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  <title><![CDATA[People Like Us]]></title>
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  <default-description>The way journalist Gus Bailey tells it, old money is always preferred, but occasionally new money sneaks in--even where it is most unwelcome. After moving from Cincinnati, Elias and Ruby Renthal strike it even richer in New York, turning their millions into billions. It would be impolite for high society to refuse them now. Not to mention disadvantageous. As long as the market is strong, there's absolutely nothing to worry about--except for those nasty secrets from the past. Scandal, anyone...?</default-description>
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">1988</original-publication-year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Dominick Dunne]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am fond of emphasizing the second word in the title. It sounds more pathetic. People LIKE Us! Or, even ask it: People Like Us? I'm sure one of these ways is just how Dominick Dunne intended the title to be said.<br/><br/>Maybe I should ask him.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1991</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 21 23:04:26 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Before Bergdorf Blondes and Devil Wears Prada, there was this and it wasn't silly.  Dunne manages this subject matter better than ANYONE! One can actually read it on the subway without embarrassment because of who the author is.I would read this again if I find it on amazon for a few cents. RIP, Dom...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72083187">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="58478826">
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  <date_added>Thu Jun 04 18:24:26 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jun 04 18:27:58 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Old money vs. new money.  A story that was old before Mrs. Astor's 400, the accepted society at Almacks, and the castes of India. It is a struggle that is always gossipy and intriguing and Dunne does not disappoint.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58478826?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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    <review id="45239227">
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    <name><![CDATA[Shelli]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1989</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 03 06:52:12 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 03 06:53:12 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another fun read by DD.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45239227?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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    <review id="56437546">
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    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fluff read from the '80's.]]></body>
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    <review id="75926740">
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    <body><![CDATA[Really good trash. ]]></body>
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    <review id="74924461">
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  <date_added>Sun Oct 18 10:45:05 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Anyone who has read Dominick Dunne's Diary in Vanity Fair will enjoy this book. Just think, of the phrase 'People Like Us' and what it means in the world of Mr. Dunne. ]]></body>
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    <review id="49814154">
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  <read_at>Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Delicious, hilarious and very well written.]]></body>
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    <review id="50088052">
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    <name><![CDATA[Colleen]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 15 18:14:41 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[At first I didn't care for this book, but the character development is quite good and you become interested in the fate of all these people.  I don't know if I would recommend it unless you were really interested in high society.  It seems kind of dated in the &quot;old money&quot; mentality.]]></body>
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    <review id="37201868">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jayne]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Meadow Vista, CA]]></location>        
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  <date_updated>Sat Nov 08 14:24:17 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Money does not make everyone happy as this book illustrates.  &quot;Old&quot; money in New York vs. &quot;new&quot; money makes for an interesting plot.  This was written in the 80's so maybe things have changed since then; however, it is hard to imagine the life of the rich during that time.]]></body>
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    <review id="20614956">
    <user id="1100910">
    <name><![CDATA[Pooch]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Social life among certain people in NY. Gus Bailey, based on the author, is in the midst of the wealthy, wealthier, and trying to be wealthy. Despite the glories and sorrows in life, the indomitable human spirit copes and continues.]]></body>
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    <review id="12021639">
    <user id="759754">
    <name><![CDATA[Tj]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Tue Jan 08 18:47:40 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[These people are real also.  I knew them back in my New York days.  Little has changed.  Facinating culture story of those who consider themselves priviledged.]]></body>
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    <review id="5414485">
    <user id="196086">
    <name><![CDATA[Bethany]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Dickinson, TX]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Fri Aug 31 07:13:52 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's trash, but elegant trash! My favorite D. Dunne is THE TWO MRS. GRENVILLES. . .]]></body>
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    <review id="37216797">
    <user id="1658376">
    <name><![CDATA[Barbara]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Listened to it on tape.]]></body>
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    <review id="77690775">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jennifer]]></name>
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  <date_added>Fri Nov 13 15:49:38 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dunne passed away last month, and I appreciated his perspective on justice.  Didn't like the book much unfortunately. ]]></body>
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