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100 1  Mears, Ashley,|d1980-|eauthor. 
245 10 Very important people :|bstatus and beauty in the global 
       party circuit|h[Hoopla electronic resource] /|cAshley 
       Mears. 
250    Unabridged. 
264  1 [United States] :|bRecorded Books, Inc.,|c2020. 
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511 0  Read by Mia Barron. 
520    A sociologist and former fashion model takes readers 
       inside the elite global party circuit of "models and 
       bottles" to reveal how beautiful young women are used to 
       boost the status of men Million-dollar birthday parties, 
       megayachts on the French Riviera, and $40,000 bottles of 
       champagne. In today's New Gilded Age, the world's moneyed 
       classes have taken conspicuous consumption to new 
       extremes. In Very Important People, sociologist, author, 
       and former fashion model Ashley Mears takes readers inside
       the exclusive global nightclub and party circuit - from 
       New York City and the Hamptons to Miami and Saint-Tropez -
       to reveal the intricate economy of beauty, status, and 
       money that lies behind these spectacular displays of 
       wealth and leisure. Mears spent eighteen months in this 
       world of "models and bottles" to write this captivating, 
       sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking narrative. She 
       describes how clubs and restaurants pay promoters to 
       recruit beautiful young women to their venues in order to 
       attract men and get them to spend huge sums in the ritual 
       of bottle service. These "girls" enhance the status of the
       men and enrich club owners, exchanging their bodily 
       capital for as little as free drinks and a chance to party
       with men who are rich or aspire to be. Though they are 
       priceless assets in the party circuit, these women are 
       regarded as worthless as long-term relationship prospects,
       and their bodies are constantly assessed against men's 
       money. A story of extreme gender inequality in a seductive
       world, Very Important People unveils troubling realities 
       behind moneyed leisure in an age of record economic 
       disparity. 
538    Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
650  0 Young women|xSocial life and customs. 
650  0 Socialites. 
650  0 Social status. 
650  0 Businessmen|xSocial life and customs. 
650  0 Rich people. 
650  0 Subculture. 
700 1  Barron, Mia,|enarrator. 
710 2  hoopla digital. 
830  0 ITK audio. 
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