LEADER 00000nim a22004815a 4500 003 MWT 005 20191125114525.0 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 160121s2010 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9780983014003 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 0983014000 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ ecr_9780983014003_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT11498653 037 11498653|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 04 305.2 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Stam, Rob. 245 10 Almost our time :|bGeneration X takes on America's challenges|h[Hoopla electronic resource] /|cRob Stam with Greg Smith. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bSozo Media Group,|c2010. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (5hr., 12 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 1 Read by Joshua Schicker. 520 "Generation X" grew up with Star Wars, prepared to deal with the problems of a fantasy universe. They also grew up during the longest period of economic growth in American history. When the first Star Wars movie came out the Dow Jones Industrial Average was around 900 points; when the last movie was released, it was more than 10,000. Their parents' 401ks got fat and the little houses they had collected Star Wars toys in became worth ten times what mom and dad had paid for them. Now Gen Xers are in their thirties and forties and starting to run for Congress and to run major corporations. As the legions of Baby Boomers retire to live out their eternal "hipsterness" with mega doses of Viagra and iPod's full of classic rock, the Star Wars kids are going to take their turn leading America. Are they ready? Rob Stam rode the wave of the last two bubbles economies, with luxury houses, cars, and toys before he was thirty years old. He lost it all in bankruptcy court and became a cautionary tale of easy times and easy credit. He learned the hard way that the values and way of life of his grandparents are timeless truths that made America great. In Almost Our Time, he argues that Generation X is assuming leadership of a very different country than the one they grew up in. Even so, if the Star Wars generation will learn and apply classic American principles they can defeat the "Debt Star" and other real world problems and pass on a better nation to their children. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 650 0 Generation X|zUnited States. 650 0 Young adult consumers|zUnited States. 650 0 Conflict of generations|zUnited States. 650 0 Popular culture|zUnited States. 700 1 Smith, Greg. 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 11498653?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ ecr_9780983014003_180.jpeg