Baby Boomers make up the largest segment of the country's population. And they're kicking and screaming as they're being dragged through the aging process."A Boomer's Angst" takes a personal and sometimes irreverent look at the fun, fears, and flab-fighting foibles of middle age.

“Particularly relevant in an election year...This book is full of data—on the economy, technology, and more—that will help millennials articulate their generational rage and help boomers understand where they’re coming from.” —The Washington Post “Jill Filipovic cuts through the noise with characteristic clarity and nuance. Behind the meme is a thoughtfully reported book that greatly contributes to our understanding of generational change.” —Irin Carmon, coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Notorious RBG Baby Boomers are the most prosperous generation in American history, but their kids are screwed. In this eye-opening book, journalist Jill Filipovic breaks down the massive problems facing Millennials including climate, money, housing, and healthcare. In Ok Boomer, Let’s Talk, journalist (and Millenial) Jill Filipovic tells the definitive story of her generation. Talking to gig workers, economists, policy makers, and dozens of struggling Millennials drowning in debt on a planet quite literally in flames, Filipovic paints a shocking and nuanced portrait of a generation being left behind: -Millennials are the most educated generation in American history—and also the most broke. -Millennials hold just 3 percent of American wealth. When they were the same age, Boomers held 21 percent. -The average older Millennial has $15,000 in student loan debt. The average Boomer at the same age? Just $2,300 in today’s dollars. -Millennials are paying almost 40 percent more for their first homes than Boomers did. -American families spend twice as much on healthcare now than they did when Boomers were young parents. Filipovic shows that Millennials are not the avocado-toast-eating snowflakes of Boomer outrage fantasies. But they are the first American generation that will do worse than their parents. “OK, Boomer” isn’t just a sarcastic dismissal—it’s a recognition that Millennials are in crisis, and that Boomer voters, bankers, and policy makers are responsible. Filipovic goes beyond the meme, upending dated assumptions with revelatory data and revealing portraits of young people delaying adulthood to pay down debt, obsessed with “wellness” because they can’t afford real healthcare, and struggling to #hustle in the precarious gig economy. Ok Boomer, Let’s Talk is at once an explainer and an extended olive branch that will finally allow these two generations to truly understand each other.

Growing older ... is a GOOD thing! Right? It does beat the alternative! You may have one of three reactions to this book's title: (1) I'm not yet a Boomer so aging is of no concern to me; (2) I'm way older than a Boomer so this is too late for me; (3) I am a Boomer ... and I don't want to admit it or even think about the fact I'm getting older every day. Go away!Hey, I hear you. But, this book is for every single adult, no matter which of these three initial gut reactions we may have. Every day, we get a day older (unless we encounter the unhappy alternative, of course). That's a good thing. No matter what your age, the stories, reflections and insights you'll read here will help make your life more positive and hope-full! That's right: filled with hope!Specifically, Baby Boomers are the 76 million-plus who were born between 1946 and 1964 - those who are now in their 50's, 60's and 70's. This can be one of the most exciting seasons of life yet encountered. Really! This seasoned author-minister to Boomers, seniors and all others, shares personal life experiences and reflections to encourage and inspire his fellow aging Baby Boomers, to make this the most fulfilling third of their lives. Yet older individuals will also be motivated by the discoveries they'll come across in these pages. And to those younger - hey, we are each getting older every day. It's not to early to learn how to make your life a great trip.Are you feeling some angst about this aging reality? * Do you wish you had a better attitude about getting older? * Do you know someone who is discouraged by the reality of advancing years? Maybe it is you. * Don't you wish you could see the bright side of now having years of accumulated experience and wisdom? * Would you like to discover the special gift you are to your world, because of your many years already lived? You can. This book will give you insights you may not have yet had unlocked. You will be uplifted, blessed and encouraged as you come to see the special influence you have at this stage in your life. You will identify with the author who is a "real" person - just like you. You'll relate to the stories he shares from his life. He does so in an easy-to-read and relaxed style. Many of your own stories and life adventures will come to mind and you'll start to think: "Hey, I can bless the people I know by sharing that with them. This will be fun!"Do you want to know how a New York city-dwelling Grandma could inspire you by her ability in wielding an axe to prepare a chicken dinner for her family and friends during a farm visit? How could summers of slinging heavy hay bales in hot, humid summer weather prepare a person for enduring the daily challenges of getting older? Have you considered how basics learned in scouting could enable a senior to be strong in doing their duty each day? What can be learned from an Olympic athlete who was shot down in wartime, left to drift in the Pacific Ocean for over a month and imprisoned in an enemy concentration camp, that could encourage you? What you like to be reassured that it is okay to take a vacation - to take some time off? In fact, that it is not only okay, but necessary for your survival?! These will be just a few of the nuggets you'll mine as you read.For an altitude change in your attitude about aging, get your copy right away and start reading now. Also, be sure you recommend this book to those you know who may be feeling negative about their aging reality. Help them to be inspired - even boosted! It is Boomer Boosters, but we now know it is for far more than only Baby Boomers. Anyone who is getting older one day at a time, will find this is for them. Click now for your copy and unlock a more positive future.

