Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions | 
 enlarge | Author: Christian Lander
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Rating:  72 reviews
Sales Rank: 1103
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0812979915
Dewey Decimal Number: 818.602
EAN: 9780812979916
ASIN: 0812979915
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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They love nothing better than sipping free-trade gourmet coffee, leafing through the Sunday New York Times, and listening to David Sedaris on NPR (ideally all at the same time). Apple products, indie music, food co-ops, and vintage T-shirts make them weak in the knees.
They believe they’re unique, yet somehow they’re all exactly the same, talking about how they “get” Sarah Silverman’s “subversive” comedy and Wes Anderson’s “droll” films. They’re also down with diversity and up on all the best microbrews, breakfast spots, foreign cinema, and authentic sushi. They’re organic, ironic, and do not own TVs.
You know who they are: They’re white people. And they’re here, and you’re gonna have to deal. Fortunately, here’s a book that investigates, explains, and offers advice for finding social success with the Caucasian persuasion. So kick back on your IKEA couch and lose yourself in the ultimate guide to the unbearable whiteness of being.
Praise for STUFF WHITE PEOPLE LIKE:
“The best of a hilarious Web site: an uncannily accurate catalog of dead-on predilections. The Criterion Collection of classic films? Haircuts with bangs? Expensive fruit juice? ‘Blonde on Blonde’ on the iPod? The author knows who reads The New Yorker and who wears plaid.”
–Janet Maslin’s summer picks, CBS.com
“The author of "Stuff White People Like" skewers the sacred cows of lefty Caucasian culture, from the Prius to David Sedaris. . . . It gently mocks the habits and pretensions of urbane, educated, left-leaning whites, skewering their passion for Barack Obama and public transportation (as long as it's not a bus), their idle threats to move to Canada, and joy in playing children's games as adults. Kickball, anyone?”
–Salon.com
“A handy reference guide with which you can check just how white you are. Hint: If you like only documentaries and think your child is gifted, you glow in the dark, buddy.”
–NY Daily News
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Hilarious! January 7, 2009
You know the type. They go by many names: hipsters, scenesters, trendies, intellectuals, emos, or simply douchebags...but the author just refers to them as White People. And they're ALWAYS white people. They tirelessly rail against corporations while sitting in Starbucks wearing horn-rimmed Dolce & Gabbana glasses and typing on Apple laptops. They never miss an episode of The Simpsons or The Daily Show and have an extensive collection of Criterion DVDs, though they don't own televisions. They complain that all the authenticity has gone out of music but will only like a band until it becomes popular. They wear Che Guevara shirts with designer jeans. They're unique, cultured, enlightened, refined, and rarified...and they're just like everyone else.
And they know that all this is appropriate because they love irony.
 Am I cool, check off list December 28, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book says less about "white people" and more about pretentious affectations of an economic class.
Funny and so true from non-White person December 25, 2008
Only caveat is this book describes White folks who tend to be left leaning and maybe fall into the Yuppie category and from at least upper middle class background. It does describe them to the teeth. Now all my intuition about these White folks that I developed over the years have been validated with such humor. Could never understand their love for Oscar parties and New Balance shoes.
 Top Ten Toilet Accessories December 24, 2008
Just put this by the porcelain throne and you will extend your stay a minimum of 10 minutes. It's just like the blog, only there are more hysterical entries and viciously accurate observations on the current state of the urban white hipster class. Plus, now that it comes in a paper version you won't have to tote your laptop into the john and risk overheating sensitive regions. A win-win proposition all around.
 Good fun December 23, 2008
When I got to the chapter about Chomsky I finally realized that all white people live in New York City and San Francisco.
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