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The Haves and Have-Yachts

Auteur(s): Evan Osnos
Narrateur(s): Evan Osnos
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 INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and The Times (London)

From National Book Award–winning author Evan Osnos comes a “sharp…charming…regrettably timely” (The Washington Post) collection of essays exploring American oligarchy, billionaire culture, and the new Gilded Age, offering a wry, unfiltered look at how the ultrarich shape—and sometimes warp—our social and political landscape.

The one percent now hold more of America’s wealth than they did in the heyday of the Carnegies and Rockefellers. In this incisive work of reportage, Osnos paints an unforgettable portrait of the tactics and obsessions that define today’s elite class: superyachts, luxury bunkers, tax dodges, and a torrent of political donations that bespeak staggering disparities of wealth and power.

With deft storytelling and meticulous reporting, this is a book about the indulgences, incentives, and psychological distortions that define our economic age. In each essay, Osnos lifts the curtain on a world rarely seen, from the outrageous to the surreal: a private wealth manager betraying an American dynasty; pop stars performing at lavish parties for children; status anxiety spilling from marinas in Monaco and Palm Beach like real-world episodes of Succession or The White Lotus.

Readers will meet disgraced moguls in a “white-collar support group,” unravel the largest Ponzi scheme in Hollywood history, and explore the global ambitions of tech tycoons, including Mark Zuckerberg. A celebrated political reporter, Osnos documents the unprecedented influence Silicon Valley and Wall Street now have on Washington—and the explosive backlash this influence provokes.

Originally published in The New Yorker, these essays have been revised and expanded to deliver an “eye-opening account” (The Guardian) of raw ambition, unimaginable fortune, and the rise of America’s modern oligarchy. Osnos’s essays are a wake-up call—a case against complacency in the face of unchecked excess, as the choices of the ultrarich ripple through our lives. Entertaining, unsettling, and eye-opening, The Haves and the Have-Yachts couldn’t be more relevant to today’s world. Amériques Essais Politique Sociologie États-Unis Âge d’or Fiscalité Socialisme
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I thought this book would be a cohesive argument with a general thesis (from having listened to the author on a podcast promoting the book) but it seemed more like a collection of articles followed by a short update. Which is fine, and I listened to the whole thing and found it really interesting. Except that that’s not what he seemed to make the book out to be. And everything he talked about with the podcaster was repeated almost verbatim from the first article or two. So that was disappointing for me for an unmet expectation. But overall a great writer, the stories are well-paced and I love that he’s talking also from firsthand experiences, which adds depth to his reporting.

Book of vignettes

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Book Review: The Halves and the Have Yachts

I found this book to be both fascinating and unsettling. It offers a sharp look at capitalism in today’s world through the lens of extreme wealth, superyachts, and the culture that surrounds them. What stood out most was the exposure of white-collar crimes and questionable financial practices that fuel this lifestyle—disturbing to read about, yet important to understand.

While at times the excess is almost surreal, the book is well-researched and gives a clear picture of how the ultra-rich live, spend, and protect their fortunes. It raises important questions about inequality and the costs of unchecked capitalism, all while pulling the reader into stories that are as intriguing as they are alarming.

Overall, The Halves and the Have Yachts is an eye-opening and thought-provoking read. I’d recommend it to anyone interested in wealth, power, and the hidden systems that shape today’s global economy.

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Gerry Scott
Vancouver, B.C
Canada

Sadly White collar crimes

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A glimpse into how the upper class functions, gets away without consequences, disturbing as it is, is very necessary in these times of oligarchs ruling over countries

A searing indictment of American society

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