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Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?: Confessions of a First-Class Asshole
Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here: Don't You Know Who I Think I Am?: Confessions of a First-Class Ass
Who is JRL?
How dare you not know! Justin Ross Lee is a completely self-created, self-inflated Internet celebrity; “Jew Jetter”; and social media virtuoso. When he’s not causing trouble on Bravo or headlining VH1, you’ll find Justin having red-carpet run-ins with A-list celebrities, getting blacklisted from airlines and nightclubs, and monopolizing the tabloid pages with his boisterous bad-boy behavior. Famous for being famous? He’s famous for telling you he’s famous.
So how did this privileged prick from Scarsdale become a jet-setting, luxury-loving, travel-hacking aristo-brat with an army of followers on social media? Don’t worry, JRL is here to tell you. Love him or loathe him―he doesn’t care―he promises to make you laugh so hard you’ll cry, whether it’s at him or with him. Is this book satire or the instructional manual for the modern narcissist? Either way, Don’t You Know Who I Think I Am? is a story of how one man was dubbed “The ego that attacked NYC” by the New York Post and what that man can teach you so you’ll never have to wait in line again.
Who is JRL?
How dare you not know! Justin Ross Lee is a completely self-created, self-inflated Internet celebrity; “Jew Jetter”; and social media virtuoso. When he’s not causing trouble on Bravo or headlining VH1, you’ll find Justin having red-carpet run-ins with A-list celebrities, getting blacklisted from airlines and nightclubs, and monopolizing the tabloid pages with his boisterous bad-boy behavior. Famous for being famous? He’s famous for telling you he’s famous.
So how did this privileged prick from Scarsdale become a jet-setting, luxury-loving, travel-hacking aristo-brat with an army of followers on social media? Don’t worry, JRL is here to tell you. Love him or loathe him―he doesn’t care―he promises to make you laugh so hard you’ll cry, whether it’s at him or with him. Is this book satire or the instructional manual for the modern narcissist? Either way, Don’t You Know Who I Think I Am? is a story of how one man was dubbed “The ego that attacked NYC” by the New York Post and what that man can teach you so you’ll never have to wait in line again.
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200 pages, Paperback
First published June 14, 2016
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April 27, 2019
Good read. Guy did pretty much everything and beyond what many fakes are doing now on social media...fake it till you make it or how they say. Check also the videos from the reality shows on youtube, pretty hillarious
May 29, 2022
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Do you think I want to go to Kiev? Fuck no! No one wants to go to Kiev unless they’re selling Kevlar. (c)
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In my visits to the offices of major film studios, national newspapers, and global media outlets, I’ve seen mostly people who are carbon masses with no discernible talent except the ability to be affable and sit behind a desk without catching fire. (c) LOL!
Quite the misogynistic read, as intended.
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It seems the rest of the world understands that you don’t write defamatory things about your superiors and colleagues for all to see on Facebook. I must have slept through that class. (c)
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His mouth was already forming the word “no” before I’d even opened my yapper. I very often have that effect on people. (c)
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Sure, they’d threatened to call the cops, but even then, what could they do? Book us on a charge of impersonating a reservation? (c)
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Everyone loves to take sides in a fight—it makes them feel engaged.
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It’s why I was excited to go there in the first place. Having run out of things to fight against at home, I needed more problems and regimes to wriggle out of. I needed to increase the gradient on the treadmill.
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I pored over the handbook as if it were a map leading to maximum disruption.
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Q:
Do you think I want to go to Kiev? Fuck no! No one wants to go to Kiev unless they’re selling Kevlar. (c)
Q:
In my visits to the offices of major film studios, national newspapers, and global media outlets, I’ve seen mostly people who are carbon masses with no discernible talent except the ability to be affable and sit behind a desk without catching fire. (c) LOL!
Q:
It seems the rest of the world understands that you don’t write defamatory things about your superiors and colleagues for all to see on Facebook. I must have slept through that class. (c)
Q:
His mouth was already forming the word “no” before I’d even opened my yapper. I very often have that effect on people. (c)
Q:
Sure, they’d threatened to call the cops, but even then, what could they do? Book us on a charge of impersonating a reservation? (c)
Q:
Everyone loves to take sides in a fight—it makes them feel engaged.
