{"product_id":"balsamic-dreams-a-short-but-self-important-history-of-the-baby-boomer-generation-9780312420826","title":"Balsamic Dreams: A Short But Self-Important History of the Baby Boomer Generation","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRed Lobster, White Trash and the Blue Lagoon\u003c\/i\u003e comes a vintage Queenan tirade chronicling the evolution of his own Baby Boomer Generation. How did a generation that started out at Woodstock and Monterey end up at Crate \u0026amp; Barrel? How did a generation that promised to \"teach its children well\" end up with a progeny so evil they could give Damien from \u003ci\u003eThe Omen \u003c\/i\u003ea run for his money? And what is so fascinating about porcini mushrooms? 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eQueenan on The Sixties: \u003c\/i\u003e \"Baby Boomers who never saw Hendrix, did drugs, locked or loaded an AK-47 in country or bedded down with a girl named Radiance now all pretend they did. It's like those Civil War reenactment buffs who have drunk so much Wild Turkey they actually think they were at Chickamauga.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eQueenan on Death\u003c\/i\u003e: \"A generation whose primary cultural artifact is the Filofax has enormous difficulty shoehorning death into its schedule: it's inconvenient, time-consuming and stressful. '\u003ci\u003eWe don't have time to die this afternoon; Caitlin has ballet.\u003c\/i\u003e'\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Queenan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.53w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312420826","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48016468148361,"sku":"9780312420826","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_ce9b14f1-cb25-4dd5-9e5c-4d33e52ec6c2.jpg?v=1787688156","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/balsamic-dreams-a-short-but-self-important-history-of-the-baby-boomer-generation-9780312420826","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}