Sex and the Single Zillionaire: A Novel [Hardcover]

Tom Perkins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 24, 2006

A fun, sexy, chick lit novel written by a man? Women everywhere will want to meet Tom Perkins. This book has received National radio reviews, reviews in women's magazines e.g., "Cosmo", "Easy Living" and "Gratzia", as well as reviews in celebrity magazines e.g., "Heat" and "Now". When Steven Hudson, a wealthy widower in his late sixties, agrees to appear on a reality TV show with a group of beautiful twenty something gold diggers, romance breaks out where he least expects it. As the head of a somewhat stodgy old-money Wall Street firm, Steven's partners are against his decision to appear on the show, but his children, especially his ne'er-do-well son, Henry, support him. While Henry is smart, he's invented many clever applications for computers, he's lazy, and has never had to work a day in his life. But, if Henry can help out his father with the TV show, and end up with some of the girls who are eliminated from the show each week, how can that hurt? When Steven least expects it, love jumps up and smacks him between the eyes. Jessica James, the TV show's producer, is about thirty-nine, and a single mother with a teenage son. But, unlike the siliconed and perfectly toned babes vying for Steven's love, and wallet, she is a real woman who has lived life and knows what she wants. To her great surprise, Jessie discovers she wants Steven too, despite the thirty years separating them. But not before Steven is run through the mill of hot young things who are exhaustingly energetic between the sheets. Even Henry is in for an awakening when he discovers that there is more to life than rich food, expensive drink, fine clothes, fast cars, and gorgeous women. Everyone is fair game for Cupid's arrows. Funny, sexy, and at times deeply moving, this debut novel is sure to get the lion's share of attention when the author goes on tour. Ladies watch out!

Editorial Reviews

Review

“A saucy tale ... from Hudson’s standing 5 P.M. martini ... to the eyebrow-raising sex scenes, it’s all there.” (– Fortune )

“A bodice ripper for the silicone valley set.” (– Fortune )

“A racy romp.” (– W )

“Fun, fast—a great read!” (– Rupert Murdoch )

“Loved the sex scenes.” (– Newsweek )

“Slyly wicked.” (– New York Post )

About the Author

Tom Perkins is only a mega-millionaire, but years of counseling and therapy have allowed him to face his friends who actually are zillionaires. Some say that Perkins invented venture capital, funding numerous start-ups in the burgeoning computer industry back in the 1960s. Perkins is a partner in the San Francisco firm that bears his name, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. When Perkins received a letter inviting him to star in a new reality show with fifty of the most beautiful, most eager young women all competing to win his affection, he thought it was joke. The show was on the level, and although Perkins wasn't interested, it did strike him as a wonderful premise for a novel. Oh yes, he was also Danielle Steel's fifth husband.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow; First Edition edition (January 24, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060851678
• ISBN-13: 978-0060851675
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,930,875 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars How did this get published?????, August 2, 2006

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Campbell (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sex and the Single Zillionaire: A Novel (Hardcover)

OK- to answer my own question, the ONLY reason this was published was as a personal favor or as serious ***-kissing. As far as chick lit goes (they are clearly going for that audience by the cover of this book), publishers need to realize that we won't read and like just anything. I laughed out loud hafter finishing the book where someone commented about "loving the sex scenes". Yes- maybe if I was 13 and had never read one before. But they are so sparse and pathetic, they are hardly worth mentioning. The entire basis of the book is on a reality TV show, which most chick lit readers are probably familiar with. The whole show made no sense (contestants don't live together? Cameras leave the lovebirds ALONE after they film dinner? People go on a yacht and aren't filmed most of the time? HELLO!), making the plotline flimsy at best. Character development is weak, and I really didn't care what happened to anyone. Totally predicatble- not one surprise throughout. The only reason I finished the book was that I belived it had to get better at some point- no such luck. Don't buy this book- get it from the library if you have to see for yourself how bad it truly is. It's certainly in no danger of having a waiting list...

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars An abomination, April 17, 2006

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Andrew D. Davis "Andrew Davis, PE" (Albany, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sex and the Single Zillionaire: A Novel (Hardcover)

An argument in favor of book burning. Those first positive reviews must be shills. A complete waste of paper.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Please make this your last novel!, July 25, 2006

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Harry H (Milwaukee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sex and the Single Zillionaire: A Novel (Hardcover)

I picked up this book based on the background of the author...afterall, he's built quite an empire at Kleiner-Perkins and obviously has experience and intelligence. Let's chalk this one up to a fun write for him perhaps detailing something he'd like to do in real life but would be too embarrassed in the final analysis.

I didn't find the situations believable at all. Here's a bunch of gold-diggers who could find themselves knee deep in cash and society by sticking to their plan...that is, romancing and seducing the rich guy. But they change their minds at a moments notice and don't seem to think about the consequences before diving into kinky stuff or exposing their actual sexual tendancies.

Frankly, I would have expected more from a guy such as Perkins with help from Steele...