The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dynasty
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (723 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1455516694 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 560 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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"The Saga of the Hilton Family Reads Like a Novel – or a Soap Opera" according to Nancy Famolari. The Hiltons: A Family Dynasty opens with Zsa Zsa Gabor's deposition. Her daughter Francesca is contesting Conrad Hilton's will. The issue of whether Francesca is Conrad's daughter is a theme that runs through the book and keeps us wondering until the end how it will be resolved.The Hiltons in addition to being enormously successful in the hotel business, primarily due to Conrad's vision and energy, were well known personalities who led personal lives that rivaled those of the movie stars to whom several of them were married. In addition to Zsa Zsa, who was briefly married to Conrad, an extensive list of Hollywood personaliti. My great uncle from Nanimo Amazon Customer Most interesting stories. My great uncle from Nanimo, Canada used to fish with Conrad Hilton. They would then send their "catch" down to the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel, to become an entrée on that nights restaurants menu. Pretty cool aye?. Tricia Campbell said Great read, Funny and Truthful. A rollicking good time to read, I had no idea about this family until now. Conrad was really quite the character. This book is fun and full of life lessons too if you care to notice them.
He is the bestselling author of thirteen books.. Randy Taraborrelli is a respected journalist, a recognizable entertainment personality, and in-demand guest on many television programs including Today, Good Morning America, The Early Show, Entertainment Tonight, and CNN Headline News. J
From Booklist Taraborrelli is a journalist and celebrity biographer. The founder of the hotel empire, Conrad Hilton, was certainly an interesting, in some ways admirable, but enigmatic character. His successors, however, were not particularly interesting, and the author seems to be straining to make them worthy of his attention. Son Nicky, for example, best known as the first husband of Elizabeth Taylor, was a shallow, self-absorbed alcoholic; the current celebrity Hilton, Paris, seems both the perpetrator and the victim of her thirst for public attention. Yet he seems to h
But outside the boardroom, Conrad struggled with emotional detachment, failed marriages, and conflicted Catholicism. The cast of supporting players includes the inimitable Zsa Zsa Gabor, who was married to Conrad briefly and remained a thorn in his side for decades,and a host of other Hollywood and business luminaries with whom the Hiltons crossed paths and swords over the years.. THE HILTONS is a sweeping saga of the success-and excess-of an iconic American family. Eric, raised apart from his older brothers, accepted his supporting role in the Hilton dynasty with calm and quiet-a stark contrast to the boys' much younger half-sister Francesca, whose battle for recognition led her into courtrooms and conflict. Demanding and enigmatic, patriarch Conrad Hilton's visionary ideas and unyielding will established the model for the modern luxury hotel industry. Barron Hilton, on the other hand, deftly handled his father's legacy, carrying the Hilton brand trium