Books by Stephen Birmingham

A memoir by the late, bestselling writer Stephen Birmingham.

Our Crowd is Stephen Birmingham's New York Times-bestselling history of the rise of the most powerful and privileged Jewish families in America.

In The Right Places Stephen Birmingham uses his witty, penetrating style to uncover those exclusive locations where the privileged live and play. Birmingham unveils the secret enclaves of the rich for his readers, giving us a glimpse into their lives and abodes beyond what is seen in paparazzi photos.

In this chatty, anecdotal, and often ironic inquiry, Stephen Birmingham investigates the nesting habits, enjoyments, and frustrations of American suburban life in the Seventies.

America's Secret Aristocracy offers an inside look at the estates, marriages and financial empires of America's most selective club and a gallery of vivid portrait of its members.

The Grandes Dames of America knew just what they wanted and precisely how to get it, and when faced with criticism, malice or jealousy, they would rise above their detractors and usually persevere. Preeminent social historian Stephen Birmingham takes us into the drawing rooms of these powerful women, providing keen insights into aspects of an American Society that no longer exists.

Stephen Birmingham explores here the fascinating social history of California, showing how the ruling class of California was born from rough hewn mining communities, and how it evolved a lifestyle that continues to fascinate the world.

Life at the Dakota is a deliciously entertaining social history which describes the lives of the rich and trendy, from Roberta Flack to John Lennon, who called The Dakota "home", despite the fact this New York apartment house was erected "too far up" and on the wrong side of town.

Here, in this engrossing and often hilarious book, Stephen Birmingham explores how the Irish elite emerged in America-frequently in less than a generation's time-out of poverty into positions of both social and business prominence.

Stephen Birmingham tells the rich and varied history of the Sephardic elite--an insular group of bewilderingly interrelated families, spiced with gossip and the gentle rattling of family skeletons.

The Right People is an engrossing and illuminating journey through the customs and habits of the phenomenally wealthy, from the San Francisco elite to the upper crust of New York's Westchester County.