The rich have always been different from you and me, but this revealing and funny journey through “Richistan” entertainingly shows that they are more different than ever. Richistanis have 400-foot-yachts, 30,000-square-foot homes, house staffs of more than 100, and their own “arborists.” They’re also different from Old Money, and have torn down blue-blood institutions to build their own shining empire.Richistan is like the best travel writing, full of colorful and interesti...

With a timely new foreword by Robert Frank, this groundbreaking book explores the very meaning of happiness and prosperity in America today. Although middle-income families don't earn much more than they did several decades ago, they are buying bigger cars, houses, and appliances. To pay for them, they spend more than they earn and carry record levels of debt. Robert Frank explains how increased concentrations of income and wealth at the top of the economic pyramid have set off "expenditur...

A Straightforward Guide to What to Expect When You Go to Court, Revised Edition, 2025, is designed for anyone who gets called to court, either as a defendant, a litigant or witness. It is especially designed for anyone bringing their own case to court. The book is comprehensive, clear and is aimed at the layperson and also the professional or student. The following areas are covered: Understanding how the legal system works; Problems created by the Pandemic; What is expected of you as a li...

This latest publication in the Straightforward Guides Series, Guide to Public Law is a comprehensive introduction to Public Law and all that entails, constitutional law and the rule of law generally covering the workings of government, Parliament, constitutional monarchy, the legislative process, Tribunals, European Law and administrative law and the powers of police.

This latest publication in the Straightforward Guides Series - A Guide to Public Law - is a comprehensive introduction to Public Law and all that it entails, as well as constitutional law and the rule of law covering the workings of government, Parliament, constitutional monarchy, the legislative process, Tribunals, European Law, administrative law and the powers of police.

This latest book, and timely, in the Straightforward Guides Series, Guide to Business Law, is a comprehensive introduction to the law as it affects the business environment. The areas that affect business specifically are the English Legal system generally, contract law, employment law and company law. Also important is the law and intellectual property.

This latest publication in the Straightforward Guides Series, Guide to Public Law is a comprehensive introduction to Public Law and all that entails, constitutional law and the rule of law generally covering the workings of government, Parliament, constitutional monarchy, the legislative process, Tribunals, European Law and administrative law and the powers of police.

This latest publication in the Straightforward Guides Series, Guide to Public Law is a comprehensive introduction to Public Law and all that entails, constitutional law and the rule of law generally covering the workings of government, Parliament, constitutional monarchy, the legislative process, Tribunals, European Law and administrative law and the powers of police.

This latest publication in the Straightforward Guides Series, Guide to Public Law is a comprehensive introduction to Public Law and all that entails, constitutional law and the rule of law generally covering the workings of government, Parliament, constitutional monarchy, the legislative process, Tribunals, European Law and administrative law and the powers of police.

Filling a gap in the market for an up-to-date work on the topic, this unique and timely book in 2 volumes is comprehensive in covering the entire range of fundamental and applied aspects of hydroformylation reactions.The two authors are at the forefront of catalysis research, and unite here their expertise in synthetic and applied catalysis, as well as theoretical and analytical chemistry. They provide a detailed account of the catalytic systems employed, catalyst ...

This latest book, and timely, in the Straightforward Guides Series, Guide to Business Law, is a comprehensive introduction to the law as it affects the business environment. The areas that affect business specifically are the English Legal system generally, contract law, employment law and company law. Also important is the law and intellectual property.

A Straightforward Guide to What to Expect When You Go to Court, Revised Edition, is designed for anyone who gets called to court, either as a defendant, a litigant or witness. It is especially designed for anyone bringing their own case to court. The book is comprehensive, clear and is aimed at the layperson and also the professional or student.