{"product_id":"the-heights-of-mountains-paperback","title":"The Heights of Mountains - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuy Franks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a true story, The Heights of Mountains tells the tale of CrestPoint\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommunications, a start-up company founded in the late 90's during the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDot-com boom. It follows the classic arc of tragedy-the rise and fall of great\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eambition-from humble beginnings in a studio apartment in Silicon Valley to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexuberant growth, early success, and a sudden gut-wrenching ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is the brilliant and capricious Marty Madrid, CEO of CrestPoint, who\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003equotes the Grateful Dead and envisions himself as the next Steve Jobs. Russ\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChappel is the sophisticate of the group, witty, charming and devilishly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehandsome, who beds and then discards beautiful women with an easy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enonchalance. His first lieutenant, Mark Kirkland, is a driven, self-made\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eman in search of something more-something eternal to fill the dark hole\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein his soul, while Stuart Baum, the CFO of CrestPoint, will do \"whatever\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit takes,\" including fraud and blackmail, to stay atop the mountain. Then\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethere is Gwen Novak, a talented and ambitious outsider, who is brought in as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epresident to right the ship but has dirty secrets of her own and a cutthroat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplan to save the company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart homage to Harold Robbins, The Heights of Mountains, provides a lively\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand engaging narrative filled with unforgettable characters, stylish smut, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand multiple subplots. It depicts the inner workings of corporate America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith candid accuracy while capturing an era in our history acclaimed for its\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erevolutionary technology-an era equally marked by hip self-absorption and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estreaks of foolhardiness. But despite the madcap ambitions and shattered\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edreams, the heartbeat of this sprawling saga is one of redemptive love and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003espiritual enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 424\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752587329824,"sku":"9798892280853","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/782e294044def4944a3640a3f0bbb7bd.webp?v=1779999399","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-heights-of-mountains-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}