Jackpot how the super-rich really live--and how their wealth harms us all
"A senior editor at Mother Jones dives into the lives of the extremely rich, showing the fascinating, otherworldly realm they inhabit-and the insidious ways this realm harms us all"--
| Main Author: | Mechanic, Michael (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2021.
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| Edition: | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
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| Summary: |
"A senior editor at Mother Jones dives into the lives of the extremely rich, showing the fascinating, otherworldly realm they inhabit-and the insidious ways this realm harms us all"-- Striking it rich is among the most resilient of American fantasies; we dream of the jackpot, the life-altering payday, in whatever form that takes. But rarely do we follow the fantasy to its conclusion: to ponder the social, psychological, and societal downsides of great affluence and the fact that so few possess it. Featuring dozens of interviews with fortunate citizens, Mechanic shares a compassionate, character-rich, perversely humorous, and ultimately troubling journey into the American wealth fantasy and where it has taken us. -- adapted from jacket |
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| Physical Description: |
viii, 404 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-389) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781982127213 198212721X 9781982127220 1982127228 |
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