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"Amidon nails it. . . . "Human Capital" is terrific."--"The Washington Post Book World"
"A splendid novel with the satiric bite of "Bonfire of the Vanities" . . . terribly well-realized."--"The Seattle Times"
"Amidon's novel is a wonderfully wicked satire on a twenty- first Century gilded age. . . . His book is more than just one family's story. It's a portrait of a whole society caught in the dead end that everyone insists will lead somewhere after all."--"Chicago Tribune"
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""A gripping, troubling, and incisive portrait of the way we live now . . . has the ambitious sweep and narrative power of a nineteenth-century novel."--Tom Perrotta, author of "Little Children"
"A splendid novel with the satiric bite of "Bonfire of the Vanities" . . . terribly well-realized."--"The Seattle Times"
"Amidon's novel is a wonderfully wicked satire on a twenty- first Century gilded age. . . . His book is more than just one family's story. It's a portrait of a whole society caught in the dead end that everyone insists will lead somewhere after all."--"Chicago Tribune"
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""A gripping, troubling, and incisive portrait of the way we live now . . . has the ambitious sweep and narrative power of a nineteenth-century novel."--Tom Perrotta, author of "Little Children"
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It's the spring of 2001, the Connecticut suburbs are looking fresh and opulent. Everyone is driving great cars, building beautiful houses, living the American Dream. But Drew Hagel has spent the last decade watching things slip away - his first marriage, his real estate brokerage, and his beloved daughter, Shannon, now a distant and mysterious high school senior. He is in danger of losing his place in the affluent suburbs once ruled by his father, when an unexpected friendship with Quint Manning opens Drew's eyes to vast wealth. What Drew doesn't know is that Manning has problems of his own - his midas touch is abandoning him, his restless wife, Carrie is growing disillusioned with all the money, and his hard-drinking son, Jamie, Shannon's classmate, is careering out of control. As the fortunes of three families - parents and teenagers - collide, a terrible accident involving Jamie and Shannon gives Drew the leverage he needs to stay in the game. But what are the consequences of speculating with human lives rather than money? In this astonishing, compelling novel, Stephen Amidon chronicles the American suburban dream with devastating accuracy.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a wonderful novel, which is beautifully written and crammed with believable and compelling characters. Amidon seems equally good at writing about men and women, young and not so young. Human Capital is a rare type of book-- the kind you read in one go but which then lingers in the mind, raising questions about the world in which we live and the way we behave towards one another. Highly recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is one of the best books I've read about contemporary America . It really captures the country's obsession with money and status. The characters are believable, and the plot becomes incredibly suspenseful in the second half. Required reading for anyone who cares about what is happening to the soul of the US of A.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Yes, empty your calendar for the weekend you take delivery of this book. It's so good you won't be able to stop reading until you reach the end. Great characters, highly believable and the story is a timeless one involving love, greed, weakness, mistakes - the whole works! This author was new to me, but now I've read this book I can't wait to get hold of his others.
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