I like a book that starts out in the following way:
Remember when having a couple of million dollars meant something? Neither do we.
Thus begins The Official Filthy Rich Handbook (How the other .0001% lives), by Christopher Tennant. Very few of us have been in the position of having to decide which island to buy, or how to throw an over-the-top society party. And with the economy in the dumper, fewer of us are likely to get there any time soon, but when we do, this is the book to have. It includes all sorts of fun directories, like private clubs, personal travel management, and realtors. While not every restaurant mentioned is out of reach of us mere mortals- I have been to Il Fornaio often, and it is very affordable to working people – certainly I look forward to the day when I get to decorate my first private jet. Did you know that Tom Cruise has a hot tub in his? Talk about physics challenges.
Perhaps the best way to describe this book is to borrow from Tom Wolfe who has a splash on the back cover:
Reading this handbook is like eating 12 baked Alaskas in a row…
Ah glutony! Those looking for charity should look elsewhere.