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Less Than Zero
by Bret Easton Ellis • 1985
Home from college, Clay drifts through LA parties where the glamour hides something rotting.
3.61
102k+
Less Than Zero Summary
Less Than Zero 89%
Home from college, Clay drifts through LA parties where the glamour hides something rotting.
by Bret Easton Ellis 1985
3.61
102k+ ratings
The Beautiful and Damned
by F. Scott Fitzgerald • 1922
Parties, gin, and the long wait for an inheritance hollow out a golden Jazz Age couple.
3.73
66k+
The Beautiful and Damned Summary
The Beautiful and Damned 89%
Parties, gin, and the long wait for an inheritance hollow out a golden Jazz Age couple.
by F. Scott Fitzgerald 1922
3.73
66k+ ratings
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Ottessa Moshfegh • 2018
She's young, rich, and so empty she plans to drug herself into a year-long hibernation.
3.60
580k+
My Year of Rest and Relaxation Summary
My Year of Rest and Relaxation 88%
She's young, rich, and so empty she plans to drug herself into a year-long hibernation.
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2018
3.60
580k+ ratings
WASPS
by Michael Knox Beran • 2021
The WASPs had everything except wholeness. Their long pursuit of it built America, then broke them.
3.46
126
WASPS Summary
WASPS 88%
The WASPs had everything except wholeness. Their long pursuit of it built America, then broke them.
by Michael Knox Beran 2021
3.46
126 ratings
The New Elite
by Jim Taylor • 2008
Most of the truly wealthy are self-made, shop at Costco, and prefer you never notice.
3.69
132
The New Elite Summary
The New Elite 88%
Most of the truly wealthy are self-made, shop at Costco, and prefer you never notice.
by Jim Taylor 2008
3.69
132 ratings
Pineapple Street
by Jenny Jackson • 2023
Three women in a wealthy Brooklyn family learn that money buys everything except belonging.
3.55
212k+
Pineapple Street Summary
Pineapple Street 88%
Three women in a wealthy Brooklyn family learn that money buys everything except belonging.
by Jenny Jackson 2023
3.55
212k+ ratings
Appointment in Samarra
by John O'Hara • 1934
One drunken insult at the country club: a Cadillac dealer learns his small town never forgets.
3.81
16k+
Appointment in Samarra Summary
Appointment in Samarra 88%
One drunken insult at the country club: a Cadillac dealer learns his small town never forgets.
by John O'Hara 1934
3.81
16k+ ratings
The Velvet Rope Economy
by Nelson D. Schwartz • 2020
From fast passes to private firefighters, a new tier of everything is carving society in two.
4.08
1k+
The Velvet Rope Economy Summary
The Velvet Rope Economy 88%
From fast passes to private firefighters, a new tier of everything is carving society in two.
by Nelson D. Schwartz 2020
4.08
1k+ ratings
The Stoic
by Theodore Dreiser • 1947
His empire crumbling, an American financier stakes everything on London and a much younger muse.
4.35
3k+
The Stoic Summary
The Stoic 88%
His empire crumbling, an American financier stakes everything on London and a much younger muse.
by Theodore Dreiser 1947
4.35
3k+ ratings
Jackpot
by Michael Mechanic • 2021
Extreme wealth corrodes character, isolates its owners, and rigs the economy against everyone else.
3.86
820
Jackpot Summary
Jackpot 87%
Extreme wealth corrodes character, isolates its owners, and rigs the economy against everyone else.
by Michael Mechanic 2021
3.86
820 ratings
Luxury Fever
by Robert H. Frank • 1999
Your happiness depends less on what you own than on having more than your neighbor.
3.77
184
Luxury Fever Summary
Luxury Fever 87%
Your happiness depends less on what you own than on having more than your neighbor.
by Robert H. Frank 1999
3.77
184 ratings
Money Changes Everything
by Jenny Offill • 2007
Twenty-two writers reveal what money did to their marriages, their morals, and their sense of self.
3.52
182
Money Changes Everything Summary
Money Changes Everything 87%
Twenty-two writers reveal what money did to their marriages, their morals, and their sense of self.
by Jenny Offill 2007
3.52
182 ratings
The Mandibles
by Lionel Shriver • 2016
The Mandibles waited decades for an inheritance that disappears the night America defaults.
