{"product_id":"2026100010903-secondhand-the-rich-and-the-super-rich-a-study-in-the-power-of-money-today","title":"The Rich And The Super-Rich: A Study In The Power Of Money Today","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Fair\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an era of growing inequality, Ferdinand Lundberg's The Rich and the Super-Rich: A Study in the Power of Money Today stands as one of the most unflinching and meticulously researched examinations of American wealth ever committed to print. Published in 1968 by Lyle Stuart, Inc., this landmark work chronicles the dynastic fortunes of America's ultra-wealthy elite — the Rockefellers, Mellons, Fords, and du Ponts — laying bare how an extraordinarily small class of individuals wields disproportionate control over the nation's economy, political institutions, and social fabric. Lundberg argues, with the precision of an investigative journalist and the sweep of a sociologist, that genuine democracy is imperilled so long as colossal inherited wealth remains concentrated in so few hands.\n\nDrawing on decades of research and a formidable command of economic history, Lundberg presents a searing indictment of a system that perpetuates privilege across generations while obscuring its mechanisms behind layers of trusts, foundations, and corporate structures. His prose is authoritative yet accessible, combining rigorous data with sharp, sardonic wit that makes even dense financial analysis compellingly readable. A bestseller upon its release and still urgently relevant today, The Rich and the Super-Rich forces the reader to confront a disquieting question: in a nation that celebrates meritocracy, who truly holds the power — and how did they get it?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50572626886875,"sku":"2026100010903-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/778974e0-ab58-4d6c-b9d1-4ba82152e8ef.png?v=1791167012","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010903-secondhand-the-rich-and-the-super-rich-a-study-in-the-power-of-money-today","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}