The idea of why people are obsessed with the desire to have a lot of money prompted William Leith to go on a journey into the eccentric and slippery, but no less desirable world of the rich. The author of the book spends the day with the real Wolf of Wall Street, visiting the luxurious mansion of a lonely Russian millionaire and exploring the estate of an oligarch. He flies on private jets to private islands and spends time in private clubs, all the while continuing to be tormented by internal contradictions and searching for an answer to the question of why some people are rich and others are not. And, of course, dreaming that someday he will have a lot of money. Addressed to everyone who wants to reveal the secret of owning millions.