Sicilští lvi - Sága rodu Floriů 1 - CDmp3 (Čte Zuzana Slavíková)

An international bestseller by Zuzana Slavíková. The book follows the rise of the famous Italian dynasty, the Flori family, from humble beginnings to the top of the strict hierarchy of closed Sicilian society. From the early 19th century to the mid-20th century, the Flori family practically took control of Sicily. The Flori were determined, ambitious, and resolved to become richer and more powerful than anyone else. Paolo and Ignazio Flori leave the earthquake-ravaged Bagnara for Palermo with the intention of realizing their dream of a better life, opening a shop selling spices and colonial goods in the Sicilian city. After Paolo's untimely death, Ignazio takes the lead. Within ten years, he manages to triple the value of the business while also educating Paolo's son Vincenzo in matters of trade and entrepreneurship. And when Vincenzo becomes the sole heir to the family business at thirty, he decides to expand further. Vincenzo sacrifices his personal life, family, and relationships for higher goals and successfully transforms the colonial shop into a business empire. He buys vineyards and tobacco plantations, ventures into fishing and canning, sulfur mining, and banking, establishes trading companies, builds connections in Great Britain and the United States, and even becomes an Italian senator. The name...