{"product_id":"9781568496405","title":"The Dream Merchants","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e number one bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Carpetbaggers\u003c\/em\u003e comes a novel of passion, intrigue, power, and money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 11 weeks on The New York Times best sellers list, \u003cem\u003eThe Dream Merchants\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the lives of these three ambitious, determined characters collide, they have the potential to build a dream—or shatter one to pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than 25 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buccaneer Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061381841136,"sku":"9781568496405","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781568496405","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}