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  • A Journey Through the American Wealth Boom and the Lives of the New Rich
  • Written by: Robert Frank
  • Narrated by: Dick Hill
  • Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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Written by: Robert Frank
Narrated by: Dick Hill
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The rich have always been different from you and me, but this revealing and funny journey through Richistan 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 "arborists". They're 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 21st century's nouveau riche.

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: the 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.
©2007 Robert Frank (P)2007 Tantor Media Inc.
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"Frank understands how great fortunes are made and how great fortunes are spent. I had a wonderful time reading this book." (Dominick Dunne)

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Light-hearted, yet informative.

A light-hearted, yet informative book about America's super-rich. Released in 2007, still relevant in 2021. Overall, it's an entertaining and enjoyable book. I also like Dick Hill's narrative style that adds a hint of humour and sarcasm. I will likely buy Robert Frank's other book... The High-Beta Rich.

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A Book that never being outdated

I first bought the book when i was in Hong Kong about 10 years ago. I bought it through Audible again because i lent it to someone else and i never got it back. It inspired me into a whole new level of mind set.
Nothing is impossible. People think billionaires are untouchable, but it isnt. Some of them grew up in an ordinary family and work their way to the top. If we work hard and stay with our vision and goal. We will eventually be success, even if we don't, we earned the experience in order to have a higher chance to be success. I would recommend this book to everyone.

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