verleden heeft hij definitief de rug toegekeerd. Maar, het verleden laat zich niet zo gemakkelijk afschudden: David si nog steeds een van de pionnen in een dodelijk spel rond liefde, mord en verraad. Tijdens zijn middelbare schooltijd had David met drie vreinden op een zateragavond de plaatstelijke dronkaard doodgeslagen. Een van de vrienden, Cole, had de schuld op zich genoemen en een straf voor doodslag uitgezeten. Hij was de nige van de vier die niet uit een vooraanstand gezin kwam, geen ruime studietoelage op zak had en dus ook geen mooie, uitgestippelde toekomst op het spel zette. Dankzij Cole heeft David aan een succesvolle carrière kunnen werken. Zijn relaties met vrouwen en geld worden echter steeds gevaarlijker en gecompliceerder. Tot nu toe heeft hij de dans weten te ontspringen, maar in een wereken van rove chantage, levensgevaarlijke valstrikken en juridisch gekonkel ligt zijn verdiende loon nog steeds op de loer.

Společenský román na osudech odborářského bosse zobrazuje dějiny Ameriky 20. století.Typický americký bestseller s bohatým dějem kořeněným erotikou, ambicemi a touhou po moci a penězích. Po jeho smrti se nejmladší syn vydává na cestu, aby si ujasnil svůj vztah k otci. Toto hledání je kombinováno s retrospektivním životopisem otce od dětství, přes zapojení do prvních odborových bojů v 20. - 30. letech, po jeho vrcholnou kariéru. Kniha ukazuje vývoj celého odborového hnutí v Americe od revolučně bojovných počátků až k propojení mocných zkorumpovaných svazů s mafií.

Hrdina románu Jack Lear, dravec, jehož kroky vede bezuzdná ctižádostivost, jako průkopník rozhlasového a televizního vysílání nashromáždí nezměrný majetek, Založí rozsáhlou mediální síť a vybírá si za manželky jen krásky z nejvyšších kruhů. Žen je v jeho životě celá řada. Poprvé se ožení s mimořádně inteligentní krasavicí z vážené protestantské rodiny, díky níž se z něho, původně syna židovského obchodníka se šrotem, stal elegantní muž na úrovni. Druhá manželka, kultivovaná příslušnice anglické šlechty s neposkvrněným rodokmenem, ha nadto uvedla mezi společenskou smetánku. Nic však nedokáže zkrotit Jackovu potřebu znovu a znovu vítězit, překonat všechny soupeře, likvidovat nepřátele, rozšířit hranice panství, a ž nakonec - ve chvíli kdy to nejméně očekává - musí čelit hrozbě, že by o své hýčkané impérium mohl přijít.

Der Multimillionär Judd Crane und die Assistenzärztin Sofia streben nach einem Mittel zur Unsterblichkeit. Doch als Judds Sohn entführt wird, sieht er sich einer schwierigen Entscheidung gegenüber, während er in ein Netz internationaler Interessen verwickelt wird.

Twee vrienden beginnen in de jaren dertig een bedrijfje in de opkomende Amerikaanse filmindustrie.

De verwikkelingen tijdens de Isra"elische oorlog van 1973 in het gezin van een machtig Arabisch zakenman, wiens dochter zich bij een Palestijnse verzetsorganisatie aansluit.

Harold Robbins sitúa la novela en un periodo fascinante de la historria: la creación de Hollywood, el mundo de los sueños. Para ello hace un despliegue estructural importante: el pasado y el presente se alternan entre sí del mismo modo que un narrador omnisciente sucede al punto de vista del protagonista de la novela, Johnny Edge. La trama es amplia y prolija y aprioristicamente fascinante: la creación de un mundo desde la nada gracias al esfuerzo de una serie de tipos absolutamente enloquecidos por la fiebre del éxito. Sin embargo los personajes son meros arquetipos que carecen de toda profundidad, falta sentido del humor y precisamente todo lo que hizo a Robbins famoso: desgarro, sexo, descenso a los infiernos. La peculiar traducción de la versión censurada que leí tampoco me ayudó mucho. Se echa en falta una mayor fuerza y menos paginas. El resultado final es frío y previsible, como de cartón piedra, no parece haber sido escrito por Robbins. Podríamos definir esta novela como una especie de Los pilares de la tierra de los inicios del cine pero sin crímenes ni sangre. Todo lo contrario, se echa de menos en el libro que los malos sean malos de verdad. Me gusta mucho el final porque si algo sabe hacer muy bien Robbins es buscar buenos finales a sus novelas. Pero es una pena que la historia no sea mucho más personal, más corta, más desenfrenada.

Barcelona. 21 cm. 368 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta ilustrada. Colección 'Colección Gigante'. Robbins, Harold 1916-1997. Never lover a stranger. Traducción, Rafael Nadal Guasp .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. 8421724371

Barcelona. 20 cm. 112 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial. Colección 'Biblioteca siglo XX'. Robbins, Harold 1916-1997. The dream merchants. Traducción del inglés de Manuel López Galarza, Francisco Elías. Nunca me abandones ; Los profanadores del amor .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. 8485224825