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Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy and the Remaking of the American West
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A revealing look at the intersection of wealth, philanthropy, and conservation Billionaire Wilderness takes you inside the exclusive world of the ultra-wealthy, showing how today's richest people are using the natural environment to solve the existential dilemmas they face. Justin Farrell spent five years in Teton County, Wyoming, the richest county in the United States, and a community where income inequality is the worst in the nation. He conducted hundreds of in-depth interviews, gaining unprecedented access to tech CEOs, Wall Street financiers, and other prominent figures in business and politics. He also talked with the rural poor who live among the ultra-wealthy and often work for them. The result is a penetrating account of the far-reaching consequences of the massive accrual of wealth and a troubling portrait of a changing American West where romanticizing rural poverty and conserving nature can be lucrative, socially as well as financially.
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"But for all the performances on display, this is ultimately a book about actions that speak louder than rationalizations ..."
"He might also have expanded on that other trope of philanthropy: a belief by the rich that they are more effective in giving directly than financing the state through their taxes."
"The book contains some sections packed with academic jargon, including one about the research methodology underlying the 200-plus in-depth interviews of the wealthy and the working poor who serve them in various capacities ..."
"But seen in the context of addiction, the work that takes the very rich to the brink of collapse and endangerment of their well-being as they're acquiring unnecessary additional wealth is an example of addictive behavior ..."
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