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The house of Gucci : a sensational story of murder, madness, glamour, and greed / by Sara Gay Forden
Chronicles the rollercoaster ride of Maurizio Gucci, from Guccio Gucci's leather shop in the early 1900s to the Investscorp takeover of the multimillion dollar corporation in 1993 and Maurizio's 1995 murder by his ex-wife.
Did Patrizia Reggiani murder her ex-husband, Maurizio Gucci, in 1995 because his spending was wildly out of control? Did she do it because her glamorous ex was preparing to marry his mistress? Or is there a possibility she didn't do it at all? Forden takes us behind the ascent, eventual collapse, and resurrection of the Gucci dynasty, and the trial, to expose the passions, the power and the vulnerabilities of the Gucci family. -- adapted from back cover
Record details
- ISBN: 0060937750
- ISBN: 9780060937751
- Physical Description: xiii, 363 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: First Perennial edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, 2001.
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- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 1 / 5.0
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Soon to be a major motion picture from director Ridley Scott, starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver" -- cover, 2021 move tie-in softcover edition. "With a new epilogue by the author." -- Cover. "A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2000 by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers."--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-354) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A death -- The Gucci dynasty -- Gucci goes American -- Youthful rebellion -- Family rivalries -- Paolo strikes back -- Wins and losses -- Maurizio takes charge -- Changing partners -- Americans -- A day in court -- Divorce -- A mountain of debts -- Luxury living -- Paradeisos -- Turnaround -- Arrests -- Trial -- Takeover -- Epilogue. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Gucci (Firm) Gucci, Maurizio, 1948-1995. Businessmen > Italy > Biography. Clothing trade > Italy. Trials (Murder) > Italy. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
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- 14 of 14 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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- 1 current hold with 14 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Albright Memorial Library | 364.1523 FORDEN (Text) | 50686016123296 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Altoona Area Public Library | 364.1523 FOR (Text) | 33240004942382 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bangor Public Library | 364.15 FOR (Text) | 75011000365988 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Emmaus Public Library | 364.1523 FORD (Text) | 36446001481958 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Huntingdon County Library | B GUCCI (Text) | 30298100361835 | Biography | Available | - |
| Indian Valley Public Library | Biography Gucci (Text) | 39427103606935 | Nonfiction Room: Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Mahanoy City Public Library | 364.15 For (Text) | 35029000546190 | MACM Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library | 364.1523 FORDEN (Text) | 50686016123130 | Main Floor | Available | - |
| New Castle Public Library | 364.1523 Forden (Text) | 31902005477591 | NWCM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Pottsville Free Public Library | 364.1523 F758 (Text) | 30003001391729 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
