Great Fortune: The Epic of Rockefeller Center Audiobook (Free)

In this hugely appealing publication, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, acclaimed author and journalist Daniel Okrent weaves together themes of cash, politics, art, architecture, business, and society to tell the story from the majestic collection of buildings that came to dominate the heart of midtown Manhattan and with it, for a time, the heart of the world. At the center of Okrent’s riveting tale are four remarkable people: tycoon John D. Rockefeller, his ambitious kid Nelson Rockefeller, real estate genius John R. Todd, and visionary skyscraper architect Raymond Hood. In the custom of David McCullough’s THE FANTASTIC Bridge, Ron Chernow’s Titan, and Robert Caro’s The Power Broker, Great Lot of money is a sensational tribute to an American landmark that catches the heart and heart of NY at its apotheosis.