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"In the cozy den of the large but modest house in Omaha where he has lived since he started on his first billion, Warren Buffett watched the horrors of Hurricane Katrina unfold on television in early September 2005. . . . On the fourth day, he beheld in disbelief the paralysis of local, state, and federal authorities unable to commence basic operations of rescue and sustenance, not just in New Orleans, but in towns and villages all along the Gulf Coast. . . He knew exactly what he had to do. . ."

So begins the vivid fictional account by political activist and bestselling author Ralph Nader that answers the question, "What if?" What if a cadre of superrich individuals tried to become a driving force in America to organize and institutionalize the interests of the citizens of this troubled nation? What if some of America's most powerful individuals decided it was time to fix our government and return the power to the people? What if they focused their power on unionizing Wal-Mart? What if a national political party were formed with the sole purpose of advancing clean elections? What if these seventeen superrich individuals decided to galvanize a movement for alternative forms of energy that will effectively clean up the environment? What if together they took on corporate goliaths and Congress to provide the necessities of life and advance the solutions so long left on the shelf by an avaricious oligarchy? What could happen?

This extraordinary story, written by the author who knows the most about citizen action, returns us to the literature of American social movements—to Edward Bellamy, to Upton Sinclair, to John Steinbeck, to Stephen Crane—reminding us in the process that changing the body politic of America starts with imagination.
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"This tale has a moral substance and political content that is quite relevant for our time!" —Cornel West

"A breakthrough book that sparks the imagination and inspires us to think about the political economy our country deserves." —Rose Ann Demoro, executive director, California Nurses Association

"Clever, fanciful, thought-provoking." —New York Times

"Ralph Nader, the consumer activist and corporate scourge, is saying nice things about the kind of folks you'd expect him to despise ... worthy of a billionaire's portfolio." —Hillel Italie, Associated Press

"With his new book, Ralph Nader—always the iconoclast and visionary—has created a new genre. ... How many leftist books leave you feeling hopeful, even optimistic? How many offer you a picture of a new world that inspires you to act? ... A genuine creative leap in genre and substance." —Tikkun Magazine Review

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Born in Connecticut in 1934, RALPH NADER has spent his lifetime challenging corporations and government agencies to be more accountable to the public. His 1965 book Unsafe at Any Speed permanently altered the course of a reckless U.S. automobile industry and made Nader a household name. His lobbying and writing on the food industry helped to ensure that the food we buy is required to pass strict guidelines before reaching the consumer. One of Nader’s greatest achievements was his successful lobbying for a 1974 amendment to the Freedom of Information Act, which gave increased public access to government documents. Over the years he has co-founded the public interest groups Public Citizen, Critical Mass, Commercial Alert, and the Center for the Study of Responsive Law. His 2000 presidential campaign on the Green Party ticket served to broaden the scope of debate on the nation’s priorities. Named by the Atlantic as one of the hundred most influential figures in American history, Nader continues to be a relentless advocate for grassroots activism and democratic change. He lives in Washington, D.C.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Seven Stories Press (September 22, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 736 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1583229035
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1583229033
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.32 x 2.18 x 9.26 inches
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Named by The Atlantic as one of the hundred most influential figures in American history, and by Time and Life magazines as one of the most influential Americans of the twentieth century, Ralph Nader has helped us drive safer cars, eat healthier food, breathe better air, drink cleaner water, and work in safer environments for more than four decades.

The crusading attorney first made headlines in 1965 with his book Unsafe at Any Speed, a scathing indictment that lambasted the auto industry for producing unsafe vehicles. The book led to congressional hearings and automobile safety laws passed in 1966, including the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. He was instrumental in the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC), and the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA). Many lives have been saved by Nader's involvement in the recall of millions of unsafe consumer products, including defective motor vehicles, and in the protection of laborers and the environment. By starting dozens of citizen groups, Ralph Nader has created an atmosphere of corporate and governmental accountability.

Ralph Nader's most recent books include, Wrecking America (with Mark Green) the Nader Family Cookbook, How the Rats Vetoed Congress, and Breaking Through Power.

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Customers find the book engaging and thought-provoking. They praise the writing style as creative and vivid. The book is described as readable, easy to understand, and fun to read. Readers appreciate the straightforward and simple proposals. They find the story entertaining with its unique personalities and characters.

