"This is an astonishing book. Chalabi's taboo-busting transparency about peoples' financial lives is revolutionary enough. But it's the pellucid clarity of her data visualizations that will really change how you understand capitalism. I was riveted from start to finish." --Alison Bechdel, bestselling author of Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic "We live in an insanely unequal world. Does the concentration of wealth and resources into fewer and fewer hands make a difference? This book explores how deeply relevant inequality is--how it molds our minds and bends our moralities. It's the most vivid and readable exploration of the wealth gap I've ever read. Anyone who cares about a better future should read this.

" --Brian Eno, producer and songwriter "Mona Chalabi writes with frank, engaging precision about what we're all really wondering about: Money, and all the big, sinister financial machinery that makes each of our lives 'just happen to be' what they are. Ten Lives is Jane Austen without all the boring romance stuff, and with a sweeping lens that feels like finally looking up from your own narrow little corner. Or like eating something utterly satisfying you weren't expecting. And the diagrams--both informative and funny. I recommend this book enthusiastically to everyone. I can't wait to reread it." --Liana Finck, author of Let There Be Light " Ten Lives is a brilliant melding of rage, empathy, and tactical rigor that maps the emotional intimacy of income inequality. Chalabi has a rare ability to bring statistics to life, teasing out the human stories buried within data to illuminate uncomfortable societal truths.

Ten Lives cuts cleanly through the numbers, sharpening how we see the world." --Tessa Hulls, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Feeding Ghosts "In Ten Lives , Mona Chalabi does the seemingly impossible: She turns economic analysis into gripping human drama. Chalabi brings empathy and critical rigor to this essential topic, shining light where obfuscation usually reigns. Through memoir, reporting, infographics, and visual narrative, Chalabi brings the reader into intimate corners of the lives of her subjects. Ten Lives is eye-opening, infuriating, and visually sumptuous." --Lauren Redniss, National Book Award finalist and author of Oak Flat.