{"product_id":"dream-chaser-the-business-of-showbiz-the-illustrated-memoirs-of-ralph-rivera-hardcover","title":"Dream Chaser - The Business of Showbiz: The Illustrated Memoirs of Ralph Rivera - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRafael J. Rivera-Viruet\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning documentary filmmaker and author recounts his exploits to achieve one of his many dreams during the 1970s by becoming a major financial executive in the entertainment industry... Thereby becoming the first Latino of Puerto Rican descent to be included as a team member in the \"Ivory Towers\" of Hollywood. Together with his mentor and his small company, they created an entertainment conglomerate that provided a turn-key operation for Hollywood personalities to make money in film, television, publishing, the Broadway theatre, rock and roll music, classical music; and ownership of radio broadcasting stations. We discover the financial tricks used and how the multi-million dollar entity was accomplished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith 80 lavish illustrations, the author describes how he played with the financial numbers to value the company and with mergers and acquisitions it became publicly traded in the over-the-counter stock market exchange and everyone got rich. His interactions with the great actor Steve McQueen looking for a fast car are unforgettable. The horrific experience of the \"Towering Inferno\", a major fire at ICM headquarters are like scenes from a movie. Cheering for Bruce Jenner at the 1976 Olympic Summer Games in Montreal and enjoying with the family was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cultural agreement with Communist countries and the bombing of Lincoln Center by anti-Castro Cuban terrorists nearly cost the author's life. v\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884153581720,"sku":"9780981665016","price":47.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/7yLxzaYdUh9780981665016.webp?v=1776482440","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/dream-chaser-the-business-of-showbiz-the-illustrated-memoirs-of-ralph-rivera-hardcover","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}