Resultado de "Harold Robbins" em Todas as categorias

Jonas Cord had van jongs af aan al enorme bewondering voor zijn succesvolle vader. Hij wilde alles hebben wat hij ook had: macht, een fortuin en een mooie vrouw aan zijn zijde. Door zijn blinde ambitie en hebzucht heeft hij de top van de zakenwereld weten te bereiken, maar één ding, of beter gezegd, één iemand, kan hij niet krijgen: Rina Marlow. De verleidelijke actrice weet iedere man om de vinger te winden, maar weet ze ook hoe echte liefde voelt? Jonas komt klem te zitten tussen haar sensuele verschijning en manipulerende karakter. Zou zijn vader trots geweest zijn?

Jed Stevensillä on ongelma. Hän haluaisi elää rehellisen kansalaisen elämää ja toimia myös liike-elämässä kunniallisella tavalla. Stevensin suku ei kuitenkaan ole mikä tahansa suku – vaan pahamainen mafiaperhe. Onko Stevensillä mitään mahdollisuutta irtautua perheensä kahleista?

Joe är en fattig kille från Brooklyn som drömmer om att få skriva. Han kämpar sig upp från New Yorks fattigdom till Hollywoods förföriska drömvärld och Europas dekadens under 40-talet. Men ganska snart förstår han att rikedom, berömmelse och framgång inte kan ersätta det han egentligen är ute efter - äkta kärlek. Denna längtan för honom till många kvinnors famnar men den riktiga kärleken vill inte infinna sig. Inte förrän han träffar Laura, en kvinna som han verkligen älskar och som förstår hans drömmar och ambitioner.

Barbara är toppmodell, vacker men opersonlig och kall till sättet. En dag träffar hon playboyen Cesare Cardinali och knockas så av hans charm att det skrämmer henne. Halvt på skämt börjar hon kalla honom för sin dödsängel. Deras jetsetliv tar dem jorden runt, och i deras fotspår följer en serie mystiska knivmord. Är det bara en tillfällighet eller har Barbaras onda aningar besannats? Är Cesare verkligen en dödsängel?

Leila lär sig tidigt att hata sin far eftersom han överger hennes mor och gifter sig med den amerikanska kvinnan Jordana. Leilas far heter Baidr Al Fai, kallas Piraten och är ledare för familjens finansimperium, som en dag ska ärvas av hans nya söner. Han är ständigt på jakt efter nya världar, nya investeringsobjekt och nya kvinnor. Han är enormt rik och tror att allt kan köpas för pengar. Men i hans absoluta närhet finns människor som inte tror på att pengar är den enda maktfaktorn och att makt är det viktigaste i livet. En av dem är hans egen dotter Leila.

Som tonåring blir JeriLee Randall utsatt för ett sexuellt övergrepp, vilket medför att hon inte känner sig trygg med någon annan människa. En dag träffar hon författaren Walter Thornton på bussen och de utvecklar snart en vänskap som sedermera övergår i kärlek och äktenskap. Äktenskapet blir dock inte långvarigt och efter uppbrottet försöker JeriLee sig på en karriär som författare. Efter några misslyckade manus som leder till ekonomiska svårigheter tvingas JeriLee försörja sig som strippa och skådespelare i tvivelaktiga filmer.

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.

In a raging sandstorm, two men with their pregnant wives fatefully meet in the desert: Samir Al Fay, a Muslim doctor whose son will be named heir to the Prince of Beirut; and Isaiah Ben Ezra, a grizzled Jewish militant Zionist heading to the Promised Land. The women give birth - Samir's unconscious wife delivers a stillborn girl, Ben Ezra's wife dies delivering a healthy boy.

79 Park Avenue starts on the seedy streets of inner New York City and ends on luxurious Park Avenue. Over time Marja claws her way from street urchin to stripper, ultimately becoming the madam of a Mob-owned pleasure empire. Marja--now known as Maryann--provides access to the city's most exciting and sensual escorts. But when Maryann runs afoul of the law, endangering her empire and angering the Mob, she must face an ambitious prosecutor who stands to benefit by bringing down the call-girl ring.

As a young boy, Diogenes Alejandro Xenos, witnesses the murder of his mother and sister by a band of marauders. As "Dax" grows to adulthood, he channels his fear and hatred into a desire for revolution, swearing revenge on those in power as he upsets the status quo. His actions make him an outlaw, living on the fringes of society in a land turned upside down with corruption. He is wanted by men and women alike-but for very different reasons.

Never Love a Stranger, still considered one of Robbins' most powerful books, tells the story of Francis "Frankie" Kane, an orphan growing up in the dirty world of New York's Hell's Kitchen. After being kicked out of a Catholic orphanage when it is discovered that he is of Jewish descent, a confused and deeply distraught Frankie turns to a life of crime, the only life he knows, and he's good at it.

Meet JeriLee Randall, aspiring actress, ambitious writer, and sexual powerhouse. It is this ambition that takes her away from her tiny hometown of Port Clare and sets her on a collision course with her future. Surviving on determination and seduction, she makes her way to Broadway and then on to Hollywood. The bright lights mask a deeper darkness, and JeriLee is quickly drawn into a world of greed, drugs, casting couches, and smooth-talking power players.

Born to a life of violence and tragedy, Dan becomes one of the most powerful and dangerous labor organizers in the country - at the expense of his personal relationships. He's a man who embraced violence, fierce ambition, lust and a deep hunger for justice even as he accumulated personal wealth, fame, and power.

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 he cannot escape death.

Angelo Perino lives life on the bleeding edge of speed and success - a race car driver of humble origins who dominates on and off the track. Loren Hardeman is the ruthless patriarch of an auto empire, fighting to keep his family from self-destructing under the weight of its own greed and decadence. The two men, bound by their passionate vision as well as their charismatic power over women, come together to create the world's fastest, most advanced automobile, "The Betsy".

From the author of The New York Times number one best-selling novel The Carpetbaggers comes the story of Madison Dupre, a young and ambitious art curator who is fixated on reaching the top of the rarefied world of priceless antiquities - an insular playground of the mega-rich, the super-privileged and even the occasional money launderer. This glamorous world is also a world of unimaginable ugliness and ego.

In love and soon to be a father, Luke Carey has the life he's always wanted. That is until a mysterious, late-night phone call summons him to San Francisco. Luke's first daughter, whom he hasn't seen in six years, 14-year-old Danielle, needs him, and he's desperate to do anything he can to help. But coming back into Danielle's life means facing his ex-wife, Nora, and the explosive, violent drama of the life he left behind.

Spellbinder is the story of a genuine and charismatic believer simply known as "Preacher", who returns from the foxholes and horrors of Vietnam with a simple goal: to spread the word of peace, love, and charity. He immediately attracts a following as he moves from California communes to small surfing towns. "The Church", as his mobile flock is now known, is a culture that centers as much on sex and drugs as prayers, sacraments, and salvation.

Robbins' New York is the world of big business and the men and women who make it big. Honor and decency are nothing in a city where respect is measured by the size of your expense account. And it's the city that Brad Rowan, a man on the make, hopes to conquer on his climb to the top, bringing with him the women he loves, uses, and destroys.

Cesare Cardinale is an amoral, aristocratic Italian playboy - an entrepreneur and race car driver who wants for nothing - whether it's fast cars, beautiful women, or orgies of debauchery. Cesare, however, has two dirty secrets: First, he has a penchant for violence that borders on the sadistic and sociopathic; second, he owes his extravagant life to a Sicilian Mafia don, creating a seemingly perfect relationship - as he leads a double life as a Mafia assassin.