A Wall Street Journal columnist delivers a brilliant narrative of the mugging of the millennial generation-- how the Baby Boomers have stolen the millennials' future in order to ensure themselves a comfortable present The Theft of a Decade is a contrarian, revelatory analysis of how one generation pulled the rug out from under another, and the myriad consequences that has set in store for all of us. The millennial generation was the unfortunate victim of several generations of economic theories that made life harder for them than it was for their grandparents. Then came the crash of 2008, and the Boomer generation's reaction to it was brutal: politicians and policy makers made deliberate decisions that favored the interests of the Boomer generation over their heirs, the most egregious being over the use of monetary policy, fiscal policy and regulation. For the first time in recent history, policy makers gave up on investing for the future and instead mortgaged that future to pay for the ugly economic sins of the present. This book describes a new economic crisis, a sinister tectonic shift that is stealing a generation's future.

Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll . . . Straight from the fridge - I Love Lucy meets The Sopranos in The Twilight Zone. From Elvis to Johnny Rotten, Neptune, New Jersey (with Greetings from Asbury Park) to Swinging London. Some say 'it all happened in the 60s' but in BOOM! anthropologist and social historian Ted Polhemus shows how the roots of our (post) modern age go back to the heady years just after WWII. If you like Mad Men, Blade Runner, American Graffiti, Blow-up, The Wild One . . . wish you'd caught Monk at Minton's Playhouse in 1947, Springsteen at The Stone Pony or The Pistols in London in 1976 (or not) . . . Ted Polhemus' other works include Streetstyle, Fashion & Anti-fashion, Style Surfing and Body Styles.

The Boomers are the generation that changed everything, from economics to politics to popular culture. This book examines the myriad ways and long-reaching consequences of the now fully "grown up" Baby Boomer generation on America. Once upon a time, the members of the Baby Boomer generation were young, idealistic, and hungry to change the world. And they did create sweeping, irreversible changes throughout American society—but probably not in the ways their younger selves imagined they would. Now that the Boomers are in their late-adult or retirement years, their tremendous legacy can clearly be perceived. In retrospect, the paths the members of this generation took to come to power—and how they came to terms with that power—are also apparent. This single-volume work supplies a broad yet detailed critical guide to the Boomer Generation, containing essays on key people, moments, and phenomena not only during the Boomers' 1960s heyday but also their extensive influences on American culture decades afterward. The contributors address key topics such as the rise of feminism; Civil Rights; the Vietnam War and the anti-war movement; the Beatles, the Grateful Dead, and rock 'n roll; gay rights; idealism, narcissism, and materialism; the influence of television on America, and vice versa; and the transition of Boomers from being "Yippies" to "Yuppies." This work is an ideal text for students in undergraduate or graduate courses in television studies, media studies, cultural studies, and American studies; and is highly appropriate as a supplemental text in literature, history, and philosophy surveys.

Today there are approximately seventy-six million Americans who were born in the years from 1946 to 1965 the baby boomers. In their youth they thrived, voting for a number of entitlements based on assumptions of economic growth that no longer applies. Now, as baby boomers continue aging, they must face a number of potentially disheartening realities. From caring for ailing parents to funding their retirement to facing death, many issues weigh too heavily upon the minds of the baby boomer generation to allow for a peaceful, productive second half of life. What's more, many of the spiritual belief systems passed down for so many generations no longer provide the comfort or support people need in order to face the challenges of the later half of life. The people need something new. In this second edition of Baby Boomer Lamentations, author and self-proclaimed religious philosopher Lewis Tagliaferre explores the concept of Theofatalism and addresses the rising spiritual concerns of the baby boomers, offering a new outlook to help readers make the inevitable transitions through the later years of life.

This encyclopedia defines and contextualizes the Baby Boomer generation and the wide-reaching contributions of its members throughout modern American history. Comprising some 80 million Americans born between 1946 and 1965, the Baby Boomers have significantly changed every aspect of American history and culture. The members of this generation experienced some of the most tumultuous times in American history; indeed, the Boomers helped create these pivotal eras. From the advent of rock and roll to disco and rap, from the sexual revolution to the arrival of AIDS, and from race riots to the election of a black president, Baby Boomers have seen it all. Through nearly 100 alphabetically arranged entries, this encyclopedia gives later generations insight into the contributions of the Baby Boomers, and it helps members of that generation better contextualize their own experiences. Included entries are written in a clear and engaging manner, covering politics and activism, entertainment, the economy, gender roles, arts, pop culture, sports, religion, drug and alcohol use, and many other subject areas.

Every 7.5 seconds a baby-boomer reaches 50 -- and the terror of aging hits home with a vengeance. Engulfed by the societal myths and stereotyping that still surround aging today, they greet birthdays with fear and loathing. Given that angst-filled scenario, it's no wonder that many boomers avoid looking ahead. With ticking biological clocks and "in-your-face" reminders of aging, they may turn to quick-fix solutions (facelifts, reconstructive surgery, medication, etc.) but few make time to plan for later years. Although boomers are known for their take-charge approach to shaping their lifestyle and finances, even the most informed and savviest of them often fails to take responsibility for creating a "life worth living" as they age.