The Death of the Grown-Up
how america's arrested development is bringing down western civilization
$29.77
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
16 September 2008
Summary
A provocative look at the rise of youth culture, the worship of perpetual adolescence, and the sorry spectacle of adults shirking the responsibilities of maturity. Firebrand conservative columnist Diana West looks at the mess America is in and wonders “Where did all the grown-ups go?”
Diana West sees a US filled with middle-age guys playing air guitar and thinks “No wonder we can’t stop Islamic terrorism.” She sees a landscape littered with Baby Britneys, Moms Who Mosh, and Dads too…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780312340490 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0312340494 |
| Author: | Diana West |
| Publisher: | St Martin's Press |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 16 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 422g |
| Dimensions: | 226mm x 152mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
“West writes with great flair. She has a columnist’s talent for seizing arresting facts and locating the sort of outrageous incident guaranteed to make the blood boil.” –The New York Times
“A serious work by an author highly engaged with the world in which she lives. West deserves to be heard.” –New York Post
About The Author
Diana West
DIANA WEST is a syndicated columnist whose essays have appeared in The New Criterion, The Public Interest, the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post Magazine, The Washington Times and The Weekly Standard. She has also written fiction for The Atlantic Monthly.
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