Spellbinder
Subtitle: #41636-7
By: [by] Harold Robbins
Edition: 1st Pocket Books printing ed., Aug. '83
Series: Kangaroo Pocket Book 41636-7 [$3.95]
Publisher: Kangaroo Pocket Books, a Simon & Schuster div. of Gulf & Western Corp.
Published: August 1, 1983
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 379
ISBN-13: 9780671416362
Copyright date: 1982 by Harold Robbins
Description: In the hard-hitting works of Harold Robbins, even the sacred isn't sacred. He takes aim at the world of religious revivalism. They're all over the airwaves-the televangelists-promising eternal salvation for an earthly price. The biggest of them all simply calls himself "Preacher." He begins his career in the foxholes of Vietnam, with a noble goal: spread the word of peace, love, and charity. Back home in the States, he starts "The Church," where sex and drugs are as much a part of the culture as prayers and sacraments.

Preacher's following grows as he travels throughout the country, taking the faithful. In Texas, he meets up with a powerful billionaire who likes his style. Before long, Preacher is the top entertainer in the televised arena of big-top, big-time religion for profit. Somewhere deep inside Preacher, a guilty conscience burns, and he knows he must make a terrible sacrifice to expose the hypocrisy.--Goodreads
Notes: ***Published in the USA and Printed in Canada* / Canadian Distributor: PaperJacks Ltd., Markham, ON / 1st edition published in 1982, by Simon and Schuster**