Richistan: A Journey Through the American Wealth Boom and the Lives of the New Rich

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

RICH-I-STAN n. 1. a new country located in the heart of America, populated entirely by millionaires, most of whom acquired their wealth during the new Gilded Age of the past twenty years. 2. a country with a population larger than Belgium and Denmark; typical citizens include "spud king" J. R. Simplot; hair stylist Sydell Miller, the new star of Palm Beach; and assorted oddball entrepreneurs. 3. A country that with a little luck and pluck, you, too, could be a citizen of.

The rich have always been different from you and me, but Robert Frank's revealing and funny journey through "Richistan" entertainingly shows that they are truly another breed.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Crown Currency
Published: 06/24/2008
ISBN: 9780307341457
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 08/10/2008 pg. 24