Hitting the Jackpot: Lives of Lottery Millionaires

by Pasi Falk and Pasi Maenpaa

Book Overview

What happens to a person when she or he wins an enormous amount of money? One widespread belief is that hitting the jackpot kick-starts a downward spiral, and that winners end up isolated from friends and relatives, sad, lonely, and, in some scenarios, even taking their own lives. Is there any truth to this, or is this a myth perpetuated by those 'normal folks' whose winnings are rather less? Either way, winning a lottery jackpot can be perceived...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859733050
• ISBN13: 9781859733059
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Berg Publishers
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.2"