3.71
12k+
The Mandibles Summary
The Mandibles 87%
The Mandibles waited decades for an inheritance that disappears the night America defaults.
by Lionel Shriver 2016
3.71
12k+ ratings
Affluence and Influence
by Martin Gilens • 2010
When the rich and the rest disagree, policy follows the rich. Forty years of data.
3.79
145
Affluence and Influence Summary
Affluence and Influence 87%
When the rich and the rest disagree, policy follows the rich. Forty years of data.
by Martin Gilens 2010
3.79
145 ratings
The Winner-Take-All Society
by Robert H. Frank • 1995
Why a narrow edge now pays millions across every profession, and what we can do about it.
3.70
257
The Winner-Take-All Society Summary
The Winner-Take-All Society 87%
Why a narrow edge now pays millions across every profession, and what we can do about it.
by Robert H. Frank 1995
3.70
257 ratings
Coming Apart
by Charles Murray • 2012
Post-1963, the working class unraveled while a new elite sealed itself away.
3.81
6k+
Coming Apart Summary
Coming Apart 87%
Post-1963, the working class unraveled while a new elite sealed itself away.
by Charles Murray 2012
3.81
6k+ ratings
Wellness
by Nathan Hill • 2023
Their love began across a Chicago alley. A suburban dream house might be where it ends.
3.97
84k+
Wellness Summary
Wellness 87%
Their love began across a Chicago alley. A suburban dream house might be where it ends.
by Nathan Hill 2023
3.97
84k+ ratings
The Nest
by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney • 2016
Four siblings, one trust fund, and the crash that forces them to finally grow up.
3.41
183k+
The Nest Summary
The Nest 87%
Four siblings, one trust fund, and the crash that forces them to finally grow up.
by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney 2016
3.41
183k+ ratings
The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope by Anthony Trollope
by Anthony Trollope • 1875
A foreign financier dazzles London, and the city's best families gamble their futures on his word.
4.09
14k+
The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope by Anthony Trollope Summary
The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope by Anthony Trollope 87%
A foreign financier dazzles London, and the city's best families gamble their futures on his word.
by Anthony Trollope 1875
4.09
14k+ ratings
The Post-Office Girl
by Stefan Zweig • 1982
One week of borrowed luxury teaches a postal clerk that poverty is a slow death.
4.15
11k+
The Post-Office Girl Summary
The Post-Office Girl 87%
One week of borrowed luxury teaches a postal clerk that poverty is a slow death.
by Stefan Zweig 1982
4.15
11k+ ratings
Martin Eden
by Jack London • 1909
A sailor meets a refined girl and destroys himself trying to become worthy of her love.
4.48
56k+
Martin Eden Summary
Martin Eden 87%
A sailor meets a refined girl and destroys himself trying to become worthy of her love.
by Jack London 1909
4.48
56k+ ratings
Limitarianism
by Ingrid Robeyns • 2023
At some point, wealth stops being earned and starts being taken. The case for an upper limit.
4.06
2k+
Limitarianism Summary
Limitarianism 87%
At some point, wealth stops being earned and starts being taken. The case for an upper limit.
by Ingrid Robeyns 2023
4.06
2k+ ratings
The Art of Life
by Zygmunt Bauman • 2008
Getting richer made us shoppers, not happier, and forced endless self-reinvention without ethics.
3.76
872
The Art of Life Summary
The Art of Life 87%
Getting richer made us shoppers, not happier, and forced endless self-reinvention without ethics.
by Zygmunt Bauman 2008
3.76
872 ratings
Marshlands
by André Gide • 1895
To write about a man at peace with stagnation, a writer must confront his own paralysis.
3.58
1k+
Marshlands Summary
Marshlands 87%
To write about a man at peace with stagnation, a writer must confront his own paralysis.
by André Gide 1895
3.58
1k+ ratings
La felicidad
by Gabriel Rolón • 2023
The happiness mandate is backfiring. A psychoanalyst on why sadness is not the enemy.
3.94
2k+
La felicidad Summary
La felicidad 87%
The happiness mandate is backfiring. A psychoanalyst on why sadness is not the enemy.
by Gabriel Rolón 2023
3.94
2k+ ratings
The 9.9 Percent
by Matthew Stewart • 2021
The one percent took the wealth. The class beneath them supplied the alibis.
