The Inheritors — Harold Robbins

Based on the lives of real-life network executives and movie moguls in the entertainment industry during a pivotal power shift in the business, this revealing novel pulls back the curtain on the forces of wealth, power, and ego that shaped the glamorous world of the silver screen and the emerging powerful world of television.

Steve Gaunt, the rebellious visionary, is the head of a successful television empire, making him a hit in the ratings and with gorgeous women. Sam Benjamin, one of the last of the old motion picture tycoons, desperately wants to hold on to the power that has long been associated with the more ""glamorous"" part of the business—the movies. When the two combine forces, they have the potential to remake the entertainment industry—or be each other''s undoing.

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