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American billionaires : privilege, politics and power.

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  • 305.5234 A51227 TEEN (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York, NY : New York Times Educational Publishing, 2020.

Physical Description

224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Summary

According to Forbes Magazine, there are more than 500 billionaires in the United States, ranging from tech moguls to hedge fund managers and CEOs. This collection of articles profiles the lives and influence of some of America's best-known billionaires including Jeff Bezos, Oprah Winfrey, Warren Buffett, the Koch brothers, the DeVos family, and Robert Mercer. Readers explore the powers afforded to those who have accumulated vast amounts of wealth, and investigate how these men and women seek to use their platforms to buy influence, sway politics, and advance personal causes, charitable and oth.

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