3.67
413
The 9.9 Percent Summary
The 9.9 Percent 87%
The one percent took the wealth. The class beneath them supplied the alibis.
by Matthew Stewart 2021
3.67
413 ratings
Capitalist Realism
by Mark Fisher • 2009
Capitalism won by making its alternatives unthinkable, and its dysfunctions feel like facts of life.
4.21
41k+
Capitalist Realism Summary
Capitalist Realism 87%
Capitalism won by making its alternatives unthinkable, and its dysfunctions feel like facts of life.
by Mark Fisher 2009
4.21
41k+ ratings
Lies and Weddings
by Kevin Kwan • 2024
Broke English heir must marry money, but his childhood love is a doctor with a secret past.
3.73
52k+
Lies and Weddings Summary
Lies and Weddings 87%
Broke English heir must marry money, but his childhood love is a doctor with a secret past.
by Kevin Kwan 2024
3.73
52k+ ratings
Mansion Beach
by Meg Mitchell Moore • 2025
Block Island: an ex-lawyer meets a mysterious mogul whose lavish parties conceal a ruinous longing.
3.40
11k+
Mansion Beach Summary
Mansion Beach 87%
Block Island: an ex-lawyer meets a mysterious mogul whose lavish parties conceal a ruinous longing.
by Meg Mitchell Moore 2025
3.40
11k+ ratings
Bobos in Paradise
by David Brooks • 2000
Why the new elite spends fortunes on kitchen stoves but despises luxury cars.
3.62
5k+
Bobos in Paradise Summary
Bobos in Paradise 87%
Why the new elite spends fortunes on kitchen stoves but despises luxury cars.
by David Brooks 2000
3.62
5k+ ratings
Truth in Advertising
by John Kenney • 2013
A copywriter who fakes sincerity for a living must finally show up for his dying father.
3.74
3k+
Truth in Advertising Summary
Truth in Advertising 87%
A copywriter who fakes sincerity for a living must finally show up for his dying father.
by John Kenney 2013
3.74
3k+ ratings
A Pelican Introduction
by Mike Savage • 2015
Three hidden currencies now define British class, and only one appears on a payslip.
4.06
546
A Pelican Introduction Summary
A Pelican Introduction 87%
Three hidden currencies now define British class, and only one appears on a payslip.
by Mike Savage 2015
4.06
546 ratings
Status Anxiety
by Alain de Botton • 2004
Why you care what others think: not weakness, but modern life working as designed.
3.89
22k+
Status Anxiety Summary
Status Anxiety 87%
Why you care what others think: not weakness, but modern life working as designed.
by Alain de Botton 2004
3.89
22k+ ratings
Long Island Compromise
by Taffy Brodesser-Akner • 2024
A Long Island father survives a kidnapping, but his family pays the ransom for decades.
3.74
50k+
Long Island Compromise Summary
Long Island Compromise 87%
A Long Island father survives a kidnapping, but his family pays the ransom for decades.
by Taffy Brodesser-Akner 2024
3.74
50k+ ratings
Rebel Sell
by Joseph Heath • 2004
The counterculture's war on consumerism is the consumer economy's greatest weapon.
3.84
2k+
Rebel Sell Summary
Rebel Sell 87%
The counterculture's war on consumerism is the consumer economy's greatest weapon.
by Joseph Heath 2004
3.84
2k+ ratings
Twilight of the Elites
by Christopher L. Hayes • 2012
Why meritocracy always becomes a rigged game, a distant elite, and a trust crisis.
3.99
6k+
Twilight of the Elites Summary
Twilight of the Elites 87%
Why meritocracy always becomes a rigged game, a distant elite, and a trust crisis.
by Christopher L. Hayes 2012
3.99
6k+ ratings
White Collar
by C. Wright Mills • 1951
Shop to office: the middle class got a salary, borrowed status, and a personality for sale.
4.04
269
White Collar Summary
White Collar 87%
Shop to office: the middle class got a salary, borrowed status, and a personality for sale.
by C. Wright Mills 1951
4.04
269 ratings
Sex and Vanity
by Kevin Kwan • 2020
At a glamorous Capri wedding, a reckless kiss with an outsider threatens her perfect engagement.
