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Dutton, 2019. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. No illustrations. CONDITION: What makes this book "AS NEW" - a small red remainder dot bottom edges at spine - other wise, NEW. UNREAD 2019 Dutton large hardcover, first edition, first printing. B&W genealogy chart. CONTENT: A wry and addictive debut about a modern-day American dynasty and its unexpected upheaval when the patriarch wills his dwindling fortune to his youngest, adopted son-setting off a chain of events that unearths secrets and tests long-held definitions of love and family. The money is old, the problems are new. Meet the Whitbys: an American dynasty once inundated with ungodly real estate wealth and now facing a new millennium of unfamiliar obstacles. There was a time when the death of a Whitby would have made national news, but when the family patriarch, Roger, dies, he is alone. Word of his death travels from the long-suffering family lawyer to Roger's clan of children (from four different marriages), and the outlook… Read More

Simon & Schuster, 2011. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/New. B&W era photo section. CONDITION: What makes this book "near fine?" Remainder mark bottom edges. UNREAD 2011 Simon o& Schuster large hardcover (558 pages & red boards) & dust jacket (in mylar cover), first edition, first printing. B&W era photo section. CONTENT: The author of the groundbreaking bestseller A Beautiful Mind takes the reader on a journey of discovery-how the greatest invention of modern times, economics, has changed the lives of every single human being. In a sweeping narrative, the author of the megabestseller A Beautiful Mind takes us on a journey through modern history with the men and women who changed the lives of every single person on the planet. It's the epic story of the making of modern economics, and of how economics rescued mankind from squalor and deprivation by placing its material fate in its own hands rather than in Fate. Nasar account begins with Charles Dickens and Henry Mayhew observing… Read More