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The Ultra Rich: How Much Is Too Much?

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The Ultra Rich examines the lives of thirty American multi-millionaires and their extravagances. Eighteen of them are self-made entrepreneurs; many made a killing in merchandising, real estate or financial services. The sample includes potato baron Jack Simplot of Boise, Idaho; Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione; investment king Edward Bass; Dallas heiress Jane Hunt; and New York realtor Sam LeFrakIt. Vance Packard deplores the negative effect on the nation's economy of such massive individual fortunes and suggests possible solutions.

Language: English

Pages: 358

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Little Brown and Company

Release: February 01, 1989

ISBN: 0316687529

ISBN 13: 9780316687522

The Ultra Rich: How Much Is Too Much?

3.9/5 ( ratings)

The Ultra Rich examines the lives of thirty American multi-millionaires and their extravagances. Eighteen of them are self-made entrepreneurs; many made a killing in merchandising, real estate or financial services. The sample includes potato baron Jack Simplot of Boise, Idaho; Penthouse publisher Bob Guccione; investment king Edward Bass; Dallas heiress Jane Hunt; and New York realtor Sam LeFrakIt. Vance Packard deplores the negative effect on the nation's economy of such massive individual fortunes and suggests possible solutions.

Language: English

Pages: 358

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Little Brown and Company

Release: February 01, 1989

ISBN: 0316687529

ISBN 13: 9780316687522

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