Books are listed in their order of appearance in the series.
Generations; The History of America’s Future by William Strauss and Neil Howe (1991). Strauss and Howe have coauthored seven books together including Generations (1991), 13th Gen (1993), The Fourth Turning (1997), and Millennials Rising (2000). They are the founding partners of the consulting firm LifeCourse Associates. Strauss was a renowned speaker, writer, historian, and playwright. He was also the co-founder of the Capitol Steps, a political cabaret. Howe is a historian and economist who speaks frequently on generations, the economy, and social change. He is also the managing director of demography at Hedgeye, president of Sacculum Research, and a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and Internationals Studies and the Global Aging Institute.
Generations Reimagined: The Complete Guide Uncovering the Real Differences between GenZ, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silent by Amanda Lisetti (2023). Lisetti is a passionate journalist with a diverse background and a love for storytelling. She straddles the line between Generation X and Millennial with a blend of experiences from London where she got her journalism Master’s Degree in 2008 to working for the esteemed New York Times.
Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, GenX, Boomers and Silents – and What They Mean for America’s Future by Jean M. Twenge, PhD (2023). Twenge is a professor of psychology at San Diego State University and is the author of more than 180 scientific publications and several books based on her research into generational change, including iGen, and Generation Me. Her research has been covered in Time, The Atlantic, Newsweek, the New York Times, USA Today and the Washington Post. She has also been featured on Today, Good Morning America, Fox and Friends, CBS This Morning, and NPR.
The History of Generation X: Born in the 70s & 80s – Raised in the 90s – The Greatest, Most Forgotten Generation by Athanasios Vamvakas (2022). As a member of Generation X, Athanasios has been blessed with traveling the world (73 countries and going) and experiencing firsthand the changes of our era. Born in Greece and raised in the UK and having worked for major corporations like Microsoft an HP, Athanasios got a global view on how events have unfolded during the past forty years. Lectured in universities, presented at conferences, and writing op-eds whenever he can, he has been documenting our past, trying to understand our present, and to look into our future.
Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen (2021). Petersen is an American writer and journalist. She worked as a Senior Culture Writer for BuzzFeed until 2020, when she began writing full-time for her newsletter “Culture Study” on Substack. She also has been published in the opinion section of The New York Times. She has written three books in addition to this one: Scandals of Classic Hollywood; Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud; and Out of Office. She graduated from Whitman College in 2003 with a BA in Rhetoric and Film Studies, completed a MA in English from the University of Oregon in 2007 and a PhD in media studies in 2011 from the University of Texas at Austin where she studied the history of the gossip industry.
The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation: How to Succeed in a Society that Blames You for Everything Gone Wrong by Caitlin Fisher (2019). Caitlin Fisher (they/them) has a BA in Psychology from Wilmington College and a M.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Personnel from Kent State University. She encourages people to be their best and most authentic selves through coaching, online courses, and spontaneous pep talks. She provides motivational coaching for others to move from surviving to thriving.
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt (2018) Lukianoff is the president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). He is a graduate of American University and Stanford Law School and specializes in free speech and First Amendment issues in higher educations. He the author of Unlearning Liberty, Campus Censorship and the End of the American Debate, and Freedom from Speech. Jonathan Haidt is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He obtained his PhD in social psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992 and taught at the University of Virginia for 16 years. He is the author of The Righteous Mind and The Happiness Hypothesis. The Coddling of the American Mind was the New York Times Notable Book of 2018, Bloomberg’s Best Book of 2018, and New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice Selection.
Generation Z: A Century in the Making by Corey Seemiller and Meghan Grace (2019). Corey Seemiller is a faculty member in the Department of Leadership Studies in Education and Organizations at Wright State University. She is the author of numerous articles and books, including The Student Leadership Competencies Guidebook, Generation Z Goes to College, and Generation Z Leads. Meghan Grace is a researcher, consultant and speaker. She is the co-author of Generation Z Goes to College and Generation Leads.