{"product_id":"the-organ-grinders-monkey-9781483626802","title":"The Organ Grinder's Monkey","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert Rangel Hui | Steve\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Xlibris\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Xlibris\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA riveting saga of deceit, scandal, sex, greed and power...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI've traveled all over the world. I've stayed in the best hotels and eaten in the best restaurants. But that isn't me. I'm a simple man. I have simple tastes and I live in a simple house. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut people who knew of my past life still want to know . . . what's it like? What's it like to work for the richest family on earth, the Royal Family of Brunei? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Well they have money and they spend it,\" I answer them. I tire of the subject. I know once they get a taste of the story, the questions will keep coming.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"No,\" they answer. \"That's not what I mean. What's it like to travel with the Royal Family? What are they like?\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow can I answer that? \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat are they like? They are one of the last true monarchies here on earth. They still rule with a word and with a wave of their hand, no different than they did centuries ago. I worked for a true monarchy, which could have been taken straight out of the movie, \"The King and I\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is not enough time in a day or even a week to tell them all there is to tell. \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYet this story is true. It is no movie nor is it a fairy tale.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI lived it. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor a simple man like me who lives in a simple house, to become a slave of the highest order and to have lived in their world is still surreal. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI see you interrupting me, \"A slave you say. There are no longer any slaves.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI scoff at you. I was indeed a slave. What do you call a person who has no life other than what the prince or princess gives them as their daily morsel. What do you call a man who does not sleep but maybe three hours a night waiting by the phone for orders or instructions for twelve years on end? Shall I tell those who ask that the work almost killed me several times over? Shall I tell them that I was indeed a slave who lost his wife because of years of neglecting her and who did not get to see his own children grow up?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShall I tell them of the deceit, lies, and backstabbing which were the normal part of my everyday existence. Shall I tell them that maybe only one out of ten thousand men could have done my job because of the miracles that they expected me to perform?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo slaves indeed!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWelcome to my life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47596990333079,"sku":"9781483626802","price":2401.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781483626802.webp?v=1774995870","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-organ-grinders-monkey-9781483626802","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}