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Dead End Gene Pool

A Memoir

by Wendy Burden

Hardcover, 279 pages, Penguin Group USA, List Price: $26 |

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Title: Dead End Gene Pool
Subtitle: A Memoir
Author: Wendy Burden

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Book Summary

A descendant of Cornelius Vanderbilt presents an insider's tour of America's old-money wealthy class, profiling the members of her dysfunctional family while identifying toxic factors and behaviors that have influenced their downfall.

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History & Society
Biography & Memoir

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