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This is the story of the extraordinary rise and epic fall of the Vanderbilt dynasty. This is the story of the greatest American fortune ever squandered.
Katherine Howe • Vanderbilt
When I was the executive chef, a few years ago, of a stadium-size nightclub/supper club near Times Square, it often meant six and seven hundred meals a night—a logistical challenge that called for skills closer to those of an air-traffic controller or a military ordnance officer than to those of a classically trained chef.
Anthony Bourdain • The Nasty Bits: Collected Varietal Cuts, Usable Trim, Scraps, and Bones
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Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
If you met Lewis in the street, you might guess that he was a lawyer or a kindly geography teacher. In fact, he was one of the most efficiently deadly men in the British services.
Ant Middleton • First Man In: Leading from the Front
And what did Ross have on his résumé? Two degrees and a series of dead ends.
Nick Bilton • American Kingpin: Catching the Billion-Dollar Baron of the Dark Web
