Details the life of the former Hollywood producer and director turned author
Dominick Dunne Books
October 29, 1925 – August 26, 2009
Dominick Dunne was an American writer and investigative journalist whose work often focused on the intersection of high society and the judicial system. After a career in Hollywood as a producer and television personality, he turned to writing, producing incisive explorations of the lives of the wealthy and famous. His narratives delved into the darker aspects of their world, revealing the often-hidden machinations beneath glittering surfaces. A profound personal tragedy later steered his focus toward the complexities of legal proceedings and the pursuit of justice.
People Like Us
- 454 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Gus Bailey, the confidant of New York society, observes the social repercussions of socialite Justine Altemus's engagement to TV anchorman Bernie Slatkin and inadvertently precipitates a social explosion
In 1994, Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson were brutally murdered at her home in Brentwood, California. O.J. Simpson was tried for the crime in a case that captured the attention of the American people, but was ultimately found not guilty of criminal charges. The victims' families brought a civil case against Simpson, and he was found liable for willfully and wrongfully causing the deaths of Ron and Nicole by committing battery with malice and oppression. In 2006, HarperCollins announced the publication of a book, titled If I Did It, in which O.J. Simpson told how he hypothetically would have committed the murders. In response to public outrage that Simpson stood to profit from these crimes, HarperCollins canceled the book. A Florida bankruptcy court awarded the rights to the Goldmans in August 2007 to partially satisfy the unpaid civil judgment, which has risen to over $38 million with interest. The Goldman family views this book as his confession and has worked hard to ensure that the public will read this book and learn the truth. This is the original manuscript approved by O.J. Simpson, with a subtitle added by the Goldman family and up to 14,000 words of additional commentary. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Ron Goldman Foundation for Justice.
Gus Bailey, journalist to high society, knows the sordid secrets of the very rich. Now he turns his penetrating gaze to a courtroom in Los Angeles, witnessing the trial of the century unfold before his startled eyes. As the infamous case and characters begin to take shape, and a range of celebrities from Frank Sinatra to Heidi Fleiss share their own theories of the crime, Bailey bears witness to the ultimate perversion of principle and the most amazing gossip machine in Hollywood--all wrapped in a marvelous addictive true-to-life tale of love, rage, and ruin. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
An Inconvenient Woman
- 482 pages
- 17 hours of reading
Jules Mendelson is wealthy. Astronomically so. He and his wife lead the kind of charity-giving, art-filled, high-society life for which each has been carefully groomed. Until Jules falls in love with Flo March, a beautiful actress/waitress. What Flo discovers about the superrich is not a pretty sight. And in the end, she wants no more than what she was promised. But when Flo begins to share the true story of her life among the Mendelsons, not everyone is in a listening mood. And some cold shoulders have very sharp edges. ... --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
Der Selbstmord eines Freundes sorgt im Hause des Milliardärs Mendelson in Hollywood für Aufregung. Um grösseren Schaden von seiner Familie abzuwenden, verschleiert Mendelson die wahren Hintergründe
Zeit des Fegefeuers
- 474 pages
- 17 hours of reading
Livre de Poche: Une femme encombrante - Texte intégral
- 514 pages
- 18 hours of reading
Pauline et Jules Mendelson vivent dans la société la plus huppée de Los Angeles. Leurs réceptions sont célèbres, leurs œuvres d'art enviées. Ils sont ce ceux que la richesse, les relations, le pouvoir politique et financier protègent. Alors, invulnérables ? Ils l'ont cru. En dépit des journalistes trop curieux et des petits malfrats à la solde des gros. En dépit de quelques sales affaires, tout près d'eux... Les mœurs et la corruption d'un milieu que l'auteur connaît bien - il fut durant vingt-cinq ans producteur de cinéma et de télévision à Hollywood - et où sa fille, actrice, fut assassinée en 1982.
