All the money in the world
Subtitle: how the Forbes 400 make--and spend--their fortunes
By: edited by Peter W. Bernstein and Annalyn Swan
Edition: First Vintage Books Edition 2008.
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780307278760
Copyright date: 2007
Subjects: Rich people; Millionaires; Wealth; Rich
Description: Profiles the wealthiest Americans of the past quarter century to reveal how they achieved success in various fields, how they made their fortunes in various industries, and how they saved, enhanced, and occasionally squandered their wealth.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references ([361]-396) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. What is takes : Education, intelligence, drive; title: Risk; title: Luck, and timing; title: Winning is everything; title: Part 2. Blue-collar billionaires; title: West Coast money; title: Entertainment and media; title: Beyond Wall Street; title: Part III. Spending it : Conspicuous consumption; title: Heirs; title: Family feunds; title: Giving it away; title: Power and politics; title: Afterword : Money and happiness; title: Appendix : The Forbes 400, 1982-2006.