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Wills of the Rich and Famous

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This reprint of an earlier edition contains more current demises and devises, including the wills of Elvis, Jerry and Diana. These peeks at how the glitterati and the grandees shuffled off their mortal coils and bequeathed their worldy possessions is revealing, amusing, sometimes noble and heartening and other times demeaning and peevish. These wills may not be for you, but they remind you that we all enter and leave this plane in a similar, if not identical fashion and the stuff, such as it is, that we accumulate in this realm, is no more than what dreams are made of, but, in our society, must be attended to. This is a snapshot of how some of us attend to that chore.

I recently gave several of these books as father's day gifts and had wonderful responses. The book created quite a few heated discussions about philosophies of inheritance,charity, greed and personal expression after death. The book was entertaining to read while at the same time educational in exposing the simple errors many famous people have made in creating faulty wills.

There is nothing quite like a will to reveal someone's true feelings. It was surprising to read how the rich and famous disposed of their property and used their wills to settle old scores and reward friends and relatives. Makes wonderful summer reading

He not only leaves out the best, most interesting parts, but "guesses" at people's motives--and not even that very well....He lists only most readily available data on the lives of the famous...and all in all, makes me feel like somebody OUGHT to write a book like this, only with some real information and talent!!! Don't bother.

Excellent work. Should encourage everryone to make sure they take the time to complete their estate planning with a professional.

I loved this book so much I believe that every home should have its own copy. The facts and the insights Mr. Nass presents in his review of these wills are amazing!

I can't wait for him to publish another volume to come out so I can add it to my collection.

The book, wills of the rich and famous, contains many interesting looks at the oddities of rich and famous people as can be seen through their wills. However, this book is definetely not a book I would recommend to people who are looking for casual reading and are not trying to write a will based on a famous persons.