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Title:

All the money in the world : how the Forbes 400 make--and spend--their fortunes / edited by Peter W. Bernstein and Annalyn Swan.

Edition:

1st Vintage Books ed.

Publisher:

Vintage Books,

Copyright Date:

2008, c2007

Description:

xi, 416 p. ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Rich people--United States.
Millionaires--United States.
Wealth--United States.

Other Authors:

Bernstein, Peter W.
Swan, Annalyn.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references ([361]-396) and index.

Contents:

Part 1. What is takes : Education, intelligence, drive -- Risk -- Luck, and timing -- Winning is everything -- Part 2. Blue-collar billionaires -- West Coast money -- Entertainment and media -- Beyond Wall Street -- Part III. Spending it : Conspicuous consumption -- Heirs -- Family feunds -- Giving it away -- Power and politics -- Afterword : Money and happiness -- Appendix : The Forbes 400, 1982-2006.

Summary:

Profiles the wealthiest Americans of the past quarter century to reveal how they achieved success in various fields, how they made their fortunes in various industries, and how they saved, enhanced, and occasionally squandered their wealth.

ISBN:

030727876X
9780307278760

OCLC:

(OCoLC)213447520

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)