House of Outrageous Fortune: Fifteen Central Park West, the World's Most Powerful Address

House of Outrageous Fortune: Fifteen Central Park West, the World's Most Powerful Address
ISBN-10
1451666209
ISBN-13
9781451666205
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
416
Language
English
Published
2015-03-10
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Author
Michael Gross

Description

The author of 740 Park presents a portrait of the nouveau-riche area of Central Park's southwest rim and how its high-profile, international residents are redefining the meaning of affluence in today's world.

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