Stuff White People Like : A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions

Product Description 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 About the Author Christian Lander is the creator of the website Stuff White People Like. He is a Ph.D. dropout who was the 2006 public speaking instructor of the year at Indiana University. He has lived in Toronto, Montreal, Copenhagen, Tucson, Indiana, and now Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife, Jess, a photographer who contributed many of the photos in the book. The Preppy Handbook Meets Postsecret, In This Cultural Manifesto For A New Generation. Imagine Sarah Silverman Sitting Down In Your Living Room Describing What Makes White People Tick. That Is Stuff White People Like. Christian Lander Has The Inside Scoop, From Coffee To Farmers Markets To Bumper Stickers. You Will Laugh Out Loud, And You Just Might, At Times, Think The Joke Is On You.lander And His Blog Stuffwhitepeoplelike.com Have Already Been Profiled By Npr And The Los Angeles Times, Adding To The Success Of The Internet Phenomenon. 1: Coffee -- 2: Religions Their Parents Don't Belong To -- 3: Film Festivals -- 4: Assists -- 5: Farmer's Markets -- 6: Organic Food -- 7: Diversity -- 8: Barack Obama -- 9: Making You Feel Bad For Not Going Outside -- 10: Wes Anderson Movies -- 11: Asian Girls -- 12: Nonprofit Organizations -- 13: Tea -- 14: Having Black Friends -- 15: Yoga -- 16: Gifted Children -- 17: Hating Their Parents -- 18: Awareness -- 19: International Travel -- 20: Being An Expert On Your Culture -- 21: Writer's Workshops -- 22: Having Two Last Names -- 23: Microbreweries -- 24: Wine -- 25: David Sedaris -- 26: Manhattan (and Now Brooklyn, Too!) -- 27: Marathons -- 28: Not Having A Tv -- 29: 80s Night -- 30: Wrigley Field -- 31: Snowboarding -- 32: Veganism/vegetarianism -- 33: Marijuana -- 34: Architecture -- 35: Daily Show With Jon Stewart/the Colbert Report -- 36: Brunch -- 37: Renovations -- 38: Arrested Development -- 39: Netflix -- 40: Apple Products -- 41: Indie Music -- 42: Sushi -- 43: Plays --^ 44: Public Radio -- 45: Asian Fusion Food -- 46: Sunday New York Times -- 47: Liberal Art Degrees -- 48: Whole Foods And Grocery Co-ops -- 49: Vintage -- 50: Irony -- 51: Living By The Water -- 52: Sarah Silverman -- 53: Dogs -- 54: Kitchen Gadgets -- 55: Apologies -- 56: Lawyers -- 57: Documentaries -- 58: Japan -- 59: Natural Medicine -- 60: Toyota Prius -- 61: Bicycles -- 62: Knowing What's Best For Poor People -- 63: Expensive Sandwiches -- 64: Recycling -- 65: Coed Sports -- 66: Divorce -- 67: Standing Still At Concerts -- 68: Michel Gondry -- 69: Mos Def -- 70: Difficult Breakups -- 71: Being The Only White Person Around -- 72: Study Abroad -- 73: Gentrification -- 74: Oscar Parties -- 75: Threatening To Move To Canada -- 76: Bottles Of Water -- 77: Musical Comedy -- 78: Multilingual Children -- 79: Modern Furniture --80: Idea Of Soccer -- 81: Graduate School -- 82: Hating Corporations -- 83: Bad Memories Of High School -- 84: T-shirts -- 85: Wire -- 86: Shorts --^ 87: Outdoor Performance Clothes -- 88: Having Gay Friends -- 89: St Patrick's Day -- 90: Dinner Parties -- 91: San Francisco -- 92: Music Piracy -- 93: Rugby -- 94: New Balance Shoes -- 95: Beards -- 96: Having Children In Their Late Thirties -- 97: Red Hair -- 98: Noam Chomsky -- 99: Non-motorized Boating -- 100: Boston Red Sox -- 101: Scarves -- 102: Cleanses -- 103: Self-deprecating Humor -- 104: Integrity -- 105: Pretending To Be A Canadian When Traveling Abroad -- 106: Criterion Collection -- 107: Natural Childbirth -- 108: High School English Teachers -- 109: Native Wisdom -- 110: Trying Too Hard -- 111: Portland, Oregon -- 112: Free Health Care -- 113: Che Guevara -- 114: New Yorker -- 115: Non-american News Sources -- 116: Subtitles -- 117: Premium Juice -- 118: Aclu -- 119: Plaid -- 120: Platonic