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Jackpot, how the super-rich really live--and how their wealth harms us all, Michael Mechanic

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Jackpot, how the super-rich really live--and how their wealth harms us all, Michael Mechanic

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-389) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Jackpot

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1204265268

Responsibility statement

Michael Mechanic

Sub title

how the super-rich really live--and how their wealth harms us all

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Jackpot -- Retail therapy -- The one -- From the elite to the impossible -- Entourage -- The psychology of consumption -- Losing trust -- The marriage premium -- My bodyguard -- The offspring -- Getting in -- Losing touch -- Capital Hill -- The snow ball grows -- Dynasty -- Who wants to have it all? -- Thriving while black -- Women on top -- Giving it away -- Perfect storm

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How the super-rich really live--and how their wealth harms us allJack pot

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