Books by William Strauss and Complete Book Reviews
Bill Strauss, Author, William Strauss, Author, Neil Howe, With William Morrow & Company $22.95 (538p) ISBN 978-0-688-08133-1
In the authors' estimate, 18 distinct generations have peopled American history, from Puritan colonists down to Wall Street yuppies. In a trendy, detailed, convoluted chronicle, often as woolly as newspaper horoscopes, generations are labeled and...
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Neil Howe, Author, William Strauss, Author, R. J. Matson, Illustrator Vintage Books USA $16.95 (432p) ISBN 978-0-375-70719-3
The phrase ""kids these days"" is infused with new meaning in this look at the generation born between 1982 and 2000. Arguing against the conventional wisdom that junior high and high school kids are disrespectful, violent and alienated, Howe and...
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William Strauss, Author, Neil Howe, With Harper Perennial $16.99 (544p) ISBN 978-0-688-11912-6
Ex-Capitol Hill aides Strauss and Howe analyze American history according to a convoluted theory of generational cycles, concocting a chronicle that often seems as woolly as a newspaper horoscope. (Sept.)
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William Strauss, Author, Neil Howe, With Broadway Books $27.5 (400p) ISBN 978-0-553-06682-1
Expanding on the cyclical view of history set forth in their bestsellers Generations: The History of America's Future and 13th-GEN, Strauss and Howe focus on the three ""turnings,"" or recurring 20-year generational periods, that have supposedly...
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William Strauss, Author, Stephen Strauss, Author, Newport, Author . Sourcebooks $19.95 (160p) ISBN 978-1-57071-890-8
Political humor found a fresh voice 20 years ago with musical parodies from the Capitol Steps, including such topical tunes as "Stand by Your Dan" and "Boys Just Wanna Have Guns." Cofounded by Strauss and Newport, the group, composed
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