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The Dream Merchants

By: Harold Robbins
Narrated by: Paul Costanzo
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From the author of The New York Times number one best-seller 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.

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"He is still recognizable as the playboy-novelist who - spurning nice reviews and a different kind of reputation - happily wrote about money for money, and about sex for sex." ( The New Yorker)
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I enjoyed meeting the charestors and following their journey through this story line each one making a valued contribution to the history of the early days of the movies 🎬 🎞.

An enjoyable cleverly woven storey

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I found this a wonderful journey though the birth of the early film industry and Hollywood. Though the discriptions of women are very dated, it bares true to the time its set in. The only downfall is the narration, bit too tinny for me, hard on the ears, but they do read well.

Wonderful for Movie history lovers

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Loved it . Great storyline and interesting on different levels . This book additionally gives you an insight into the development of the early film industry. The type of entrepreneurs who took risks which potentially swung financially both ways . The lengths people will go to in there efforts to become famous on the silver screen,
Then the human emotional commitment and loyalty to people who were important to them. Just great !

Blackbirds

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i wasnt sure about the story in the beginning, but it turned into a great story after chapter 2 . The only thing that didnt like was the narrstors voice . He sounds digital and wooden. i dont think i can get used to that.

Enjoyable read

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I gave up, just found it getting more and more boring.with each chapter. Couldn't finish.

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