Finance ✦ Penny’s Take 🎧 Audiobook
Old Money: The Mythology of Wealth in America
Nelson Aldrich · 2026
🎙 Narrated by Robin Bloodworth
82/100
👍 Worth It
Heads up — this landed in the Finance pillar but it's really a sociological deep-dive into old-money American families, not an investing guide, and Aldrich's insider access (he's old money himself) makes it a genuinely rich read on class and privilege. It's a bit dated at points given its 1988 origins, but Robin Bloodworth's narration carries the sixteen-plus hours well.
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🎙 Narration: good Robin Bloodworth narrates a long (16h34m) but steady, well-paced listen for Audible Studios.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety90
Substance / usefulness85
Craft & writing88
Originality82
Evidence & accuracy80
Hype vs delivers85
Age-fit78
Human-eye read85
Penny’s verdict82
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