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Master of the Game
Master of the Game
Author: Sidney Sheldon
ISBN-13: 9780446802208
ISBN-10: 0446802204
Publication Date: 8/1983
Pages: 495
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 58 ratings
Publisher: Warner Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Helpful Score: 2
A real page turner, excellent read. Will have you on the edge of your seat.
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Helpful Score: 1
This book makes your mind forget about your current location in time and you fall deep into the books plot! I even found my heart pumping at the end of chapter three as if it were really happening around me.
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Helpful Score: 1
Excellent reading
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A great suspense novel.
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An epic tale spanning generations and continents; from the beginnings of nineteenth century diamond rush in Africa to modern-day Manhattan, full of mystery and romance among the wealthy and world-renowned and with a surprise ending.
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The New York Times Book Review calls "Master of the Game" 'compulsively readable.' This is the story of a family working its way from poverty to prosperity over 100 years ... from Scotland to South Africa to the US. A good read.
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This was a really great book, a really intriguing yarn starting with a man building his family's fortune and his daughter's quest to keep it in the family and how she tries to manipulate people to do what she thinks they should do.
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Back cover: Kate Blackwell is the symbol of success, the beautiful woman who parlayed her inheritance into an international conglomerate. Winner of a unique position among the wealthy and world-renowned, she's also a survivor as indomitable as her father, who returned from the edge of death to wrench a fortune in diamonds from the hard South African soil. Now, celebrating her ninetieth birthday, Kate surveys the family she has manipulated, dominated, and loved: the fair and the grotesque, the mad and the mild, the good and the evilher winnings in life. Is she the master of the game?
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This Sidney Sheldon best seller will have you rushing through its pages, to find out what happens next!
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The symbol of success, the beautiful woman who parlayed her inheritance into an international conglomerate. Winner of a unique position among the wealthy and world-renowned. A survivor, indomitable as her father, the man who returned from the edge of death to wrench a fortune in diamonds from the bleak South African earth. Now, celebrating her ninetieth birthday, Kate surveys the family she has manipulated, dominated and loved:the fair and the grotesque, the mad and the mild,the good and the evil--her winnings in life.
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Sheldon at his best!
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A must read Sheldon. As usual, he keeps your attention throughout the novel!
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Sidney Sheldon's story of big business, lust, greed, and revenge spans four generations, starting with Jamie McGregor, who leaves Scotland in 1850 to strike it rich in the diamond fields of South Africa. He overcomes many hardships, becomes a millionaire, and starts the Kruger-Brent company. His daughter, Kate, pushes the company until it becomes a world-wide conglomerate, and moves her headquarters to America. To her chagrin, her son Tony wants to be a painter, not a businessman. His twin daughters, Alexandra and Eve, are as different as can be. One of them may be a killer...

The book is absolutely riveting, with Jamie's adventures putting him in a new danger on every page. Kate, the so-called Master of the Game, spends most of her ninety years buying and manipulating everyone in her path, in her relentless search for a worthy corporate successor. As in all of Sheldon's books, there is action, suspense, romance, and memorable characters that his fans are sure to enjoy.
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A good story. A bit long, though.
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This is a tale of one hundred years of a family that climbs from obscurity to opulence.

From the Publisher
WHO IS KATE BLACKWELL? She is the symbol of success, the beautiful woman who parlayed her inheritance into an international conglomerate. Winner of a unique position among the wealthy and world-renowned. And she's a survivor, indomitable as her father, the man who returned from the edge of death to wrench a fortune in diamonds from the bleak South African earth. Now, celebrating her ninetieth birthday, Kate surveys the family she has manipulated, dominated, and loved: the fair and the grotesque, the mad and the mild, the good and the evil -- her winnings in life. Is she the... MASTER OF THE GAME?
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The cover is a little worn, but book is in good shape.
lilred avatar reviewed Master of the Game on + 66 more book reviews
have not finished but what I have read seems very good
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been a while since i have read this, but i did keep it to re-read. i remember it being better than average.
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Who is Kate Blackwell?

The symbol of success, the beautiful woman who parlayed her inheritance into an international conglomerate. Winner of a unique position among the wealthy and world-renowned.

Master of the Game.

Who is Kate Blackwell?

A survivor, indomitable as her father, the man who returned from the edge of death to wrench a fortune in diamonds from the bleak South African earth. Now, celebrating her ninetieth birthday, Kate surveys the family she has manipulated, dominated and loved: the fair and the grotesque, the mad and the mild, the good and the evil--her winning in life.

Is she Master of the Game?
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A survivor, indomitable as her father, the man who returned from the edge of dath to wrench a fortune in diamonds from the bleak South Africa earth. Now, celebrating her ninetieth birthday, Kate surbeys the family she has manipulated, dominated and loved, the fair and the grotesque, the mad and the mild, the good and the evil , her winning in life.
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What a story!!
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#1 Nationwide best seller!!!
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good one
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From the back cover: "Who is Kaye Blackwell? She is the symbol of success, the beautiful woman who parlayed her inheritance into an international conglomerate...Is she the Master of the Game?"
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Who is Kate Blackwell? The symbol of success, the beautiful woman who parlayed her inheirtance into an international conglomerate. Winner of a position among the wealthy and world-renowned.
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Who is Kate Blackwell?
The symbol of success, the beautiful woman who parlayed her inheritance into an international comglomerate. Winner of a unique position among the wealthy and world renowned.
A Survivor indomitable as her father the man who returned from the edge of death to wrench a fortune in diamonds from the bleak South African earth.
Now celebrating her ninetieth birthday, Kate Surveys the family she has manipulated, dominated and loved the fair and the grotesque, the mad and the mild the good and the evil- her winnings in life
is she Master of the Game?
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Who is Kate Blackwell? The symbol of success, the beautiful woman who parlayed her inheritance into an international conglomerate. Winner of a unique position among the wealthy and world-renowned.

Who is Kate Blackwell? A survivor, indomitable as her father, the man who returned from the edge of the bleak South African earth. Now, celebrating her ninetieth birthday, Kate surveys the family she has manipulated, dominated and loved: the fair and the grotesque, the mad and the mild, the good and the evil--her winnings in life. Is she Master of the Game?
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She is the symbol of success, the beautiful woman who parlayed her inheritance into an international conglomerate. Winner of a unique position among the wealthy and world-renowned. And she's a survivor, indomitable as her father, the man who returned from the edge of death to wrench a fortune in diamonds from the bleak South African earth. Now, celebrating her 90th birthday, Kate surveys the family she has manipulated, dominated and loved: the fair and the grotesque, the mad and the mild, the good and the evil--her winnings in life. Is she the master of the game?
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Who is Kate Blackwell? She is the symbol of success, the beautiful woman who parlayed her inheritance into an international conglomerate. Winner of a unique position amon the wealthy and world-renowned. And she's a survivor, indomitable as her father, the man who returned from the edge of death to wrench a fortune in diamonds from the bleak South African earth. Now, celebrating her nineteenth birhtday, Kate surveys the family she has manipulated, dominated, and loved: the fair and the grotesque, the mad and the mild, the good and the evil-her winnings in life. Is she the... Master of the Game?