Bobos in Paradise

Why read it

• You will recognize the mix of rebel taste and career ambition in people around you, and perhaps in yourself
• You will understand how decades of culture war settled into a rough peace
• You will see how an educated class came to shape the tone of work, taste and status

Who it is for

• A college educated professional who wants to see their habits clearly
• A marketer or writer trying to read changing American taste
• A reader puzzled by how rebels turned into executives

Contents

1. Bobos in Paradise
2. Preface
3. Introduction
4. The Rise of the Educated Class
5. Consumption
6. Business Life
7. Intellectual Life
8. Pleasure
9. Spiritual Life
10. Politics and Beyond

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