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The Official Filthy Rich Handbook
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Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company
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How the Other .0001% Live
It's looking like another banner year for America's moneyed over-class, the lucky .0001 percent sitting on $30 million-plus in liquid assets.
But sadly, most of the newcomers joining their ranks are simply not prepared to make the decisions that come with having it all. Unsure about everything—butler or majordomo? St. Tropez or St. Thomas?—they will blow their hard-earned billions on tacky houses, outrageous wardrobes, and outré diversions of various stripes. Because, while there are countless ways to make a fortune these days, there's still only one way to be Filthy Rich.
Fortunately, in the spirit of The Official Preppy Handbook—the 1.3-million-copy bestseller that taught all of us how to be WASPily top drawer—help has arrived. A dead-on, deadpan guide to living large in the land of plenty, The Official Filthy Rich Handbook yanks the monogrammed pashmina off a world few mortals ever get to see. Packed with insight and savvy, it brings this rarified universe to scandalous new life, feeding our endless fascination with the tastefully loaded, while offering practical instructions for those who dream of joining them.
In it, you'll learn not only where to live and what to wear, but about the things that really matter. How to hire a household staff. The right cosmetic surgery procedures for you...and your children. The proper way to name your houses. The sacred role of privet hedges. Why the Filthy Rich swim naked. The down-and-dirty on your fellow plutocrats (The Nerdling, The Raider, and the Grande Dame, to name a few). The moochers and scoundrels to know and avoid. How to buy a gigayacht. The right spots to party in Sardinia, Aspen, Nantucket, and St. Barts. The world's hottest tax havens. The four interior decorators worth waiting for. The Filthy Richest rehabs. Boarding schools of the rich and feckless. Why it's so hard to break into the art market and how to sound smart about Richard Serra. And much, much more. The rich "are different from you and me," F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote. Wait until you see the Filthy Rich.
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What Customers Say About The Official Filthy Rich Handbook:
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This is a really funny book. It's sort of an updated Preppie handbook but with more of an emphasis on wealth. While it's also entertaining, it's also pretty informative. While I was chuckling at it, I also learned quite a bit about the "other half." I'm glad I found it.
It was quick and fun read. Giving you some insight into how the wealthy live, however I was expecting more details than what got. Still an interesting book to read anyway.
It's as fair a trade as any.This wonderful primer should be handed out to anyone who wins a lottery jackpot. However, some necessary information keeps changing regularly, and for that reason, we all know that the real handbook for the filthy rich is not a book at all. This book is a great start. Although they will surely lose it all in a short period of time; this book might help to keep their middle-class ways to a minimum or at least until they go back to their proper place. In fact it's Robb Report magazine. The best thing a newly minted millionaire could do is marry an unfortunate blue blood who has lost his/her family fortune. I look forward to an updated version of this in the future. 4 stars.
.but not as funny. Errors abound - Taki went to Blair, not Lawrenceville. - which cast doubt on the entire book. Enjoyable, but not the best of its genre.
One of the most enjoyable reads.tells all about what the filthy rich drive, buy, where they eat and what they wear as well as everything else to allow you to duplicate them if you want.great reference guide.
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