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Great book! Tennant nails the rich & fabulous life to a T (or so I’ve heard…) Go buy this book ASAP!
Rating: 5 / 5

…but not as funny. Errors abound – Taki went to Blair, not Lawrenceville! – which cast doubt on the entire book. Enjoyable, but not the best of its genre.
Rating: 3 / 5

Making money is one thing, acquiring the tasteful mannerisms of the rich is another. This book helps newly minted money acquire the ways of old money.

I can’t even begin to tell how many times I’ve met the noveau riche, and they’ve annoyed the heck out of me during the summer parties I’ve hosted in Newport, RI. I’ve instructed my butler to discreetly slip a copy of this book in the offender’s butler’s pocket so they may acquire better manners and taste.

These days, when I’m called on to deliver commencement addresses at sundry universities, I always make it a point to mention the book so that the kids know how to behave as soon as they sell their first dot-com. I’m also sponsoring translations of the book into both Chinese and Hindi so the newly rich from those countries can fit into our social scene here.

One final thought… show some taste by acquiring the hardcover. Leave the paperbacks to the staff “downstairs”.
Rating: 5 / 5

THE OFFICIAL FILTHY RICH HANDBOOK, (How The Other .0001%), has just about anything any “would-be richee” would want! Good paper! Devastating wit and delightful humour! Lots and lots of pictures! THE places to patronize, in almost every area a Richee would want to go — including addresses, telephone numbers, and websites! The names of famous Richees to choose from, to emulate! Where to work, where to play — and where to live! And HOW to live! How to talk! What to wear! A VERY full index! A history of historic Richee parties, (although I noted that the Venice Ball, attended by Princess Grace of Monaco and many other celebrities, which was featured in full colour pictures in LIFE Magazine at the time, was somehow not mentioned.) No matter! It is SO chock full of goodies to look at and read, (and research!), that it should make any REAL Richee nervous, that all this information is now available to almost anyoone who can buy a used copy on Amazon, (or, heavens! — go to the public library!) And make any Aspiring Richee drool with anticipation and delight — and encourage such Aspiring Richee to work ever harder to accomplishing her or his goals! As wealth usually brings choices, there is, herein, not just information on one lifestyle offered — but a true smorgasboard of delightful ideas — to pick and choose from, as one’s whims, (and bank accounts), permit! Mr. Tennant also uses gentle satire to get his points across — as only an “in-the-know”, insider person, of this calas, can! This book conatins GENUINE INFORMATION — no doubt whatsoever about that!

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PLUS…… I don’t know if the author, CHRISTOPHER TENNANT, is relatd to “THE Tennants” of the U.K. — but I do know, (from my own copious reading about the English Royal Family), that there IS, in reality, a family, with this very last name, that is part of the whirl of English High Society! Although, on the last page of the book, it is revealed that the Mr. Tennant who wrote this book IS an American, I suspct STRONGLY that he has at least tenuous relationship with the famous Tennant family of England!

Why, then, only four stars for this book? BECAUSE IT IS QUITE, QUITE SMALL….AND THE print size INSIDE IT SEEMINGLY EVEN SMALLER! For shame! Couldn’t this book at least have been of the same size as it’s grund-breaking predecessor, THE OFFICIAL PREPPY HANDBOOK, published whist, (or prehaps, very soon after), the film “Love Story” first was in the movie-theatres? Surely, the presnt recession isn’t THAT bad that the size of this book had to be shrunk? The aim of ANY book is obviously, to be bought and read! With so many of the younger generation, (who usually have the keenest eyesight), sadly (still), off on “hippie kicks”, what with single-mtherhood, and fatherhood, (out of choice), “shacking up”, inter-ratial marriages, (and inter-racial “shacking up”), crime, (and general mayhem), up amongst the youngest generation — who COULD read such a book…but in all probabliity don’t want to; whilst “Baby Boomers”, and older generations — people who might very much want to read this book, (as age, usually, brings wisdom), will find it difficult, if not impossible to read…because of the aforesaid small size, and even smaller-size print!

Winston Churchill once said that if a person isn’t a liberal during his or her youth, than they have NO HEART; and if they aren’t a conservative as they grow older, then they have NO HEAD! Of course, many people do not fall into this generalization — but a good proportion do. Sadly, eyesight often dwindles as one gets older…and wants to be rich, (and perhaps philantrophic), instead of wanting to take a vow of poverty, or live a bohemian lifestyle, or join a commune — etc. The older a person is, (generally), the more he or she will want to read this book. Sadly, with the print size the way it is, the older a person is, (generally), the more difficult they will find the reading of this book.

So — when a new edition comes out — with then more up-to-date, and equally fascinating info on “how the other .0001% lives”), my earnest request is to ENLARGE THE PAPER SIZE — AND PRINT-SIZE — OF THIS BOOK! Hopefully, the wonderful quality paper of the present edition can be used, as well, in the larger, “OFFICIAL PREPPY HANDBOOK” -size, of any follwing editions.

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P.S. It is a source of wonder, (and some amusement), to me, to see that both “THE OFFICIAL FILTHY RICH HANDBOOK”, being reviewed here, and it’s delightful predecessor, “THE OFFICIAL PREPPY HANDBOOK”, were both published by…………….WORKMAN PUBLISHING. Of course, the publishing house probably has this name because the CEO has the last name of “Workman” — but still, it is, I think — for a company publishing these sorts of books — a somewhat whimsical name? Or — is it just a wonderful indication, that the Amerian Dream is still alive and well? : )

Rating: 4 / 5

This is a really funny book. It’s sort of an updated Preppie handbook but with more of an emphasis on wealth. While it’s also entertaining, it’s also pretty informative. While I was chuckling at it, I also learned quite a bit about the “other half.” I’m glad I found it.
Rating: 5 / 5

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