Mechanic, Michael <br/><br/>
Jackpot   how the super-rich really live--and how their wealth harms us all  
 Jack pot 
Michael Mechanic 
 - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. 
 - New York, NY   Simon & Schuster  2021 
 - viii, 404 pages   illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Jackpot -- Retail therapy -- The one -- From the elite to the impossible -- Entourage -- The psychology of consumption -- Losing trust -- The marriage premium -- My bodyguard -- The offspring -- Getting in -- Losing touch -- Capital Hill -- The snow ball grows -- Dynasty -- Who wants to have it all? -- Thriving while black -- Women on top -- Giving it away -- Perfect storm. 
<br/><br/> "A senior editor at Mother Jones dives into the lives of the extremely rich, showing the fascinating, otherworldly realm they inhabit--and the insidious ways this realm harms us all"--  Striking it rich is among the most resilient of American fantasies; we dream of the jackpot, the life-altering payday, in whatever form that takes. But rarely do we follow the fantasy to its conclusion: to ponder the social, psychological, and societal downsides of great affluence and the fact that so few possess it. Featuring dozens of interviews with fortunate citizens, Mechanic shares a compassionate, character-rich, perversely humorous, and ultimately troubling journey into the American wealth fantasy and where it has taken us. -- adapted from jacket 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781982127213 9781982127220 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2020046505 
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<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>020158126  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Wealth--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.<br/>Rich people--United States.<br/>Equality--United States.<br/>Social stratification--United States.<br/>Riches<br/>Business & Economics--Economic History
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC110.W4  / M445 2021 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.52340973 Mec   9