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Want to know what it's like to be rich? Why do you? Would it make you feel better to read about people with so much money that they have lost all touch with reality and fundamental values? In his book, Richistan: A Journey Through the American Wealth Boom and the Lives of the New Rich, Wall Street Journal reporter Robert Frank exposes us to some family snapshots of the super-rich. A few portraits
Alexander A. Bove, Jr., Bove & Langa, Boston
Want to know what it's like to be rich? Why do you? Would it make you feel better to read about people with so much money that they have lost all touch with reality and fundamental values? In his book, Richistan: A Journey Through the American Wealth Boom and the Lives of the New Rich, Wall Street Journal reporter Robert Frank exposes us to some family snapshots of the super-rich. A few portraits scintillate initially — but very quickly, become boring. I mean, you see one billionaire with a mega-yacht, you've seen them all.
Take Paul Allen, for instance. Allen, the Microsoft billionaire, has a yacht more than 400 feet long, housing a basketball court, music studio, glass-bottom living room, and ...
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