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Customers enjoy the book's engaging and thoughtful content. They find it worthwhile to read, but some readers feel the writing is poor.

"...His book is a wonderful odyssey into the near future and it is an enjoyable one...." Read more

"...As such, it may be worth skimming. This jaded cynic, however, wants a bit more realism mixed in." Read more

"...elections, the story is sometimes funny - sometimes serious - ALWAYS enjoyable! You won't be disappointed." Read more

"...That being said, he has written maybe one of the worst books ever written. Other 1 star reviews have pretty much nailed it...." Read more

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Customers find the book thought-provoking, informative, and inspirational. They appreciate the author's knowledge of popular culture and his ability to understand the motives of the super-rich. The book provides a potential blueprint for future hope and possibility.

"...His knowledge of popular culture is impressive who has been perceived as so focused on economic and political issues...." Read more

"...issues really forced me to examine my own positions and was really thought provoking...." Read more

"...It does serve as a primer on several political issues, and it gives the reader some idea of what participatory democracy would really look like...." Read more

"...It has in-depth understanding of how corporate boardroom and political offices work...." Read more

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Customers find the writing style engaging, thoughtful, and creative. They describe the prose as vivid and fun to read. The writing has democratic principles at its heart, and the dialogues are witty and powerful.

"...who has read his "The Seventeen Traditions" can attest to the beauty of his prose and to the deeper values that he represents...." Read more

"This is a very creative work in which Nader paints his paradise and shows how it could be accomplished by the most wealthy capitalists...." Read more

"...The dialogs are witty and powerful. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in political inside-dealing...." Read more

"...His prose is beautiful. The writing always has democratic principles at heart and the increasing polarization of the tiny sliver of the population..." Read more

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Customers find the book readable and easy to understand. They appreciate the author's skillful writing and say it must have been enjoyable for him to write.

"...30-40% of the positions the protagonists espouse, I really did enjoy reading it and applaud Nader for creating this work...." Read more

"...As a political satire, this book is an excellent read. It has in-depth understanding of how corporate boardroom and political offices work...." Read more

"...Well, he might, but this novel must have been fun for him to write. Doesn't Ralph deserve to have fun?..." Read more

"Its an interesting and easy read. It hooks you in from the start. I really liked Nader's fictional assault on Walmart...." Read more

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"Thoughtful and well written. Conceptually provocative and doable. Factionally excellent... Must read openmindedly to imagine ALL the ???..." Read more

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"...case all these characteristics, money, brains and mission are embodied as real individuals who, by their wits have amassed billions, but who, over..." Read more

"...There is unique personality for each person and the anecdotes they refer to just made you smile. I started this book with great interest...." Read more

"...I loved his choice of "characters", and hope that the real people liked the way they were portrayed and perhaps are inspired to act...." Read more

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  • John Zogby
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nader's Vision of a Better Place
    Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2010
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    Full disclosure: Ralph Nader is a good friend. Please don't mistake that for any pretention because Ralph is truly everyone's good friend. Even those who don't realize it. He should have been the automaker's good friend. So too with the bankers, the insurance companies, the airlines, the unions, to a lot of people who were ultimately done in either by their own myopia or by venal people in their midst. Ralph is one of the giants of American history and will always have his place among the great.

    His book is a wonderful odyssey into the near future and it is an enjoyable one. First of all, Ralph has already shown that he can write more than a legal brief. Anyone who has read his "The Seventeen Traditions" can attest to the beauty of his prose and to the deeper values that he represents. Second, he reveals more of himself in this new book than simply the uncompromising crusader he has been all his life (and all of our lives, as well). We now see him as Saul Alinsky with a vision for a better world. Alinsky was the pre-eminent community organizer of his day and actually founded a school for local activists which taught skills like how to get people to a meeting, anger the opposition enough to get them to respond, and how handle the press. There is a lot of Alinsky in Ralph.

    But there is also a lot of Edward Bellamy in "How the Super Rich Can Save Us". Bellamy was perhaps the first among equals of utopians writing in the late 19th century who lifted his readers out of the horrors of the industrial revolution toward a vision of a better future.

