Acquired Tastes

Description for ACQUIRED TASTES by Peter Mayle: "The spending habits of the rich have intrigued me for years,: Peter Mayle says. "Above all, I was curious to know if their little luxuries were actually worth the money. Were they paying for something special, or did the real pleasure, the fizz in the veins, come from the giddy feeling of being able to have whatever you want whenever you want it, and to hell with the cost?" He set forth to find out, and the fruits of his research are presented in this delightful book. In ACQUIRED TASTES, he tells you where to buy the world's best caviar and how to order a pair of thirteen-hundred-dollar hand-stitched, custom-made shoes; he invites you for a stay in London's ultra exclusive hotel, the Connaught, and takes you home to Provence in December, in search of fresh truffles. Along the way he covers everything the well-heeled---and those vicariously so inclined---need to know, including the costs of keeping a mistress in style, the