Richistan : a journey through the American wealth boom and the lives of the new rich / Robert Frank

Author:: Frank, Robert, 1968-
Published:: New York : Crown Publishers, [2007]
Copyright Date:: ©2007
Edition:: 1st ed.
Physical Description:: viii, 277 pages ; 25 cm

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Contents:

The birth of a nation -- Butler boot camp : housetraining the new rich -- The third wave : the era of the instapreneur -- Making it : Ed Bazinet, king of the ceramic village -- Living it : Tim Blixseth -- Losing it : Pete Musser -- Barbarians in the ballroom : new money vs. old -- Size really does matter : "my boat is bigger than your boat" -- Performance philanthropy : giving for results -- Move over, Christian Coalition : the new political kingmakers -- Worried wealth : the trouble with money -- Aristokids : we'll always have Paris -- The wealth gap and the future of Richistan.

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ISBN:

9780307339263
0307339262

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-260) and index.

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