3.33
63k+
Sex and Vanity Summary
Sex and Vanity 87%
At a glamorous Capri wedding, a reckless kiss with an outsider threatens her perfect engagement.
by Kevin Kwan 2020
3.33
63k+ ratings
The New Great Depression
by James Rickards • 2021
A virus didn't cause this depression. The lockdown did, and a recovery isn't coming.
3.52
1k+
The New Great Depression Summary
The New Great Depression 87%
A virus didn't cause this depression. The lockdown did, and a recovery isn't coming.
by James Rickards 2021
3.52
1k+ ratings
The Anti-capitalistic Mentality
by Ludwig von Mises • 1956
Envy, not economics, drives anti-capitalism: Mises exposes the psychology behind the ideology.
3.97
2k+
The Anti-capitalistic Mentality Summary
The Anti-capitalistic Mentality 87%
Envy, not economics, drives anti-capitalism: Mises exposes the psychology behind the ideology.
by Ludwig von Mises 1956
3.97
2k+ ratings
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2015
A Nobel economist reveals which rules broke the American economy, and how to fix them.
3.98
291
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy Summary
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy 87%
A Nobel economist reveals which rules broke the American economy, and how to fix them.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2015
3.98
291 ratings
A Handful of Dust
by Evelyn Waugh • 1934
His wife's betrayal sends a country squire into the Amazon, where rescue becomes a life sentence.
3.88
29k+
A Handful of Dust Summary
A Handful of Dust 87%
His wife's betrayal sends a country squire into the Amazon, where rescue becomes a life sentence.
by Evelyn Waugh 1934
3.88
29k+ ratings
No B.S. Marketing to the Affluent
by Dan S. Kennedy • 2008
Stop selling to the disappearing middle class. A playbook for finding and keeping wealthy customers.
4.11
425
No B.S. Marketing to the Affluent Summary
No B.S. Marketing to the Affluent 86%
Stop selling to the disappearing middle class. A playbook for finding and keeping wealthy customers.
by Dan S. Kennedy 2008
4.11
425 ratings
America
by Chris Hedges • 2018
Addiction, casinos, and the death of work: the symptoms of late capitalism's terminal stage.
4.23
3k+
America Summary
America 86%
Addiction, casinos, and the death of work: the symptoms of late capitalism's terminal stage.
by Chris Hedges 2018
4.23
3k+ ratings
The Financial Lives of the Poets
by Jess Walter • 2009
A broke financial poet facing foreclosure runs one last scheme: selling marijuana to his neighbors.
3.72
12k+
The Financial Lives of the Poets Summary
The Financial Lives of the Poets 86%
A broke financial poet facing foreclosure runs one last scheme: selling marijuana to his neighbors.
by Jess Walter 2009
3.72
12k+ ratings
Mr. Bridge
by Evan S. Connell • 1969
A Kansas City attorney orders his family's life with quiet precision, mistaking provision for love.
4.00
3k+
Mr. Bridge Summary
Mr. Bridge 86%
A Kansas City attorney orders his family's life with quiet precision, mistaking provision for love.
by Evan S. Connell 1969
4.00
3k+ ratings
Plutocrats
by Chrystia Freeland • 2012
The new global elite earned its billions. The system isn't fairer; it's more fragile.
3.61
3k+
Plutocrats Summary
Plutocrats 86%
The new global elite earned its billions. The system isn't fairer; it's more fragile.
by Chrystia Freeland 2012
3.61
3k+ ratings
Stuck
by Anneli Rufus • 2008
More freedom than ever, more stuck than ever. The cages are invisible, and you built them.
3.03
386
Stuck Summary
Stuck 86%
More freedom than ever, more stuck than ever. The cages are invisible, and you built them.
by Anneli Rufus 2008
3.03
386 ratings
Against Inequality
by Tom Malleson • 2023
Billionaires didn't earn it. They captured a common inheritance, and we can cap their fortunes.
4.69
13
Against Inequality Summary
Against Inequality 86%
Billionaires didn't earn it. They captured a common inheritance, and we can cap their fortunes.
by Tom Malleson 2023
4.69
13 ratings
The Trouble With Billionaires
by Linda McQuaig • 2011
Billionaires didn't build their fortunes: society did. And the bill is long overdue.
3.98
210
The Trouble With Billionaires Summary
The Trouble With Billionaires 86%
Billionaires didn't build their fortunes: society did. And the bill is long overdue.
by Linda McQuaig 2011
3.98
210 ratings
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