{"product_id":"a-class-of-their-own-adventures-in-tutoring-the-super-rich-9781398701908","title":"A Class of Their Own: Adventures in Tutoring the Super-Rich","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A hilarious account of life with the children of the super rich...well written...and very funny indeed' - BOOK OF THE WEEK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A hilarious, behind-the-scenes memoir of the mad world of the very rich' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Very funny...the book bursts with butlers, helicopters and Damien Hirsts' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'There are so many laughs in this book, you almost forget how upsetting capitalism is' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Amstell\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA naked Russian oligarch is spanking me in his basement. His weapon is a birch branch, the setting his luxurious home sauna. Above us is 30,000 square feet of one of Moscow's most obscene private homes, an original Damien Hirst above the fireplace, a vacuum cleaning system built into the skirting boards. Invisible speakers serenade us with a desolate pan pipe cover of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'. A light display rotates kaleidoscopically, illuminating the oligarch's genitals in a variety of unexpected hues. Everyone is silent. Then the oligarch's son Nikita looks at me with a mysterious smile.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Now my mother will bring us honey.'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMatt Knott spent over a decade traveling the globe as a private tutor. He has taught Shakespeare in Moscow, times tables in Tuscany, and is still trying to figure out how to explain long division. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith brilliant honesty and wit, he takes us inside a world most of us only glimpse speeding past in a luxury SUV. Unfolding across four continents and featuring a colourful cast of butlers, billionaires and yummy mummies, this is a hilarious and touching chronicle of an unforgettable time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trapeze\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781398701908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Matt Knott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44033788248245,"sku":"9781398701908","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1abc02ee-8e43-41d5-a578-01e6eac3243d.jpg?v=1713886040","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-class-of-their-own-adventures-in-tutoring-the-super-rich-9781398701908","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}