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Driving the Saudis : a chauffeur's tale of the world's richest princesses (plus their servants, nannies, and one royal hairdresser) / Jayne Amelia Larson. --
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- ISBN: 1451640013
- ISBN: 9781451640014
- Physical Description: xi, 208 p.
- Edition: 1st Free Press hardcover ed. --
- Publisher: New York ; Free Press, c2012.
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 28.99 |
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- Baker & Taylor
An Ivy League-educated actress and film producer who worked as a chauffeur for members of the Saudi royal family during their visit to Beverly Hills describes her witness to their opulent lifestyle and the complications, contradictions, and corruptions that result from their wealth. - Baker & Taylor
An ivy league-educated actress and film producer who worked as a chauffeur for members of the Saudi royal family during their visit to Beverly Hills describes her witness to their opulent lifestyle and the complications, contradictions and corruptions of their wealth. 35,000 first printing. - Simon and Schuster
The true-to-life account of a female chauffeur hired to drive the Saudi royal family in Los Angeles.
After more than a decade of working in Hollywood, actress Jayne Amelia Larson found herself out of luck, out of work, and out of prospects.
When she got hired to drive for the Saudi royal family vacaÂtioning in Beverly Hills, Larson thought sheâd been handed the golden ticket. Sheâd heard stories of the Saudis bestowing $20,000 tips and Rolex watches on their drivers, but when the family arrived at LAX with twenty million dollars in cash, Larson realized that she might be in for the ride of her life.
With awestruck humor and deep compassion, Larson shares the incredible insights she gained as the lone female in a detail of more than forty chauffeurs assigned to drive a beautiful Saudi princess, her family, and their extensive entourage.
At its heart, this is an upstairs-downstairs, true-to-life fable for our global times; a story about the corruption that nearly infinite wealth causes, and about what we all do for money. Equal parts funny, surprising, and insightful, Driving the Saudis provides both entertainment and sharp social commentary on one of the worldâs most secretive families.