Q:
It’s why I was excited to go there in the first place. Having run out of things to fight against at home, I needed more problems and regimes to wriggle out of. I needed to increase the gradient on the treadmill.
Q:
I pored over the handbook as if it were a map leading to maximum disruption.
Q:
Q:
Do you think I want to go to Kiev? Fuck no! No one wants to go to Kiev unless they’re selling Kevlar. (c)
Q:
In my visits to the offices of major film studios, national newspapers, and global media outlets, I’ve seen mostly people who are carbon masses with no discernible talent except the ability to be affable and sit behind a desk without catching fire. (c) LOL!
Q:
It seems the rest of the world understands that you don’t write defamatory things about your superiors and colleagues for all to see on Facebook. I must have slept through that class. (c)
Q:
His mouth was already forming the word “no” before I’d even opened my yapper. I very often have that effect on people. (c)
Q:
Sure, they’d threatened to call the cops, but even then, what could they do? Book us on a charge of impersonating a reservation? (c)
Q:
Everyone loves to take sides in a fight—it makes them feel engaged.
Q:
It’s why I was excited to go there in the first place. Having run out of things to fight against at home, I needed more problems and regimes to wriggle out of. I needed to increase the gradient on the treadmill.
Q:
I pored over the handbook as if it were a map leading to maximum disruption.
Q:
Q:
Do you think I want to go to Kiev? Fuck no! No one wants to go to Kiev unless they’re selling Kevlar. (c)
Q:
In my visits to the offices of major film studios, national newspapers, and global media outlets, I’ve seen mostly people who are carbon masses with no discernible talent except the ability to be affable and sit behind a desk without catching fire. (c) LOL!
Q:
It seems the rest of the world understands that you don’t write defamatory things about your superiors and colleagues for all to see on Facebook. I must have slept through that class. (c)
Q:
His mouth was already forming the word “no” before I’d even opened my yapper. I very often have that effect on people. (c)
Q:
Sure, they’d threatened to call the cops, but even then, what could they do? Book us on a charge of impersonating a reservation? (c)
Q:
Everyone loves to take sides in a fight—it makes them feel engaged.
Q:
It’s why I was excited to go there in the first place. Having run out of things to fight against at home, I needed more problems and regimes to wriggle out of. I needed to increase the gradient on the treadmill.
Q:
I pored over the handbook as if it were a map leading to maximum disruption.
Q:
You know in the movie Casino? There’s that quote from Ace Rothstein:
In Vegas, everybody’s gotta watch everybody else. Since the players are looking to beat the casino, the dealers are watching the players. The box men are watching the dealers. The floor men are watching the box men. The pit bosses are watching the floor men. The shift bosses are watching the pit bosses. The casino manager is watching the shift bosses. I’m watching the casino manager. And the eye in the sky is watching us all.
It’s exactly the same with club rats: In clubs, everybody’s got to watch everybody else. The doormen are watching the bouncers. The managers are watching the doormen. The owners are watching the managers. The promoters are watching the owners. The bar staff are watching the promoters. And I’m the eye in the sky watching them all. And trying to fuck them all over. (c)
Do you think I want to go to Kiev? Fuck no! No one wants to go to Kiev unless they’re selling Kevlar. (c)
Q:
In my visits to the offices of major film studios, national newspapers, and global media outlets, I’ve seen mostly people who are carbon masses with no discernible talent except the ability to be affable and sit behind a desk without catching fire. (c) LOL!
Quite the misogynistic read, as intended.
Q:
It seems the rest of the world understands that you don’t write defamatory things about your superiors and colleagues for all to see on Facebook. I must have slept through that class. (c)
Q:
His mouth was already forming the word “no” before I’d even opened my yapper. I very often have that effect on people. (c)
Q:
Sure, they’d threatened to call the cops, but even then, what could they do? Book us on a charge of impersonating a reservation? (c)
Q:
Everyone loves to take sides in a fight—it makes them feel engaged.
Q:
It’s why I was excited to go there in the first place. Having run out of things to fight against at home, I needed more problems and regimes to wriggle out of. I needed to increase the gradient on the treadmill.
Q:
I pored over the handbook as if it were a map leading to maximum disruption.
