it is of exceeding importance to me to be able to identify the origin of absolute garbage. in that way, is this is priceless to me.

"Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who graduated from Harvard University with Strauss, called Generations the most stimulating book on American history he had ever read, and even sent a copy to each member of Congress. The theory has been influential in the fields of generational studies, marketing, and business management literature."