books about: demography     books:     Demography      The Measure of America: American Human Development Report, 2008-2009 (A Columbia / SSRC Book) Sarah Burd-Sharps, Kristen Lewis, ... Columbia University Press, 2008 Truly Eye-Opening The American Human Development Project is far more than just a report of data and conclusions. On the contrary, it not only provides interesting insight on the state of our nation, but it gives its readers a completely fresh perspective on how to examine our collective ...             The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know about America's Economic Future Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Scott Burns The MIT Press, 2005 Eye-opener This is, simply put, a real eye-opener. I've been saying for years that the economy was a house of cards (and the housing bust and present/coming recession are proving me right), but I had no idea. This will change some of what I do regarding my present and future ...             The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: A Jewish Family's Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World (P.S.) Lucette Lagnado Harper Perennial, 2008 Outstanding This is my favorite book of the year. It combines all of my interests - Jewish history, family struggles, impact of culture, and so much more. The author spent her early years in Egypt and the family was forced out by anti-semitism. While in Egypt, they lived a ...             Come on, People: On the Path from Victims to Victors Bill Cosby, Alvin F. Poussaint Thomas Nelson, 2007 President-elect Obama Well, the proof is in the pudding. There is now president who happens to be black. Attitude and hard work equals success. So, Come on people get on up.             Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation Neil Howe, William Strauss Vintage, 2000 New Study Needed I found the book to be well written and the authors' claim for the millennials to be the next Great Generation arguably true based on the data available in 1998. The data may be antiquated considering the events that have occured in almost 10 years to challenge their ...             Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled--and More Miserable Than ... Jean M. Twenge Free Press, 2007 I am very grateful for the book I was born in 1959 and my son in 1984. The book helped me to see myself as a member of my generation. I was born and spend first 30 years of my life in Russia and would never expect to fit description of American baby boomers. Never-the-less a lot of things are ...             The Age Curve: How to Profit from the Coming Demographic Storm Kenneth W. Gronbach AMACOM, 2008 The Age Curve The Age Curve is an interesting and surprisingly easy-to-understand demographic study. Although written with a view towards sales and marketing, my wife and I found the book to be a useful tool in understanding how the changing population impacts our daily living, ...             The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America Is Tearing Us Apart Bill Bishop Houghton Mifflin, 2008 Big Sort This is a great book. It is the most objective book that discusses the differences between Republicans and Democrats and the conclusions are backed up by a plethora of statistical research.             The Age of Aging: How Demographics are Changing the Global Economy and Our World George Magnus Wiley, 2008 The year 2008 marks the beginning of the baby boomer retirement avalanche just as the different demographics in advanced and most developing countries are becoming more pronounced. People are worrying again that developments in global population trends, food supply, natural resource availability and climate change raise the question as to whether ...             Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow's Big Changes Mark Penn, E. Kinney Zalesne Twelve, 2007 Microtrends or Megatrends? We know that trends are forces that indicate us directions where we are heading to. As so, they shape the future of our society. The authors describe important microtrends for 21st century using numbers and statistics to spot them. Instead of claiming that our ...             When I Was Puerto Rican Esmeralda Santiago Da Capo Press, 2006 THE AMERICAN DREAM... This is a rich and evocative memoir of the author's chaotic childhood. Growing up in rural Puerto Rico, while often living in primitive conditions, the author's lush and lyrical prose paints a vivid picture her early life. The flavor and rythms of her island home come ...             Fatal Misconception: The Struggle to Control World Population Matthew Connelly Belknap Press, 2008 Lions and tigers and too many babies, oh my! This is a beautifully written book about an incendiary topic. Starting with Malthus many argued that population would overwhelm our resources. Life expectancy kept growing, swelling the levels of humans alive. A vast population control movement swung into ...             Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism James W. Loewen Touchstone, 2006 Now I Understand. First off, thank you to Professor Loewen for his painstaking research. Biased or not he backs up his information and makes you think as long as your mind is open and willing to absorb. I'm an African-American, 37, grew up in a all-black neighborhood, but it ...             La Storia: Five Centuries of the Italian American Experience Jerre Mangione Harper Perennial, 1993 Interesting Italian History This book is a very interesting historical accounting of the arrivals of Italian immigrants and the cultural affects they had on America and vice versa, including hardships they experienced. The author makes very poignant comparisons and contrasts between Italians in ...             Falling Behind: How Rising Inequality Harms the Middle Class (The Aaron Wildavsky Forum for Public Policy) Robert H. Frank University of California Press, 2007 Working Harder for Average The dictum "context is everything" is certainly true when it comes to assessing the value of material goods. In Falling Behind, economist Robert H. Frank shows that what we consider "average" or "good enough" in a home or car is determined by context: what are ...          products you might be interested in search for books demographics, generational, like-minded, microtrends, millennials, misconception      geepe.com    web we recommend President-elect Obama randomly chosen tools & hardware: Safer Brand 5324 Moss and Algae Killer and Surface Cleaner Ready-to-Spray ...