The Week contest: Trillionaire tome
This week's question: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and three other überwealthy individuals are poised to become trillionaires in the next decade, according to a new study from Oxfam. What would you title a memoir by one of them about why he deserves to be the world's first trillionaire?
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THE WINNER: "Greed Is Good, And My Greed Is Best"
James Pearson, Anaheim, California
SECOND PLACE: "Trill Seeker"
Jeff Jerome, Northampton, Massachusetts
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THIRD PLACE: "The Secret of My Excess"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas, Texas
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"DOGE You Wish You Were Me?"
Ed Raymond, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
"What Color Is Your Escape Pod?"
Larry Hance, Barboursville, Virginia
"I've Got Mine, You Get Yours"
Kathleen Jarm, Glenmoore, Pennsylvania
"Dough Before Bros"
Erica Avery, Greenfield, Massachusetts
"The Lesser of Three Weasels"
Suzie Fraser, Whitesboro, New York
"I Know Why the Fat Cat Sings"
Kenneth Burgan, Grass Valley, California
"Your Favorite Martian"
Bill Levine, Belmont, Massachusetts
"Zuck on This!"
Jeff Morris, Alexandria, Virginia
"And I'm Still the One You Don't Know" — Bernard Arnault
Larry Rifkin, Glastonbury, Connecticut
"My Soul Had the Highest Price"
Doug Carasso, Seal Beach, California
"Testing the Camel/Needle/Rich Person Metaphor"
Adam Kupec, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
"I'm a Trillionaire. Why Should I Care What This Book is Called?"
Steve Elderbrock, Bridgeport, West Virginia
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