Friendships -- 121: Reusable Shopping Bags -- 122: Acoustic Covers -- 123: Dave Chappelle -- 124: Tibet -- 125: Nintendo Wii -- 126: Conspiracies -- 127: Simpsons --^ 128: Avoiding Confrontation -- 129: Djs -- 130: Carbon Offsets -- 131: Following Their Dreams -- 132: Not Having Cash -- 133: Adopting Foreign Children -- 134: Leed Certification -- 135: Expensive Strollers -- 136: Singer-songwriters -- 137: Eating Outside -- 138: Books -- 139: Music Festivals -- 140: Glasses -- 141: Mcsweeney's -- 142: Hardwood Floors -- 143: Bakeries -- 144: Modern Art Museums -- 145: Cheese -- 146: Therapy -- 147: Public Transportation That Is Not A Bus -- 148: Dive Bars -- 149: Self-importance -- 150: Rock Climbing. Christian Lander. Coffee Religions Their Parents Don't Belong To Film Festivals Assists Farmers' Markets Organic Food Diversity Barack Obama Making You Feel Bad for Not Going Outside Wes Anderson Movies Asian Girls Nonprofit Organizations Tea Having Black Friends Yoga Gifted Children Hating Their Parents Awareness International Travel Being an Expert on Your Culture Writer's Workshops Having Two Last Names Microbreweries Wine David Sedaris Manhattan (and Now Brooklyn, Too!) Marathons Not Having a TV '80s Night Wrigley Field Snowboarding Veganism/Vegetarianism Marijuana Architecture The Daily Show with Jon Stewart/The Colbert Report Brunch Renovations Arrested Development Netflix Apple Products Indie Music Sushi Plays Public Radio Asian Fusion Food The Sunday New York Times Liberal Arts Degrees Whole Foods and Grocery Co-ops Vintage Irony Living by the Water Sarah Silverman Dogs Kitchen Gadgets Apologies Lawyers Documentaries Japan Natural Medicine Toyota Prius Bicycles Knowing What's Best for Poor People Expensive Sandwiches Recycling Coed Sports Divorce Standing Still at Concerts Michel Gondry Mos Def Difficult Breakups Being the Only White Person Around Study Abroad Gentrification Oscar Parties Threatening to Move to Canada Water Bottles Musical Comedy Multilingual Children Modern Furniture The Idea of Soccer Graduate School Hating Corporations Bad Memories of High School T-shirts The Wire Shorts Outdoor Performance Clothes Having Gay Friends St. Patrick's Day Dinner Parties San Francisco Music Piracy Rugby New Balance Shoes Beards Having Children in Their Late Thirties Red Hair Noam Chomsky Non-Motorized Boating The Boston Red Sox Scarves Cleanses Self-Deprecating Humor Integrity Pretending to Be a Canadian When Traveling Abroad The Criterion Collection Natural Childbirth High School English Teachers Native Wisdom Trying Too Hard Portland, Oregon Free Health Care Che Guevara The New Yorker Non-American News Sources Subtitles Premium Juice The ACLU Plaid Platonic Friendships Reusable Shopping Bags Acoustic Covers Dave Chappelle Tibet Nintendo Wii Conspiracies The Simpsons Avoiding Confrontations DJs Carbon Offsets Following Their Dreams Not Having Cash Adopting Foreign Children LEED Certification Expensive Strollers Singer-Songwriters Eating Outside Books Music Festivals Glasses McSweeney's Hardwood Floors Bakeries Modern Art Museums Cheese Therapy Public Transportation That Is Not a Bus Dive Bars Self-Importance Rock-Climbing 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 NewsFrom the Trade Paperback edition. From the Publisher: 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 "The Preppy Handbook" meets "PostSecret," in this cultural manifesto for a new generation. Imagine Sarah Silverman sitting down in your living room describing what makes white people tick. That is Stuff White People Like. Christian Lander has the inside scoop, from coffee to farmers markets to bumper stickers. You will laugh out loud, and you just might, at times, think the joke is on you. Lander and his blog stuffwhitepeoplelike.com have already been profiled by NPR and "The Los Angeles Times," adding to the success of the Internet phenomenon.