Q:
Q:
Do you think I want to go to Kiev? Fuck no! No one wants to go to Kiev unless they’re selling Kevlar. (c)
Q:
In my visits to the offices of major film studios, national newspapers, and global media outlets, I’ve seen mostly people who are carbon masses with no discernible talent except the ability to be affable and sit behind a desk without catching fire. (c) LOL!
Q:
It seems the rest of the world understands that you don’t write defamatory things about your superiors and colleagues for all to see on Facebook. I must have slept through that class. (c)
Q:
His mouth was already forming the word “no” before I’d even opened my yapper. I very often have that effect on people. (c)
Q:
Sure, they’d threatened to call the cops, but even then, what could they do? Book us on a charge of impersonating a reservation? (c)
Q:
Everyone loves to take sides in a fight—it makes them feel engaged.
Q:
It’s why I was excited to go there in the first place. Having run out of things to fight against at home, I needed more problems and regimes to wriggle out of. I needed to increase the gradient on the treadmill.
Q:
I pored over the handbook as if it were a map leading to maximum disruption.
Q:
Q:
Do you think I want to go to Kiev? Fuck no! No one wants to go to Kiev unless they’re selling Kevlar. (c)
Q:
In my visits to the offices of major film studios, national newspapers, and global media outlets, I’ve seen mostly people who are carbon masses with no discernible talent except the ability to be affable and sit behind a desk without catching fire. (c) LOL!
Q:
It seems the rest of the world understands that you don’t write defamatory things about your superiors and colleagues for all to see on Facebook. I must have slept through that class. (c)
Q:
His mouth was already forming the word “no” before I’d even opened my yapper. I very often have that effect on people. (c)
Q:
Sure, they’d threatened to call the cops, but even then, what could they do? Book us on a charge of impersonating a reservation? (c)
Q:
Everyone loves to take sides in a fight—it makes them feel engaged.
Q:
It’s why I was excited to go there in the first place. Having run out of things to fight against at home, I needed more problems and regimes to wriggle out of. I needed to increase the gradient on the treadmill.
Q:
I pored over the handbook as if it were a map leading to maximum disruption.
Q:
Q:
Do you think I want to go to Kiev? Fuck no! No one wants to go to Kiev unless they’re selling Kevlar. (c)
Q:
In my visits to the offices of major film studios, national newspapers, and global media outlets, I’ve seen mostly people who are carbon masses with no discernible talent except the ability to be affable and sit behind a desk without catching fire. (c) LOL!
Q:
It seems the rest of the world understands that you don’t write defamatory things about your superiors and colleagues for all to see on Facebook. I must have slept through that class. (c)
Q:
His mouth was already forming the word “no” before I’d even opened my yapper. I very often have that effect on people. (c)
Q:
Sure, they’d threatened to call the cops, but even then, what could they do? Book us on a charge of impersonating a reservation? (c)
Q:
Everyone loves to take sides in a fight—it makes them feel engaged.
Q:
It’s why I was excited to go there in the first place. Having run out of things to fight against at home, I needed more problems and regimes to wriggle out of. I needed to increase the gradient on the treadmill.
Q:
I pored over the handbook as if it were a map leading to maximum disruption.
Q:
You know in the movie Casino? There’s that quote from Ace Rothstein:
In Vegas, everybody’s gotta watch everybody else. Since the players are looking to beat the casino, the dealers are watching the players. The box men are watching the dealers. The floor men are watching the box men. The pit bosses are watching the floor men. The shift bosses are watching the pit bosses. The casino manager is watching the shift bosses. I’m watching the casino manager. And the eye in the sky is watching us all.
It’s exactly the same with club rats: In clubs, everybody’s got to watch everybody else. The doormen are watching the bouncers. The managers are watching the doormen. The owners are watching the managers. The promoters are watching the owners. The bar staff are watching the promoters. And I’m the eye in the sky watching them all. And trying to fuck them all over. (c)
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May 8, 2017Funny!
May 25, 2018
Extremely interesting - JRL fully explains what and how he does it. Definitely Recommended!
October 22, 2018
This book was recommended to me by an all-time schemer. He inspires me to do this day. You Know Who You Are.
It boils down to setting immediate goals and doing everything in your power to achieve them.
If you're dealing with someone outside the sweet, fluffy world of showbiz, say a Trump or a Clinton, there's no point buttering them up or dropping shit about being someone's kinfolk. Unlike actors, those people are smart. You need to challenge them. It's better to critique his work and then tell him why. Or say, "I really enjoyed that speech you made, and here's where you got everything wrong." They adore that shit.
