Richistan
The rich have always been different from you and me, but this revealing and funny journey through aRichistana entertainingly shows that they are more different than ever. Richistanis have 400-foot-yachts, 30, 000-square-foot homes, house staffs of more than 100, and their own aarborists.a Theyare also different from Old Money, and have torn down blue-blood institutions to build their own shining empire. Richistan is like the best travel writing, full of colorful and interesting stories providing insights into exotic locales. Robert Frank has been loitering on the docks of yacht marinas, pestering his way into charity balls, and schmoozing with real estate agents selling mega-houses to capture the story of the twenty-first centuryas nouveau riche: House-training the rich. People with new wealth have to be taught how to act like, well, proper rich people. Just in the nick of time, thereas been a boom in the number of newly trained butlersaahousehold managersaawho will serve just the right cabernet when a Richistanias new buddies from Palm Beach stop by. aMy boat is bigger than your boat.a Only in Richistan would a 100-foot-boat be considered a dinghy. Personal pleasure craft have started to rival navy destroyers in size and speed. Richistan is also a place where friends make fun of those misers who buy the new girlfriend a mere Mercedes SLK. aYou want my money? Prove that youare helping the needy!a Richistanis are not only consuming like crazy, theyare also shaking up the establishmentas bureaucratic, slow-moving charity network, making lean, results-oriented philanthropy an important new driving force. Move over, Christian Coalition. Richistanis are more Democratic than Republican, afed up and not going to take it anymore, a and willing to spend millions to get progressive-oriented politicians elected. aMy name is Mike and Iam rich.a Think that money is the answer? Think again as Robert Frank explores the emotional complexities of wealth. And, as Robert Frank reveals, there is not one Richistan but three: Lower, Middle, and Upper, each of which has its own levels and distinctions of wealth athe haves and the have-mores. The influence of Richistan and the Richistanis extends well beyond the almost ten million households that make up its population, as the nonstop quest for status and an insatiable demand for luxury goods reshapes the entire American economy. From the Hardcover edition.Robert Frank has been loitering on the docks of yacht marinas, pestering his way into charity balls, and schmoozing with real estate agents selling mega-houses to capture the story of the twenty-first centuryas nouveau riche: House ...
| Title | : | Richistan |
| Author | : | Robert Frank |
| Publisher | : | Crown Business - 2008-06-03 |
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