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The New Millionaire Handbook

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Hilarious! Just when I was feeling lost and alone in this new money world, I can find comic relief from this book. I'm sure everyone can relate to the absolute insanity that now engulfs this country. This will be my holiday gift to all on my list, and I can't recommend it enough.

Confused about how to spend your newly acquired dot-com era payout? Concerned that your L. L. Bean comfort clogs and vintage Cadillac are out-of-style when compared to your neighbors' Prada suede-leather two-piece pumps and matching Lexus LX 470? Embarrassed that your boy, Tommy, was passed over as captain of the local squash team, in favor of young Cooper Morgan III?

Enter, The New Millionaire's Handbook, a resource for those who have just arrived on the scene, and want to be sure of fitting in at the party. Written with a flagrant disregard for the benefactors of "Old Money" and yuppies, the Handbook is exclusively aimed at a younger generation with money to burn. Why settle for a simple $600 GE dishwasher when twin, side-by-side Mieles are available at $1,500 apiece. Granted, such extravagancies are only fully appreciated by your supernumerary staffers, but such a prominent display of your exquisite taste exudes a careful attention to detail.

Lest we forget our perfect children - the Handbook provides A to Z guidance for any new suburbanite mommy and daddy. From a list of appropriate names to the specific dimensions and prerequisites for the new arrival's living quarters, exceptional attention is spent on detail. Montessori schools are for Old Money; private boarding institutions are far more rigorous and will champion the values of winning and enduring success. College planning starts at birth with annual endowments to the college of choice - our new generation just won't take "no" for an answer. Every moment is carefully planned, often years in advance. For younger children, after-school play dates are scheduled to ensure proper social development. As they blossom into adolescence, young pre-teens will expect their own driver and credit card to enjoy quality time with their upscale friends. And certainly, following their carefully monitored early driving years in Mom's former SUV, a BMW Z-3 roadster is an appropriate high school graduation gift. Have no fear - the answers are all here!

From cars to clothing, and spas to spirituality, the Handbook can help you make a painless transition into the "good life". There is simply no better quick-reference tool available. Separated neatly into 14 topical areas, each subdivided further into detailed categories, searching for specific information is a straightforward exercise. Need to learn more about the perfect car? The Handbook has got the answer, from roof racks to rhino bars. How about personal care? Everything is easily located, from doctors to day spas. Even through the most difficult times, including death, disease and divorce, the Handbook is a well-researched carousel of knowledge.

Aptly categorized by the Library of Congress as a description of a particular social structure, this book is crucial for anyone who can actually afford to follow its every detail. And for those who cannot, it has been secondarily categorized appropriately: "humor".

-- Joshua A. Gerlick

Have an afternoon to spend with a book that is sure to give you laughs? This is definitely the selection of choice. The funny thing about comedy, there is always a bit of truth. It's humor is timely and is definitely along the same lines as the "Preppie's Handbook" of some 20 years ago.

See how the other half lives.

this book is quite humorous and also could prove useful to anyone stuck with too much dosh and considering a move to the suburbs. If you're just another over-extended day trader,it still has lots of laughs for now and wisdom for later. nice "mad magazine" style art work and fairly priced too.

"The New Millionaire's Handbook" is hilarious. A well-written, entertaining satire, it's filled with one-liners aimed at elitism. Fountain pokes fun at the materialistic, arrogant, one-upmanship mentality that permeates society. On a more serious note, it makes the reader examine himself to see if he has replaced meaningful human relationships with mere things. If you like tongue-in-cheek humor, be sure to read "The Millionaire's Handbook." It will make you laugh out loud.

Undoubtley The best Book I ever Read I'm Hoping There Will Be a Sequel!

I picked this book up hoping to learn some new techniques on climbing the social ladder, but a lot of this is just common sense, and the stuff that isn't I had figured out on my own within a year after graduating. Also be aware (and this isn't really the author's fault) that some of his info is dated...With the release of the Hummer H2, and G-Wagon's being so affordable now, purchasing either one of these vehicles isn't nearly as powerful a statement as the author leads you to believe. If you are truly interested in learning about what it takes to distinguish yourself from the average people out there, I would direct your attention to Bernhard Roetzel's 'Gentleman' which I found to be far more informative.