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Author Mechanic, Michael, author.

Title Jackpot : how the super-rich really live--and how their wealth harms us all / Michael Mechanic.

Publication Info. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2021.
Location Call No. Status
 95th Street Adult Nonfiction  305.5234097 MEC    AVAILABLE
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Description viii, 404 pages ; 24 cm
Contents Jackpot -- Retail Therapy -- The One -- From the Elite to the Impossible -- Entourage -- The Psychology of Consumption -- Losing Trust -- The Marriage Premium -- My Bodyguard -- The Offspring -- Getting In -- Losing Touch -- Capital Hill -- The Snow Ball Grows -- Dynasty -- Who Wants to Have it All? -- Thriving While Black -- Women on Top -- Giving It Away -- Perfect Storm.
Summary "A senior editor at Mother Jones dives into the lives of the extremely rich, showing the fascinating, otherworldly realm they inhabit-and the insidious ways this realm harms us all"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-389) and index.
Subject Wealth -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
Rich people -- United States.
Equality -- United States.
Social stratification -- United States.
ISBN 9781982127213 (hardcover)
9781982127220 (paperback)
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