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OverviewSet 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 Corporation's twenty-first-century battle over a billion-dollar fortune, award-winning journalist Julia Flynn Siler 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Julia Flynn Siler , Alan SklarPublisher: Tantor Media, Inc Imprint: Tantor Media, Inc Edition: Unabridged edition Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 4.50cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.206kg ISBN: 9781400134809ISBN 10: 1400134803 Publication Date: 02 July 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsA fascinating history filled with charismatic yet flawed characters. ---BusinessWeek A fascinating history filled with charismatic yet flawed characters. ---BusinessWeek Author InformationJulia Flynn Siler writes front-page stories for The Wall Street Journal from San Francisco. Audie Award finalist Alan Sklar has narrated nearly two hundred audiobooks and has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |