Descent From Xanadu

<p><strong><em>An action-packed tale of sex power risk betrayal obsession espionage and discovery that could only have come from the mind of the one and only Harold Robbins....</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Ruthless unscrupulous devastatingly handsome and insatiable Judd Crane the richest man in the world has everything a man could want in life-an endless supply of money women power and sex. But despite his vast riches he realizes that there is one thing he cannot escape... death.</p><p><br></p><p>From the author of <em>The New York Times</em> #1 best-selling novel <em>The Carpetbaggers</em> comes a tale of mankind's fiercest obsession-immortality. Determined to cheat death Judd embarks on a dangerous trek across the globe from Yugoslavia to China from the sheltered paradise of a lush private island to a secret atomic city in the jungles of Brazil. Along the way he will stop at nothing to find what he's looking for-including chancing death endangering his fortune outmaneuvering foreign agents and ultimately risking both his business empire and the woman he loves-until the very last second when he discovers the most vital secret of all.</p><p><br></p><p>With over 16 weeks on The <em>New York Times</em> bestsellers list this novel of intrigue decadence and ruthless determination is pure storytelling-sure to keep you turning pages.</p>