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

The recent explosion of wealth has created a new breed of multimillionaires. Richistan takes readers inside a rarified world to see how blue-collar-workers-turned-billionaires are earning, spending, and living. From "Butler School," where domestics are specially trained to serve the newly wealthy, to self-help groups for coping with the strains of $10 million incomes, you'll discover how the nouveau riche learn to be riche. In addition, Richistan looks behind the glitz to find the real story behind new money and its impact on the richest nation in the world.