In 1919, Booth Tarkington won the first of his two Pulitzer Prizes for this novel about the rise of the automobile industry and the fall of the wealthy but undisciplined Amberson clan. Perhaps you recognize the title from Orson Welles's well-liked 1942 film adaptation?

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We recommend pairing this book with--

Mineral water. Because what better represents the needless spending of money?

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