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A portrait of cereal tycoon C. W. Post's only child reveals the way she commanded her inherited wealth down to her death at age eighty-six, examining her enormous estates and Manhattan apartment, extensive art treasures, business and diplomatic accomplishments, and marriages

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9780915220366 | Simon & Schuster, April 1, 1978, cover price $12.50 | About this edition: A portrait of cereal tycoon C.

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Product Description: 1989 Branden Publishing HB. The rich and famous of the 1970's and 80's, that is. A real dose of nostalgia as it digs into the personal lives of Mike Tyson, Joan collins, Cher, Farrah Fawcett (remember the hair?) Pete Rose, Bruce Jenner, Herve Villechaize and Erik Estrada,

Hardcover:

9780828319270 | Branden Pub Co, July 1, 1989, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: 1989 Branden Publishing HB.

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Product Description: The rich and famous have always commanded a special fascination, alive or dead. Here is a collection of weird, quirky, and fascinating wills of over 60 celebrated individuals. Readers will discover: what the famous Howard Hughes "Dummar Will" consisted of; who Orson Welles gave most of his estate to (and it wasn't his wife!); and much more...read more

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9780446392181 | Grand Central Pub, April 1, 1991, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: The rich and famous have always commanded a special fascination, alive or dead.

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Chronicles the lives and fortunes of more than thirty celebrated figures, including George Washington, Thomas Edison, Babe Ruth, Marilyn Monroe, Lucille Ball, J. Paul Getty, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Elvis Presley

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9781581150322 | Allworth Pr, December 1, 1999, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Chronicles the lives and fortunes of more than thirty celebrated figures, including George Washington, Thomas Edison, Babe Ruth, Marilyn Monroe, Lucille Ball, J.
9780756750565 | Diane Pub Co, July 1, 1999, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: This enticing blend of biography, entertainment, & financial legacy chronicles the lives & fortunes of some of the most famous people in history.

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Product Description: From magician to manufacturing magnate, financial columnist to real estate investor, poet to college drop-out, here are the profiles of 17 ordinary people who started with nothing. Husband-wife financial journalist team Gail Liberman and Alan Lavine collaborate on an engaging and insightful journey into the lives, histories and backgrounds of people who have themselves traveled from rags to riches and are willing to share their insights...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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9780793133925 | Dearborn Trade Pub, April 1, 2000, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: From magician to manufacturing magnate, financial columnist to real estate investor, poet to college drop-out, here are the profiles of 17 ordinary people who started with nothing.

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Product Description: The rich and famous have always commanded a special fascination, alive or dead. Here is a collection of weird, quirky, and fascinating wills of over 60 celebrated individuals. Readers will discover: what the famous Howard Hughes "Dummar Will" consisted of; who Orson Welles gave most of his estate to (and it wasn't his wife!); and much more...read more

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9780517208274 | Random House Value Pub, May 1, 2000, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: The rich and famous have always commanded a special fascination, alive or dead.

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Product Description: Now there's more. In an all-new book of stories of real people who have emerged from humble beginnings, the authors-two experienced financial journalists-share their expert analysis and commentary with the same large dose of motivation...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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9780793145546 | Dearborn Trade Pub, January 1, 2002, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Now there's more.

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The colorful story of the Vanderbilt women, Consuelo and her mother Alva, describes their lurid adventures on both sides of the Atlantic and how their intriguing relationship unfolded during an age of callousness, ambition, and material excess. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

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9780066214184 | Harpercollins, January 1, 2006, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: The colorful story of the Vanderbilt women, Consuelo and her mother Alva, describes their lurid adventures on both sides of the Atlantic and how their intriguing relationship unfolded during an age of callousness, ambition, and material excess.

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9780060938253 | Reprint edition (Perennial, January 1, 2007), cover price $17.99 | About this edition: The colorful story of the Vanderbilt women, Consuelo and her mother Alva, describes their lurid adventures on both sides of the Atlantic and how their intriguing relationship unfolded during an age of callousness, ambition, and material excess.

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Product Description: This is a beautifully illustrated account of the three main homes of Marjorie Merriweather Post (1887–1973), through the 1950s to 1970s. From 1957 onwards Post lived in stately Hillwood in Washington, DC, for spring and autumn, retreated to Camp Topridge in the Adirondacks for the summer, and enjoyed the winter season at her glamorous villa Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida...read more

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9781907804137 | D Giles Ltd, July 16, 2013, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: This is a beautifully illustrated account of the three main homes of Marjorie Merriweather Post (1887–1973), through the 1950s to 1970s.

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By Michael Prichard (narrator)

CD/Spoken Word:

9781452617367 | Unabridged edition (Tantor Media Inc, October 21, 2013), cover price $49.99
9781452667362 | Mp3 una edition (Tantor Media Inc, October 21, 2013), cover price $34.99

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Hardcover:

9780312662110 | St Martins Pr, August 13, 2013, cover price $27.99

Paperback:

9781250049087 | Reprint edition (Griffin, August 12, 2014), cover price $18.99

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A pioneering philanthropist and daughter of American royalty reveals what it was like to grow up in one of the world’s most famous families. The great-granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller, Eileen Rockefeller learned in childhood that while wealth and fame could open any door, they could not buy a feeling of personal worth.  The privileges of having servants and lavish summer homes were offset by her parents’ thoughtful yet firm lessons in social obligation, at times by her mother’s dark depressions and mercurial moods, and the competition for attention among her siblings. In adulthood, Rockefeller has yearned to be seen not as an icon but as a woman and mother with a normal life, and like all of us, she had to learn to find her own way. Being a Rockefeller, Becoming Myself is an affirmation of how family shapes our identity and the ways we contribute to the larger family of life, regardless of our origins.

Hardcover:

9780399164088 | Blue Rider Pr, September 12, 2013, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: A pioneering philanthropist and daughter of American royalty reveals what it was like to grow up in one of the world’s most famous families.

Paperback:

9780142181379 | Reprint edition (Plume, August 26, 2014), cover price $17.00

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