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William Strauss has written ten
books—eight about American history and society, and two about political
humor—with three co-authors.
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MILLENNIALS AND THE POP CULTURE
co-author: Neil Howe
(LifeCourse
Books, 2006, in print)
How and why
today's young people are changing, and will continue to change, music,
movies, television, the internet, and video games. |
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MILLENNIALS GO TO COLLEGE
co-author:
Neil Howe
(LifeCourse
Books, 2003, in print)
A practical guide
to the new “Millennial” generation of collegians, for college
administrators, deans, and faculties. |
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SIXTEEN SCANDALS
co-author:
Elaina Newport
(Sourcebooks, 2002,
in print)
The history of
humor in America over the past quarter-century, from the perspective of the
Capitol Steps—with a 70-minute CD of Capitol Steps songs and sketches, from
Reagan through George W. Bush. |
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MILLENNIALS RISING
co-author:
Neil Howe
(Vintage Books,
2000, in print)
A social biography
of the “Millennial Generation,” born 1982 and after, explaining how and why
they are so unlike the generation (X) they are following. |
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THE FOURTH TURNING
co-author:
Neil Howe
(Broadway Books,
1997, in print)
A study of the
cycles of American history, told from a generational perspective—with
forecasts about an American mood change (“turning”) for the years 2005-2025,
many of which are already starting to occur.
The Fourth Turning
books web site,
www.fourthturning.com,
has an active discussion
forum, for readers of books by Strauss
and Howe. |
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13th-GEN
co-author:
Neil Howe
(Vintage Books,
1993, in print)
A social biography
of “Generation X,” born 1961-1981—and the best-selling book ever written on
Generation X. |
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FOOLS ON THE HILL
co-author:
Elaina Newport
(Longmeadow Press,
1992, out of print)
Political humor
about America in the early 1990s. |
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GENERATIONS
co-author:
Neil Howe
(William Morrow /
Quill paperback, 1991, in print)
The history of
America told as a series of generational biographies, from the “Puritan
Generation” of John Winthrop to the “Millennial Generation” then entering
elementary schools. |
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RECONCILIATION AFTER VIETNAM
co-author:
Lawrence Baskir
(University of
Notre Dame Press, 1978, out of print)
A program of
government action to heal the wounds of Vietnam, which became the basis for
President Carter’s amnesty. |
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CHANCE AND CIRCUMSTANCE
co-author:
Lawrence Baskir
(Knopf, 1978, out
of print)
A comprehensive
history of the Vietnam-era draft and military manpower
policies, and of the effects of the war on the generation called upon
to fight it. |
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