{"product_id":"balsamic-dreams-a-short-but-self-important-history-of-the-baby-boomer-generation-paperback","title":"Balsamic Dreams: A Short But Self-Important History of the Baby Boomer Generation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Queenan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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'\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Queenan\u003c\/b\u003e is a contributing editor at \u003ci\u003eGQ \u003c\/i\u003eand writes the column Good Fences for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. The Author of\u003ci\u003e Red Lobster, White Trash, and the Blue Lagoon\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in Tarrytown, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.49 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42126028898384,"sku":"9780312420826","price":26.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/bGxkMzA3akxPSnU2VC8rNmlWampOUT09.webp?v=1773251465","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/balsamic-dreams-a-short-but-self-important-history-of-the-baby-boomer-generation-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}