Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation

Neil Howe · William Strauss

Jan 2009 · Sold by Vintage

About this ebook

By the authors of the bestselling 13th Gen, an incisive, in-depth examination of the Millennials--the generation born after 1982.

In this remarkable account, certain to stir the interest of educators, counselors, parents, and people in all types of business as well as young people themselves, Neil Howe and William Strauss provide the definitive analysis of a powerful generation: the Millennials. Having looked at oceans of data, taken their own polls, talked to hundreds of kids, parents, and teachers, and reflected on the rhythms of history, Howe and Strauss explain how Millennials have turned out to be so dramatically different from Xers and boomers. Millennials Rising provides a fascinating narrative of America's next great generation.

Ratings and reviews

This book feels like it was written 14 years ago. A very interesting subject, but the beginning of the book (as far as I got) centers around the class graduating 2000, when there had been 7 or 8 more classes to have analyzed when this was written. Probably would benefit from an update.

I bought this book after reading the author's previous book. They give us great hope in this generation, but also require us elders to lead.

About the author

William Strauss and Neil Howe originally coined the term “Millennial Generation” in 1991 and wrote the pioneering book on this generation, Millennials Rising, in 2000. They are also the authors of Generations: The History of America's Future and 13th-GEN, and write and lecture frequently on generational issues. Strauss is the cofounder and director of the Capitol Steps, a political cabaret. Howe, an historian and economist, is a senior adviser for the Concord Coalition. They both live in the Washington, D.C., area.