10 Books About Bad Behaving Rich People

As they say, you can only spend what you have and no more. In this article, we will read 10 books about bad behaving rich people. These books deal with how some of the characters became bad to make fortune and how some went to extreme poles to keep up their name; how some of the characters got big in their career and how some spoiled their wealth and fame just within a night and more. These are the spoiled rich people stories.

Boys Will Be Boys – Jeff Pearlman

This book by Jeff Pearlman was selected by GQ as one of the best books of the year. It is an unabashed account of the thriving days of the NFL Dallas Cowboys. It contains uncensored hilarious and shocking incidents of Troy Aikman, Michael Irving, Emmitt Smith, Deion Sanders, and other boys.

The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald

This 1925 novel is a tale of quintessential America in the 1920s which covers the wealthy lifestyle of millionaire Jay Gatsby and his new attraction and love towards Daisy Buchanan, and the lavish parties during the times when sex was a national obsession and gin were the national drink. This book follows themes like the social upheaval, idealism, decadence, the Jazz Age, and more.

The Big Rich – Bryan Burrough

This 2009 published book tells us the story of Hugh Roy Cullen, H.L. Hunt, Sid Richardson, and Clint Murchison and how these four Texas men and their families made their huge wealth from the oil industry. Burrough successfully covered the political, cultural, and economic influence of Texas oil in his book.

The Gold Coast – Nelson Demille

DeMille’s The Gold Coast is about friendship, seduction, and corruption. North Shore of Long Island, a place which once had the greatest of it all wealth and power, in America. It is about how Frank Bellarosa, a Mafia Don how draws John Stutter, a Wall Street lawyer having an aristocratic legacy, and his wife into his brutal world.

Good Rich People – Eliza Jane Brazier

Lyla has always known life as a game and that she is the winner. But Graham her husband like a bootstrapper takes it to extreme levels. This genre is a thriller which will include Demi who will, unfortunately, get involved in the conspired life of the couple and it will be win or lose it all at the conclusion as it happens with rich people.

Such a Fun Age – Kiley Reid

This 2019 novel is about a young Black woman who is erroneously blamed for abducting while babysitting a white kid, and the events that happen following the incident. It covers themes like anxiety, wealth, millennial privilege, and interracial relations and the story also explores transactional relationships and emotional labor.

Nanny Needed – Georgina Cross

Sarah Larsen finds a notice in her building’s lobby and the address tells her that she found the ticket to a dead-end job. During the interview, it seems to be the dream job with the alluring penthouse on the Upper West NYC, a remuneration that includes several zeroes to her present balance, and a boss who feels more like a friend. She signs the contract without thinking twice. But the notice was more of a red flag and there is something wrong with this family.

Quartet – Jean Rhys

Marya Zelli trying to make something significant out of her life – she is alone in Paris after her husband is jailed. She is befriended by a couple who takes Marya home along with them. They are overwhelmed with their passions and Marya gets into a complicated relationship with the couple and is again left alone with herself.

Malibu Rising – Taylor Jenkins Reid

August 1983, Malibu – the day of Nina Riva’s annual end of summer gathering. The siblings (Nina, Jay, Hud, and Kit) are a source of fascination in Malibu and all over the world as they are offspring of legendary singer Mick Riva and all of them are doing amazing and renowned in their careers. Nina herself is not willing to be a part of this party. By the night music will be blasting, alcohol will flow in abundance, and their family’s secrets will rise above the surface and by the end of the party the house will be on flame.

The Club – Ellery Lloyd

A place far from home, a group filled with wealthy celebrities from Malibu to Manhattan, London to Lisbon where these rich people can have a fun time and then crash in 5-star suites far from the eyes of media or prying of fans. The most beautiful of all the places is the Island Home and they are planning for the opening and certainly, all the A-listed stars will be invited but the most interesting part is what happens behind the scenes.

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