Audiobook8 hours
The New Better Off: Reinventing the American Dream
Written by Courtney E. Martin
Narrated by Marguerite Gavin
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
()
About this audiobook
Are we living the good life-and what defines 'good', anyway? Americans today are constructing a completely different framework for success than their parents' generation, using new metrics that TEDWomen speaker and columnist Courtney Martin has termed collectively the "New Better Off". The New Better Off puts a name to the American phenomenon of rejecting the traditional dream of a 9-to-5 job, home ownership, and a nuclear family structure-illuminating the alternate ways Americans are seeking happiness and success.
Including commentary on recent changes in how we view work, customs and community, marriage, rituals, money, living arrangements, and spirituality, The New Better Off uses personal stories and social analysis to explore the trends shaping our country today. Martin covers growing topics such as freelancing, collaborative consumption, communal living, and the breaking down of gender roles.
The New Better Off is about the creative choices individuals are making in their vocational and personal lives, but it's also about the movements, formal and informal, that are coalescing around the New Better Off idea-people who are reinventing the social safety net and figuring out how to truly better their own communities.
Including commentary on recent changes in how we view work, customs and community, marriage, rituals, money, living arrangements, and spirituality, The New Better Off uses personal stories and social analysis to explore the trends shaping our country today. Martin covers growing topics such as freelancing, collaborative consumption, communal living, and the breaking down of gender roles.
The New Better Off is about the creative choices individuals are making in their vocational and personal lives, but it's also about the movements, formal and informal, that are coalescing around the New Better Off idea-people who are reinventing the social safety net and figuring out how to truly better their own communities.
Related to The New Better Off
Related audiobooks
Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsInexplicably Me: A Story of Labels, Worthiness, and Refusing to Be Boxed In Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Ideas Industry: How Pessimists, Partisans, and Plutocrats are Transforming the Marketplace of Ideas Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Friend and Foe: When to Cooperate, When to Compete, and How to Succeed at Both Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Today's Authors Series: Ari Weinzweig, Founder of Zingerman's: Today's Authors Series Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unmistakable: Why Only Is Better Than Best Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Capitalist and the Activist: Corporate Social Activism and the New Business of Change Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPrius or Pickup?: How the Answers to Four Simple Questions Explain America’s Great Divide Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bowling Alone: Revised and Updated: The Collapse and Revival of American Community Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5No, You Can't be an Astronaut: why you shouldn't follow your dreams and what to do instead Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In Praise of Wasting Time Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Summary of Andy Andrews's How Do You Kill 11 Million People? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Art of Fairness Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Great Disruption: Why the Climate Crisis Will Bring On the End of Shopping and the Birth of a New World Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Souls of Yellow Folk: Essays Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Numb: How the Information Age Dulls Our Senses and How We Can Get them Back Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Thanks for Everything (Now Get Out): Can We Restore Neighborhoods without Destroying Them? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPlenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Iterating Grace: Heartfelt Wisdom and Disruptive Truths from Silicon Valley's Top Venture Capitalists Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Anti-Social Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Job Hunting For You
Job Interview: 81 Questions, Answers, and the Full Preparation for a Job Interview Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 2-Hour Job Search: Using Technology to Get the Right Job Faster Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Prepare for Job Interviews: 7 Easy Steps to Master Interviewing Skills, Job Interview Questions & Answers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe 2-Hour Job Search: Using Technology to Get the Right Job Faster, 2nd Edition Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tell Your Story: Finding Your Voice to Build a Career Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nailing the Interview: A Comprehensive Guide to Job Interviewing: A Comprehensive Guide to Job Interviewing Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Secret of How To Ace Any Job Interview With Confidence! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The 250 Job Interview Questions You'll Most Likely Be Asked…: and the answers that will get you hired! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Confident and Killing It: A practical guide to overcoming fear and unlocking your most empowered self Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5100 Ways to Motivate Yourself (EasyRead Large Edition): Change Your Life Forever Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5#ENTRYLEVELBOSS: How to Get Any Job You Want Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Get That Job! The Quick and Complete Guide to a Winning Interview Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Be Everything: A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don't Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sparked: Discover Your Unique Imprint for Work that Makes You Come Alive Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/57 Rules of Power: Surprising - But True - Advice on How to Get Things Done and Advance Your Career Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Sherman's March To The Sea, And The Burning Of Columbia, South Carolina, From His Memoirs Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Own Your Greatness: Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Job Search Confidence: Building the Right Mindset for a More Successful Job Search Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Don't Keep Your Day Job: How to Turn Your Passion into Your Career Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5You Are Not a Fraud: A Scientist's Guide to the Imposter Phenomenon Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRecalculating: Navigate Your Career Through the Changing World of Work Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOwning Your Negotiations: How to Know Your Self-Worth Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Be the Unicorn: 12 Data-Driven Habits that Separate the Best Leaders from the Rest Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Professor Is In: The Essential Guide To Turning Your Ph.D. Into a Job Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Genius Habit: How One Habit Can Radically Change Your Work and Your Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Your Talent Stack: How to Develop Your Skills and Talents, Stand Out, and Thrive in Your Career Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for The New Better Off
Rating: 3.25 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
4 ratings0 reviews