Yuppies

My son asked very pointed questions about my generation’s obsession with greed and workaholism. Thankfully, this well-researched book will answer many of his generation’s questions about the rampant materialism that pervades our culture. How, in fact, did baby boomers who may have been hippies turn into Yuppies? The thesis in this book portrays a great seduction by Wall Street of college students in the very best universities in this country. Rather than stay in the staid traditions of old money, brokerages went in search of the very talented to transform their industry. In doing this, old money rules were broken, and beginning careers were shifted from industry to wealth manipulation and management.

These brilliant young people devoted themselves wholeheartedly to workaholism, while enjoying huge salaries translated into opulent displays of wealth and privilege. The author has written a very complete history of this traditional time in society.