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Generation Gaps Resources

Joe Queenan, BALSAMIC DREAMS (Henry Holt and Co.)

Joe Queenan, film and social critic, discusses what distinguishes the baby boomers in his book, Balsamic Dreams: A Short But Self-Important History of the Baby Boomer Generation.

Joshua Coleman, WHEN PARENTS HURT (Collins Living)

When Parents Hurt: Compassionate Strategies When You and Your Grown Child Don't Get Along by Joshua Coleman offers insight, empathy and perspective to those who have lost the opportunity to be the parent they wished to be and are mourning the loss of a harmonious relationship with their child.

Dr. Jane Adams, I'M STILL YOUR MOTHER (Simon & Schuster)

Dr. Jane Adams books include When Our Grown Kids Disappoint Us: Letting Go Of Their Problems Loving Them Anyway and Getting On With Our Lives (Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group) and I’m Still Your Mother: How To Get Along With Your Grown Up Children For The Rest Of Your Life (iUniverse, Inc.).

Allan Zullo, THE BOOMER'S GUIDE TO GRANDPARENTING (Andrews McMeel Publishing)

Allan Zullo is the best-selling author of over 80 books, including The Boomer’s Guide to Grandparenting. Through the advice of experts and the experiences of fellow boomers, a book that will help you enjoy to the fullest your new grand job. From Andrews McMeel Publishing.

Dr. Jane Adams, WHEN OUR GROWN KIDS DISAPPOINT US (Simon & Schuster)

Dr. Jane Adams books include When Our Grown Kids Disappoint Us: Letting Go Of Their Problems Loving Them Anyway and Getting On With Our Lives (Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group) and I’m Still Your Mother: How To Get Along With Your Grown Up Children For The Rest Of Your Life (iUniverse, Inc.).

J. Walker Smith, Ph.D., GENERATION AGELESS (HarperCollins Publishers)

J. Walker Smith, Ph.D., provides thought leadership, strategic vision, business planning and comprehensive oversight to the Yankelovich MONITOR, the longest-running, most in-depth study of consumer value and lifestyle trends available anywhere. His book Generation Ageless: How Baby Boomers Are Changing the Way We Live Today... And They're Just Getting Started explores baby boomers and their refusal to grow old gracefully and their conviction that they are not growing old at all.

Tammy Erickson, PLUGGED IN (Harvard Business School Press)

Tammy Erickson’s Plugged In: The Generation Y Guide to Thriving at Work: A savvy career guide for Generation Y. Published by the Harvard Business School Press.