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Room at the Top

The bestselling story of Joe Lampton, the original 'angry young man'.'I was a devil of a fellow. I was the lover of a married woman, I was taking out the daughter of one of the richest men in Warley, there wasn't a damn thing I couldn't do...' The ruthlessly ambitious Joe Lampton rises swiftly from the petty bureaucracy of local government into the unfamiliar world of inherited wealth, fast cars and glamorous women...

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  • "The bestselling story of Joe Lampton, the original 'angry young man'.'I was a devil of a fellow. I was the lover of a married woman, I was taking out the daughter of one of the richest men in Warley, there wasn't a damn thing I couldn't do...' The ruthlessly ambitious Joe Lampton rises swiftly from the petty bureaucracy of local government into the unfamiliar world of inherited wealth, fast cars and glamorous women..."@en
  • "The ruthlessly ambitious Joe Lampton rises swiftly from the petty bureaucracy of local government into the unfamiliar world of inherited wealth, fast cars and glamourous women. But the price of success is high. Betrayal and tragedy strike as the original "angry young man" of the Fifties pursues his goals."
  • "The ruthlessly ambitious Joe Lampton rises swiftly from the petty bureaucracy of local government into the world of inherited wealth, fast cars and glamorous women. But betrayal and tragedy strike as the original 'angry young man' of the fifties pursues his goals. 2000, 1957."@en
  • "PLAYAWAY. "I was a devil of a fellow. I was the lover of a married woman, I was taking out the daughter of one of the richest men in Warley, there wasn't a damn thing I couldn't do ..." The ruthlessly ambitious Joe Lampton rises swiftly from the petty bureaucracy of local government into the unfamiliar world of inherited wealth, fast cars and glamorous women. But the price of success is high and betrayal and tragedy strike as Joe pursues his goals - container."
  • "The ruthlessly ambitious Joe Lampton rises swiftly from the petty bureaucracy of local government into the unfamiliar world of inherited wealth, fast cars and glamorous women. But the price of success is high."@en
  • "Tells the rise of an ambitious young man of humble origin, and the socio-economic struggles undergone in realising his social ambitions in post-war Britain."@en
  • "Joe Lampton is 25. He lost his parents during WW2 when their house was bombed and moves to Warley, where he meets the high-society set through the local amateur dramatics society. He sets off on his quest to join them with a vengeance, hoping to achieve it through his choice of women."@en

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  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Audiobooks"@en

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  • "Room at the Top"@en
  • "Room at the top"
  • "Room at the top"@en

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