Weidman Jerome (EN) — I Can Get It for You Wholesale

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I Can Get It for You Wholesale - описание и краткое содержание, автор Weidman Jerome (EN), читать бесплатно онлайн на сайте электронной библиотеки Lib-King.Ru.

Jerome Weidman's enduring classic novel about life in New York's cutthroat garment districtJust south of Times Square, more than six thousand manufacturers of dresses are crammed into the few blocks that make up Manhattan's garment district. Their factories are cramped, noisy, and incredibly profitableand Harry Bogen is going to take them for all they're worth. A classic conniver, he knows that it's easier, and a hell of a lot more fun, to turn a buck by lying than by telling the truth.First he convinces the shipping clerksthe pack animals of the garment industryto go on strike. With the dress manufacturers brought to their knees, Harry will be there to pick them up again. His conscience might be conflicted, if he had one in the first place.A bracing comic sensation when first published, I Can Get It for You Wholesale remains a timeless masterpieceits hero still a scoundrel, and his charm as irresistible as ever.This ebook features a foreword by Alistair Cooke.