{"product_id":"2940169751451","title":"Action!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALA Booklist Editor¿s Choice 2003 list\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Action!\u003c\/em\u003e is a family saga in which five decades of Hollywood history are embodied in the lives of three generations of a movie dynasty, with each generation reflecting the changing values of the motion-picture industry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAJ Jastrow, the producer at the center of this story, seeks to build a movie empire. Along the way he battles manipulative executives, power-crazed directors, drug-addicted actors, duplicitous agents, the FBI, and his own mother, Hollywood¿s wealthiest woman. Interwoven into the fiction are some of Hollywood's most colorful historical characters and a who's who of today's players.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor Robert Cort, the producer of fifty-two films that have grossed more than $2 billion at the box office, has written a novel that is not only a page-turning family drama but also an inside account of Hollywood and how movies are really made.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104688324848,"sku":"2940169751451","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169751451_p0.jpg?v=1769899882","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169751451","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}