Generations

The History of America’s Future, 1584 to 2069

De: William Strauss, Neil Howe

Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain

Hailed by national leaders as politically diverse as former vice president Al Gore and former House speaker Newt Gingrich, Generations has been heralded by reviewers as a brilliant, if somewhat unsettling, reassessment of where America is heading.

William Strauss and Neil Howe posit the history of America as a succession of generational biographies, beginning in 1584 and encompassing every one through the children of today. Their bold theory is that each generation belongs to one of four types and that these types repeat sequentially in a fixed pattern. The vision of Generations allows us to plot a recurring cycle in American history - a cycle of spiritual awakenings and secular crises - from the founding colonists through the present day and well into this millennium.

Generations is at once a refreshing historical narrative and a thrilling intuitive leap that reorders not only our history books, but also our expectations for the 21st century.

©1991 William Strauss and Neil Howe (P)2021 Tantor

Multiple Frameworks

This book was more important than I thought it would be. The detail in which it was able to predict the nature and processes of past and upcoming generations.

Good

I think important for anyone interested in this stuff. Definitely worth the read if you like it.

Eye Opening

Remarkable, need the charts to get the full impact! Sharing with everyone I know. Awesome.

Probably better w book in hand

I love this book and the amount of research that was put into it, however, listening to this audible without the book in hand made it sometimes confusing to follow. I think it would be good to listen to the book while also having the book in hand for reference and to pause moments.

Mandatory Reading

The content of this book chills the soul at how accurate the social study results are. May the current generations take this study further to allow future generations a place to start with their own social studying.