What Makes Sammy Run?
Budd Schulberg's 1941 novel about Sammy Glick, a ruthlessly ambitious young man who claws his way to the top in Hollywood.
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Ryan says 48 Laws of Power is about ambition, while What Makes Sammy Run? is a cautionary tale about it.
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Ryan says 48 Laws of Power is about ambition, while What Makes Sammy Run? is a cautionary tale about it.
"My favorite novel, What Makes Sammy Run? by Budd Schulberg... This is a novel I've read three or four times now. I read it when I was 19, my mentor said, 'Hey, you've got to read this book.' To me this is a book that pairs well with The ..."
Pairs with The 48 Laws of Power as a counterbalance on ambition
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"My favorite novel, What Makes Sammy Run? by Budd Schulberg... This is a novel I've read three or four times now. I read it when I was 19, my mentor said, 'Hey, you've got to read this book.' To me this is a book that pairs well with The 48 Laws of..."
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