Generation WTF: From "What the #%$&?" to a Wise, Tenacious and Fearless You
Christine B. Whelan, Templeton, $15.95 trade paper (276p) ISBN 978-1-5994-7347-5
In this guidebook, sociology professor Whelan provides frustrated 20-somethings a roadmap to success in harsh, postrecessionary reality, using her own WTF formulation: wisdom, tenacity, and fearlessness. Her hands-on self-help program, the result of a decade-long analysis of bestselling titles, from Scott Peck's legendary The Road Less Traveled to Suze Orman's Money Book, emphasizes the importance of determining (and remembering) values and purpose; she advises on everything from handling procrastination and stress to finding love and managing finances. Firsthand accounts of actual generation WTF-ers demonstrating the effectiveness of Whelan's techniques abound. Furthermore, the book involves a great deal of reader participation, making this solid book a tangible experience as well as an informative and inspirational one. Whelan's intent is pragmatic and meaningful: to create a sense of clarity in a universe of tormenting uncertainty. (Jan.)
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Reviewed on: 11/08/2010
Genre: Nonfiction
Open Ebook - 287 pages - 978-1-59947-384-0