Late Bloomers: Coming of Age in Today's America, the Right Place at the Wrong Time

by David Lipsky, Alexander Abrams

A thought-provoking analysis of how the economic, social, and political forces of the past thirty years will shape the futures of young Americans explains how members of the twenty-something generation can overcome these factors and plan for the future. 25,000 first printing.

Genres: Nonfiction

224 pages, Hardcover

First published October 25, 1994

About the author

David Lipsky is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine. His fiction and nonfiction have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Magazine Writing, The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, and many other publications. He contributes as an essayist to NPR's All Things Considered, and is the recipient of a Lambert Fellowship, a Media Award from GLAAD, and a National Magazine Award. He's the author of the novel The Art Fair, a collection of stories, Three Thousand Dollars, and the bestselling nonfiction book Absolutely American, which was a Time magazine Best Book of the Year.

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is my first David Lipsky book and it too dated to make much sense to me. Also, it documents the travails of 20-somethings in 1994 and how they haven't been able to make their way in the world. The book is co-authored by Alexander Abrams. Both Lipsky and Abrams graduated from Brown and they seem mystified by the plight of college graduates that can't find a job, a spouse, a house, or anything that ressembles what they thought they would find when they left college. I couldn't relate. And, frankly my dear, I didn't give a damn.

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great reporting!