Sun Valley Alert: What Moguls and Millionaires Read

SUN VALLEY, Idaho, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- It is day four of the annual Allen
& Company Conference, otherwise known as "Summer Camp for Billionaires."
While WAGS (wives and girls friends) of the media titans and technology giants
are wearing their latest purchases from Diane Von Furstenberg's Thursday
afternoon trunk show, the hottest items (aside from the high powered panels
and speeches) are the book give-aways.

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In addition to the usual serious reading selections of Tom Friedman's "Hot,
Flat and Crowded," Martin Indyk's "Innocent Abroad," David Kilcullen's "The
Accidental Guerrilla," Michael O'Hanlon's "Budgeting For Hard Power," and
David Ignatuis' much acclaimed "The Increment," for once (perhaps a sign of
these tougher economic times), there is also lighter fare. WAGS and even a few
moguls have been treated to the early release of SV'09 guest Margaret Chai
Maloney's new novel, "1929 AN UPPERCLASS AFFAIR."

The book begins in the last decadent days of the roaring twenties, poignantly
(and accurately) recreates the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and ends as America
emerges from the Great Depression.

According to conference attendee Ami Danoff, "Think TITANIC meets THE GREAT
GATSBY. "1929 AN UPPER CLASS AFFAIR" is a riveting, rollicking read that
actually is enlightening."

Margaret Chai Maloney, who studied at Mount Holyoke College and Oxford
University (along with attendees Jonathon Oppenheimer and Newark Mayor Cory
Booker), has apparently also developed a website with resources for those
interested in learning more about the period as well as the opportunity to
document one's own family histories from the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and
Great Depression. Although Chai Maloney is most interested in encouraging
everyone to record their family stories, our sources suggest some big named
families will be contributing their accounts.

For more information visit: www.1929anupperclassaffair.com

Non-moguls and ordinary-aires interested in being amused can pre-order "1929
AN UPPER CLASS AFFAIR" at conference attendee Jeff Bezo's company amazon.com
or download it on KINDLE.

SOURCE BookSurge

Lisa Tang, +1-917-658-2604, for BookSurge