Balsamic Dreams A Short But Self-Important History of the Baby Boomer Generation

by Queenan, Joe

• ISBN13: 9780312420826
• ISBN10: 031242082X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Picador

Summary

How did a generation that started out at Woodstock and Monterey end up at Crate & Barrel? How did a generation that promised to "teach its children well" end up with a progeny so evil they could give that kid from The Omen a run for his money? And just what is so fascinating about porcini mushrooms? From the bestselling author of Red Lobster, White Trash and the Blue Lagoon comes a vintage Queenan tirade chronicling the evolution of his own Baby Boomer Generation. In this hilarious work of social commentary, professional iconoclast Queenan shows how a generation with so much promise lost its way by confusing pop culture with culture and mistaking lifestyle for life.AUTHORBIO: The author of six previous books, including Red Lobster, White Trash and the Blue Lagoon, JOE QUEENAN is a contributing editor at GQ and writes a column, "Good Fences," for The New York Times. He lives in Tarrytown, New York

Author Biography

Joe Queenan is a contributing editor at GQ and writes the column "Good Fences" for The New York Times. The Author of Red Lobster, White Trash, and the Blue Lagoon, he lives in Tarrytown, New York.

Table of Contents

Prologue	1	(9)
J'Accuse	10	(24)
High Misdemeanors	34	(18)
The Disclaimer Chapter	52	(13)
Ten Days That Rocked the World	65	(20)
The Man Ain't Got No Culture	85	(23)
What a Fool Believes	108	(13)
Careful, the Staff Might Hear You	121	(13)
Play That Funky Music, White Boy	134	(15)
American History: The B-Sides	149	(17)
Good Lovin' Gone Bad	166	(9)
Aging Disgracefully	175	(21)
Stop Me If You've Heard This One	196	(7)
Acknowledgments	203