The Official Filthy Rich Handbook
by Christopher Tennant
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Author: Christopher TennantEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-06-19
ISBN: 0761147039
Number of pages: 247
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
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Book Review: Great primer for the newly minted
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is a great start. However, some necessary information keeps changing regularly, and for that reason, we all know that the real handbook for the filthy rich is not a book at all. In fact it's Robb Report magazine.
The best thing a newly minted millionaire could do is marry an unfortunate blue blood who has lost his/her family fortune. It's as fair a trade as any.
This wonderful primer should be handed out to anyone who wins a lottery jackpot. Although they will surely lose it all in a short period of time; this book might help to keep their middle-class ways to a minimum or at least until they go back to their proper place. I look forward to an updated version of this in the future. 4 stars!
Summary of The Official Filthy Rich Handbook
How the Other .0001% LiveIt's looking like another banner year for America's moneyed over-class, the lucky .0001 percent sitting on $30 million-plus in liquid assets.
But sadly, most of the newcomers joining their ranks are simply not prepared to make the decisions that come with having it all. Unsure about everything-butler or majordomo? St. Tropez or St. Thomas?-they will blow their hard-earned billions on tacky houses, outrageous wardrobes, and outr? diversions of various stripes. Because, while there are countless ways to make a fortune these days, there's still only one way to be Filthy Rich.
Fortunately, in the spirit of The Official Preppy Handbook-the 1.3-million-copy bestseller that taught all of us how to be WASPily top drawer-help has arrived. A dead-on, deadpan guide to living large in the land of plenty, The Official Filthy Rich Handbook yanks the monogrammed pashmina off a world few mortals ever get to see. Packed with insight and savvy, it brings this rarified universe to scandalous new life, feeding our endless fascination with the tastefully loaded, while offering practical instructions for those who dream of joining them.
In it, you'll learn not only where to live and what to wear, but about the things that really matter. How to hire a household staff. The right cosmetic surgery procedures for you...and your children. The proper way to name your houses. The sacred role of privet hedges. Why the Filthy Rich swim naked. The down-and-dirty on your fellow plutocrats (The Nerdling, The Raider, and the Grande Dame, to name a few). The moochers and scoundrels to know and avoid. How to buy a gigayacht. The right spots to party in Sardinia, Aspen, Nantucket, and St. Barts. The world's hottest tax havens. The four interior decorators worth waiting for. The Filthy Richest rehabs. Boarding schools of the rich and feckless. Why it's so hard to break into the art market and how to sound smart about Richard Serra. And much, much more. The rich "are different from you and me," F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote. Wait until you see the Filthy Rich.
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