The Baby Boomer Encyclopedia

The Baby Boomer Encyclopedia

Author: Martin Gitlin

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2011-03-03

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0313382190

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This encyclopedia defines and contextualizes the Baby Boomer generation and the wide-reaching contributions of its members throughout modern American history. Comprising some 80 million Americans born between 1946 and 1965, the Baby Boomers have significantly changed every aspect of American history and culture. The members of this generation experienced some of the most tumultuous times in American history; indeed, the Boomers helped create these pivotal eras. From the advent of rock and roll to disco and rap, from the sexual revolution to the arrival of AIDS, and from race riots to the election of a black president, Baby Boomers have seen it all. Through nearly 100 alphabetically arranged entries, this encyclopedia gives later generations insight into the contributions of the Baby Boomers, and it helps members of that generation better contextualize their own experiences. Included entries are written in a clear and engaging manner, covering politics and activism, entertainment, the economy, gender roles, arts, pop culture, sports, religion, drug and alcohol use, and many other subject areas.


What Did The Baby Boomers Ever Do For Us?

What Did The Baby Boomers Ever Do For Us?

Author: Francis Beckett

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-22

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1317365909

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First published in 2010, this book explores the legacy of the baby boomers: the generation who, born in the aftermath of the Second World War, came of age in the radical sixties where for the first time since the War, there was freedom, money, and safe sex. In this book, Francis Beckett argues that what began as the most radical-sounding generation for half a century turned into a random collection of youthful style gurus, sharp-toothed entrepreneurs and management consultants who believed revolution meant new ways of selling things; and Thatcherites, who thought freedom meant free markets, not free people. At last, it found its most complete expression in New Labour. The author argues that the children of the 1960s betrayed the generations that came before and after, and that the true legacy of the swinging decade is in ashes.


The Baby Boomer's Name Game

The Baby Boomer's Name Game

Author: Christopher P. Andersen

Publisher: Perigee Books

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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The bestselling Name Game is back, completely revised and updated for parents of the 80s as it reveals the impact of names on behavior and helps parents choose names that will ensure their child's emotional well-being.


101 Video Games to Play Before You Grow Up

101 Video Games to Play Before You Grow Up

Author: Ben Bertoli

Publisher: Walter Foster Jr.

Published: 2017-10

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 163322385X

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A must-play checklist and guidebook for the top 101 video games every kid should experience, including trivia and tips, behind-the-scenes tidbits, and ratings. Full color. 5 15/16 x 8 5/16.


100 Greatest Baby Boomer Toys

100 Greatest Baby Boomer Toys

Author: Mark Rich

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780873418805

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Boomers will be digging through their closets in search of their childhood after paging through this colourful nostalgic photo reference of the toys and playthings from the baby boomer generation. All ages will want to pick up this book and see what's inside -- from the common to the obscure -- brining back memories like the sound of tinker toys being dumped from a can. Each of the 100 chapters includes photographs and text discussing the origins and history of the popular toys, as well we other toys of the same type. For collectors, values listings are included for many more than the 100 featured toys. As a nostalgic picture book, it should become one of the primary gift books of the year.


Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning

Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning

Author: Karl M. Kapp

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2007-09-24

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9780787995669

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Gadgets, Games, and Gizmos is an innovative book that provides practical and original solutions to the impending boomer/gamer knowledge and skills transfer gap. The book outlines how gamer values such as the use of cheat codes, the love of gadgets, the need to play games, and the desire to be constantly connected can be used as methods for moving information from the heads of the boomers to the fingertips and gadgets of the gamers. As organizations begin to think strategically about how to attract, retain, and train new talent, this book, written by Karl Kapp, named one of 2007's Top 20 Most Influential Training Professionals by TrainingIndustry, Inc., will be an invaluable resource.


Baby Boomers and Beyond

Baby Boomers and Beyond

Author: Amy Hanson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-07-26

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0470500794

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How ministry leaders can help older adults be a vital part of Christian community With the explosion of the older adult population, this important book explores the opportunities and challenges that this presents for the Christian community. Amy Hanson challenges us to let go of many old stereotypes regarding aging and embrace a new paradigm that sees older adults as active, healthy and capable of making significant contributions. Debunks the myths of aging that keep us from fully embracing the potential of people in life's second half Offers suggestions on how to re-invent ministry with older adults Focuses on unleashing older adults to serve and make an impact on churches and congregations A volume in the Leadership Network series The author shows church leaders how they can unleash the power of the baby boomer population to strengthen their congregations.


The Art of the Wasted Day

The Art of the Wasted Day

Author: Patricia Hampl

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2018-04-17

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0698407490

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“A sharp and unconventional book — a swirl of memoir, travelogue and biography of some of history's champion day-dreamers.” —Maureen Corrigan, "Fresh Air" A spirited inquiry into the lost value of leisure and daydream The Art of the Wasted Day is a picaresque travelogue of leisure written from a lifelong enchantment with solitude. Patricia Hampl visits the homes of historic exemplars of ease who made repose a goal, even an art form. She begins with two celebrated eighteenth-century Irish ladies who ran off to live a life of "retirement" in rural Wales. Her search then leads to Moravia to consider the monk-geneticist, Gregor Mendel, and finally to Bordeaux for Michel Montaigne--the hero of this book--who retreated from court life to sit in his chateau tower and write about whatever passed through his mind, thus inventing the personal essay. Hampl's own life winds through these pilgrimages, from childhood days lazing under a neighbor's beechnut tree, to a fascination with monastic life, and then to love--and the loss of that love which forms this book's silver thread of inquiry. Finally, a remembered journey down the Mississippi near home in an old cabin cruiser with her husband turns out, after all her international quests, to be the great adventure of her life. The real job of being human, Hampl finds, is getting lost in thought, something only leisure can provide. The Art of the Wasted Day is a compelling celebration of the purpose and appeal of letting go.


Baseball and the Baby Boomer

Baseball and the Baby Boomer

Author: Talmage Boston

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781933979267

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Tapping into the nostalgic era of feel-good baseball in the late 1940s and moving up to the Mitchell report, this collection documents the story of baseball as seen through the eyes and experiences of the postwar generation. From daytime games heard on the radio to players testifying before Congress on steroid usage, baseball has undergone a major transformation over the past sixty years. This chronicling of such vast changes features stories involving famed players such as Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Roger Maris, and Nolan Ryan.