My secret skill is winning people over and getting them to do my bidding even though I come across as an obnoxious pretentious prick.
If you're doing the opposite of what people expect you to do, then you're probably on the right track.
What would you consider your greatest accomplishment?
Subversion. Convincing people, rightfully, that they shouldn't do the thing that they are expected to do. Molding the minds of the young to embrace counterconvention.
How do you want the third act of the JRL story to play out?
Watching people worldwide doing what I've taught them to do.
Being synonymous with beating the system.
It boils down to setting immediate goals and doing everything in your power to achieve them.
If you're dealing with someone outside the sweet, fluffy world of showbiz, say a Trump or a Clinton, there's no point buttering them up or dropping shit about being someone's kinfolk. Unlike actors, those people are smart. You need to challenge them. It's better to critique his work and then tell him why. Or say, "I really enjoyed that speech you made, and here's where you got everything wrong." They adore that shit.
My secret skill is winning people over and getting them to do my bidding even though I come across as an obnoxious pretentious prick.
If you're doing the opposite of what people expect you to do, then you're probably on the right track.
What would you consider your greatest accomplishment?
Subversion. Convincing people, rightfully, that they shouldn't do the thing that they are expected to do. Molding the minds of the young to embrace counterconvention.
How do you want the third act of the JRL story to play out?
Watching people worldwide doing what I've taught them to do.
Being synonymous with beating the system.
July 10, 2016
I waited a long while for this book to come out. TOTAL redemption. The chapter, “Con-ukkah” about getting away with anything had me in stitches. I also went to University in Boston... the balls on this guy trolling a Massachusetts circuit Judge!
July 4, 2017
Loved this trashy book. Read it poolside in Hawaii with a cocktail in hand.
May 17, 2019
Amazing book. Not exactly a guide to your way to first class(as advertised) but there are tips in there. Extremely funny, short and would definitely recommend!
October 30, 2025
Funny stuff! Quick wits, audacity and an intuitive understanding of people will get you far!
February 2, 2024
Not Impressed. While I can't deny the amusement found in his audacious exploits, the book left me with a lingering sense of dissatisfaction. JRL's narrative unfolds as a self-aggrandizing showcase of his extravagant lifestyle and unabashed narcissism. The book dances on the line between satire and an egocentric guide, portraying the author's journey from Scarsdale to a self-proclaimed "Jew Jetter" with an army of online followers.
For those seeking a lighthearted read without the burden of substance, this might suffice. However, for readers expecting depth and introspection, it falls short of delivering a truly satisfying experience.
If you're seeking books with a similar tone of audacious humor and unconventional storytelling but desire more substance, consider exploring these alternatives: Bossypants by Tina Fey, I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons by Kevin Hart, Yes Please by Amy Poehler, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah, Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris.
For those seeking a lighthearted read without the burden of substance, this might suffice. However, for readers expecting depth and introspection, it falls short of delivering a truly satisfying experience.
If you're seeking books with a similar tone of audacious humor and unconventional storytelling but desire more substance, consider exploring these alternatives: Bossypants by Tina Fey, I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons by Kevin Hart, Yes Please by Amy Poehler, Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah, Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris.
July 30, 2016
I won this book from a Goodreads giveaway. At first, I didn't think I'd get through it as JRL is so pompous. However, he sucked me in and I was entertained by his insane stories of Jew-jetting, social-media shenanigans and celebrity run-ins. I didn't know who he was before this book but have now found myself googling to find out more, gah!! That's exactly what he wants. Like JRL often says, people love him or hate him but, either way, they're fascinated by him.
August 12, 2016
Laugh aloud funny, crude and rude; that was the point, right? An inside look into the world of self-driven fame and fortune. Enjoy! Thanks to NetGalley and Inkshares for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an honest review!
July 8, 2016
An inside look at the philosophies and motives that drive the man that everyone loves to hate, with a fair amount of travel, hospitality and image hacks to boot. This book was well worth the wait.
July 10, 2016
Brilliant and hysterical. His honesty well outweighs his offensive. Just an awesome read.
August 24, 2023
Helt ok. Et par nyttige Travel Hacks + kult avsnitt om viktigheten av chutzpah
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