A National Book Award-winning Satire About The Unchecked Power Of American Capitalism, Written More Than Three Decades Before The 2008 Financial The Center Ofj Ris J R Vansant, A Very Average Sixth Grader From Long Island With Torn Sneakers, A Runny Nose, And A Juvenile Fascination With Junk-mail Get-rich-quick Offers. Responding To One, He Sees A Small Return; Soon, He Is Running A Paper Empire Out Of A Phone Booth In The School Hallway. Everyone From The School Staff To The Municipal Government To The Squabbling Heirs Of A Player-piano Company To The Titans Of Wall Street And The Politicians In Washington Will Be Caught Up In The Endlessly Ballooning Bubble Of The J R Family Of Companies.first Published In 1975 And Winner Of The National Book Award In 1976,j Ris An Appallingly Funny And All-too-prophetic Depiction Of Americas Romance With Finance.