Read the Rich: There’s only one thing these books are good for.

Neiman Marcus is currently selling this book on their website as a suggested Christmas gift.

Here’s the description:

High Society: The History of America’s Upper Class explores the intrigue of New York’s upper-class society and culture. From Greenwich Village and the Sugar House to Stone Street, author Nick Foulkes unravels Manhattan’s past, starting in the early 17th century up to the present. With stories of Manhattan’s most opulent citizenry, the narrative weaves the political, social, and literary moments of the eras, delivering a spectacle of culture alongside nostalgic photography.

If that sounds like your cup of tea, perhaps you’ll enjoy another selection from the same publishing house:

To be fair, Assouline does publish some beautiful, non-snooty-white-rich-entitled-people-clinging-to-a-faded-dream books.  But these are not them.