{"product_id":"the-last-sultan-9781416558408","title":"The Last Sultan","description":"The definitive biography of Ahmet Ertegun--founder of Atlantic Records, the man behind stars from Ray Charles to the Rolling Stones.Brilliant, cultured, brash, and irreverent, Ahmet Ertegun was a legend in the music world. Blessed with great taste and sharp business acumen, he founded Atlantic Records and brought rock 'n' roll into the mainstream. He quickly became as renowned for his incredible sense of style and nonstop A-list social life as for his pioneering work in the studio. Ertegun discovered, signed, or recorded many of the greatest musical artists of all time, among them Ruth Brown; Ray Charles; Bobby Darin; Sonny and Cher; Eric Clapton; Buffalo Springfield; Crosby, Stills, Nash \u0026amp; Young; Led Zeppelin; and the Rolling Stones. Ertegun lived grandly but was never happier than when he found himself in some down-and-out joint listening to music late at night. As colorful and compelling as its subject, The Last Sultan is the fascinating story of a man who always lived by his own rules.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn award-winning journalist, novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and former associate editor of the London bureau of \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eRobert Greenfield\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of ten books of fiction and nonfiction, among them the classic \u003ci\u003eSTP: A Journey Through America With the Rolling Stones\u003c\/i\u003e, and critically acclaimed biographies of Jerry Garcia, Timothy Leary, and Bill Graham\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544423731474,"sku":"9781416558408","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dc2d36a6-d012-4378-95d5-c654b7d6bea7.jpg?v=1731527857","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-sultan-9781416558408","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}