Art, Wills and Weather

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Clients of JPMorgan Private Bank pay top dollar for advice on how to increase their wealth. And for three years the bank has supplemented its investment advice with a list of summer "must reads." Want to audit the lessons the moneyed class will be taking on the beach this summer? Read on:

Good to Great, by Jim Collins A look at the practices that separate upstarts from blue chips.

The Weather Channel: The Improbable Rise of a Media Phenomenon, by Frank Batten, with Jeffrey Cruikshank If you can sell the weather, you can sell anything

Too Much of a Good Thing: Raising Children in an Indulgent Age, by Dan Kindlon Or, how to raise a humble CEO

Art Lover: A Biography of Peggy Guggenheim, by Anton Gill Insider art-collection tips

Lincoln's Virtues: An Ethical Biography, by William Lee Miller The thesis: that one can be great and good

Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne, by David Starkey A manual for succession planning