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Richistan: A Journey Through the American Wealth Boom and the Lives of the New Rich

Frank explores the lives and lifestyles of a new breed of millionaires and billionaires - many of them self-made and from blue-collar backgrounds - and how this new gilded age is affecting wider society.

Setting
USA
Audience
adult

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