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| House of Hilton: From Conrad to Paris: A Drama of Wealth, Power, and Privilege | 
 enlarge | Author: Jerry Oppenheimer
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Category: Book
List Price: $13.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 693695
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.7 x 0.8
ISBN: 0307337235
Dewey Decimal Number: 647.94092
EAN: 9780307337238
ASIN: 0307337235
Publication Date: July 3, 2007
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Condition: Good Condition, delivery time 10 to 12 Working days, via Priority airmail from UK
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| Customer Reviews:
 From Fortune to Fame December 24, 2006
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
You see a lot of biographies where a bright, dedicated and ambitious businessman starts with almost nothing and uses it to build a great fortune. Conrad Hilton was one of these. He started in a small Texas town with a small hotel that he subsequently built into one of the world's largest chains.
Later leadership of the hotel chain passed to one of his sons, Barron hilton. But now as the years have gone by, the corporation, still huge, dynamic and effective doesn't show any person with the last name of Hilton in the management team.
Instead the remains of the wealth that was generated support the lifestyle of great grandchildren. At least one of whom, Paris has certainly generated a great deal of fame. I suspect though, that this is not exactly the fame that Conrad Hilton had in mind when he was struggling with teh fleabag hotel in Cisco, Texas.
 INCORRECT INFORMATION ON FAMILY PATRIARCH December 13, 2006
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am just now ordering the book so I have not read it. I did want to correct some information contained in the book. Conrad Hilton was in fact born and raised in San Antonio, New Mexico not Texas. His family were merchants in the little town and Conrad learned to speak spanish early on so he could communicate with the spanish settlers in the area.
Thanks.
Lucy A. Torres
Just what I thought! December 5, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
First of all, this book finally confirmed what I had suspected of Paris' mother, Kathy's, pedigree. Could not get any worse. And yes, Kathy was as wild (dating one of the Jackson 5 when she was a teen) and the golddigger that I suspected she was. No wonder her daughter also turned out to be a wild, promiscuous, money obsessed, young lady she turned out to be.
I can understand why there would be so much written about Paris' grandmother and there are quite a lot of pages dedicated to her since obviously, Paris is very influenced by her maternal side of the family. However, there was way too much about Nick Hilton, Paris' great uncle. How many examples of his drinking, fighting and wife beating can we possibly read about? Towards the end, I just flipped through the pages until I got to the 3 pages written about Paris.
All in all, not a bad book. Actually had more information and dirt on the maternal side of Paris' family than ever exposed. I would have liked to read more about Paris' parents and their marriage. Aside from the fact that Rick is crude and dumb, there is litte less. I would have loved to have read wild stuff about their marriage and how they managed to stay married all these years.
You will like this book if you love Paris. You will love this book if you hate her!
 Insane! November 25, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I think Paris Hilton is gorgeous I didn't realize her family
was so crazy At least that is how the book describes them
I hoped to read more about Paris Hilton and her sister Nicky
And less about her relative Nicky Hilton The Hilton sisters
are more interesting than all the other Hilton's
Outragious! November 24, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is a great read if you like racey books. If you ever wonder why Paris is the way she is today, just read this book and you'll find out the answers.
I enjoyed reading the book and hated to put it down til I finished. If you are a fan of Paris this is a good book for you to learn a bit about her back ground.
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