    So we now see a 21st Century Ralph Nader: a Saul Alinsky with a vision of a better world and an Edward Bellamy armed with superior legal talent and plenty of street political savvy.

    I just love it. This is the kind of guy who can cut through the bloviation and tell us, in the great words of Larry the Cable Guy, how to "get 'er done".

    In a world of chaos, we need to anticipate what comes next. Whatever it will be, it will come from the citizenry who are giving up on many of the old institutions and rules that govern them. Ralph's book is a realistic utopia and can be enabled by those who have the resources to move it along. None of the proposed actions and results are pie-in-the-sky. They are very real. And he has an uncanny knack for understanding the motives of the super-rich and others. His knowledge of popular culture is impressive who has been perceived as so focused on economic and political issues.

    Here is the final test for a book like this: can anyone really deny that Ralph Nader's world, as described in "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us", would be decidedly better than where we are now?

    "No", said the billionaire who has made too mcuh money and must now take on the challenge of building a better world.

    "No", said the business person paying too much in taxes and receiving very little (if any) payback.

    "No", said the union organizer trying to still be relevant in a changing world.

    "No", said the entrepreneur who needs to be surrounded with creative ideas.

    "No", said the tea-partier who is fighting against everything but is not quite sure what he or she is for.

    "No", said the pollster who just loved this book.

    I am going to give this as gifts throughout 2010.
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  • Dar
    1.0 out of 5 stars So bad. Just so bad.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2022
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    OK, to be clear first off. I LIKE Ralph. I have one of his signed books that is not fiction, like this one. (Ralph. Never write fiction again). He has done much in his career and is clearly a good guy. Wish there clones of him in Congress/Senate. That being said, he has written maybe one of the worst books ever written. Other 1 star reviews have pretty much nailed it. First of all...700+ pages? Maybe if its a GREAT book you never want to end. This book could have EASILY been shortened to 200 pages of just no-wasted space story. Would have reached way more people. But the entire premise is just so ridiculous. First of all, Nader the champion of the poor and downtrodden, and a person who greatly detests super rich meatballs, is writing an entire book about the Super rich saving us?! wTF?! His crew of super rich is ridiculous. Bill Cosby, Yoko ONo? The owner of Sams club? Some other super d-listers? They arent even SUPEr rich. I dont think even half the ones he listed were EVER billionaires? They have like ZERO pull or influence even when book was written. But look at the actual super rich mentioned. Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, George soros. What have they dont to help the planet in the last 13 yrs since book has been written? News flash Ralph. The super rich dont want to help the planet! They all want to help THEMSELVES. But some of the worst parts are the actual dialogue he gives them. Bill Cosby (yes, this one especially didnt age well!) literally says " national & international distinctions aren't clear anymore, whether were talking about peace or arms control or my tormented ancestral home of Africa or WTO globalization and our loss of sovereignty". WOW. Try not to die laughing as you read that. Ralph, the book would have been way better with fictional rich characters, not real ones we already know ( who are mostly a-holes, and don't talk anything like you make them speak in the book). Book is just SO bad.
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  • Mrs V Faulkner
    4.0 out of 5 stars The main idea of this book is perfect but it is a long read and I haven't ...
    Reviewed in Canada on August 30, 2015
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    The main idea of this book is perfect but it is a long read and I haven't finished it yet. What a shame more rich people don't read this book and put into play the ideas. Would make a lot of people happier in the States.
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  • George
    4.0 out of 5 stars Witziger Ansatz..
    Reviewed in Germany on May 28, 2010
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    Da ich Ralph Nader bestenfalls wage kenne, ging ich unbefangen vor. Das Buch setzt eine witzige Idee die gerade durch ihre weltfremde Art an Charakter gewinnt toll um. Ich habe es als Belletristik aufgefasst, mich unterhalten lassen und dennoch einige Ideen daraus entnommen wie unsere moderne Technik nicht nur zur digitalen Überflutung und Überwachung, sondern eben auch zur Umsetzung neuer Ideen eingesetzt werden kann.

    Der Einstieg in dem Roman erfordert ein bisschen Zeit, wobei der Schluss durchaus etwas genauer formuliert sein könnte. Nichtsdestotrotz eine klare Empfehlung für alle, die ab und zu in "was wäre wenn" Gedanken schwelgen wollen.
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