79 PARK AVENUE [Hardcover]

HAROLD ROBBINS (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1982

THE PUBLICATION DATE SHOWN IS A GUESSTIMATE -- THIS BOOK SHOWS ONLY THE ORIGINAL COPY RIGHT DATE OF 1955 --IT DOES NOT GIVE THE PUBLICATION DATE FOR THIS EDITION --

Product Details

• Hardcover: 307 pages
• Publisher: SIMON AND SCHUSTER (1982)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000L0Z66M
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,968,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars coming of age book for a majority of the 60's youth., July 31, 2004

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Dasrite Jack - See all my reviews

This review is from: 79 Park Avenue (Mass Market Paperback)

Story line is following the complicated life of a hooker in the NYC redlight district (Murry Hill neighborhood has changed considerably.)

I read this book 35 years ago. I was only 15 and I had to read it a paragraph at a time as I sneaked it out from under my brother's mattress. Spell bound and eyes gluded to the pages, I made it to the end. Thus, my first experience with a truly erotic story.

I later found out that EVERYONE had or eventually would read this book. It had only been out about 9 years at that time (1970) and had already shaped -- or rather open the eyes of American Youth more than the Kinsey Report.

This book is a classic (even though purists may label it trash.) It is well written, sensitive and highly erotic, even compared with today's explicit standards. I recommond it to anyone wanting to enjoy a good read or delve into the history of what helped cause a generation to change it's intire code of morals in one direction while moveing ethics in the opposite. It is books like this; aimed at the masses - that move people to revolution, change, and growth.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SEXY AND POWERFUL DRAMA, March 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 79 Park Avenue (Mass Market Paperback)

LOVE THE BOOK SAW THE MINISERIES AS A TEEN THE UNFORTUNATE EVENTS IN MARJA'S LIFE MADE HER THE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN SHE BECAME. I'LL PAY A WEEKS SALARY FOR THE VIDEO TAPE

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING BOOK THAT'LL KEEP YOU READING TILL THE END!!!, July 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 79 Park Avenue (Mass Market Paperback)

Fantastically written book with many twists and turns and an AMAZING surprise ending. I agree with the "READER FROM HOUSTON", I'D REALLY LOVE TO SEE A MOVIE OF THIS ONE!!!