{"product_id":"alpha-status-nathan-ikon-crumpton-9798790324017","title":"Alpha Status: A Non-fiction Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eIf capitalism were a person, who would it be? Where would it live? Who, how, and what would it love? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDive into the salacious world of hedge funds, high finance, and penthouse sex dungeons. This raucous tale of a wildly successful New York fund manager and his globetrotting adventures reflects the stark new reality of contemporary uber-wealth, and the capitalist system which created it. Become enraptured with - or repulsed by - the heinously opulent world of the anonymous protagonist and his class of modern billionaires. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut challenging the protagonist's high-flying escapades in finance and sexual conquest is his twin brother, a maudlin comparative literature professor and single father. With a life defined by tragedy, the brother becomes the countervailing voice of reason and social tranquility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with equal parts fictitious plotline and broadly researched non-fiction sources, this book offers pointed analysis of the 21st century socio-economic landscape, and begs critical questions about how capitalism can try to reconcile its avaricious nature with a world demanding a more equitable division of resources. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnlightening yet critical. Serious yet absurd. Fictitious yet factual. This non-fiction novel provides graphic and unapologetic scrutiny from both extremes of the contemporary socio-economic spectrum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nathan Ikon Crumpton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8790324013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798790324017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.12d","brand":"Nathan Ikon Crumpton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072115110143,"sku":"9798790324017","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d41b9af3-f8d0-4bab-a0d1-4f621a0c5302.jpg?v=1685440040","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alpha-status-nathan-ikon-crumpton-9798790324017","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}