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The House of Mondavi; The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty
by Julia Flynn Siler
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1592402593
- ISBN 13
- 9781592402595
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Gotham Books, 2007 Gotham Books, New York. 2007. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for remainder mark on textblock bottom. Book Condition: VG+; light bumping to head and tail; light bottom edge shelfwear. DJ: Very Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($28.00); light bumping to head and tail; edge bumping to top edge; small closed tear at front gutter. Maroon boards with white overlay on spine with bright copper lettering on spine. 452 pp 8vo. This book show how one family built and reigned over America's preeminent wine empire, until their towering achievement crumbled under the weight of sibling rivalry, bitterness, and greed. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
Synopsis
An epic, scandal-plagued story of the immigrant family that built—and then spectacularly lost—a global wine empireSet in California's lush Napa Valley and spanning four generations of a talented and visionary family, The House of Mondavi is a tale of genius, sibling rivalry, and betrayal. From 1906, when Italian immigrant Cesare Mondavi passed through Ellis Island, to the Robert Mondavi Corp.'s twenty-first-century battle over a billion-dollar fortune, award-winning journalist Julia Flynn brings to life both the place and the people in this riveting family drama.The blood feuds are as spectacular as the business triumphs. Cesare's sons, Robert and Peter, literally came to blows in the 1960s during a dispute touched off by the purchase of a mink coat, resulting in Robert's exile from the family—and his subsequent founding of a winery that would set off a revolution in American winemaking. Robert's sons, Michael and Timothy, as passionate in their own ways as their visionary father, waged battle with each other for control of the company before Michael's expansive ambitions ultimately led to a board coup and the sale of the business to an international conglomerate.A meticulously reported narrative based on thousands of hours of interviews, The House of Mondavi is bound to become a classic.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010803
- Title
- The House of Mondavi; The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty
- Author
- Julia Flynn Siler
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1592402593
- ISBN 13
- 9781592402595
- Publisher
- Gotham Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- LCCN
- 2007004326
- Keywords
- Wine industry, Mondavi, Mondavi family, american Wine Industry, vintner, Napa Valley, business empire, grape vines, wine cellars, vineyards, grapes, viticulture, wine tasting, Ellis Island, Italian immigrant, California Wines, family politics, television
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- Biographies;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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