An edition of Stuff white people like (2008)

Stuff White People Like

The Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions

  • 3.25 ·
  • 8 Ratings
  • 6 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 10 Have read

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today

  • 3.25 ·
  • 8 Ratings
  • 6 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 10 Have read

Buy this book

August 5, 2021 | History
An edition of Stuff white people like (2008)

Stuff White People Like

The Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions

  • 3.25 ·
  • 8 Ratings
  • 6 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 10 Have read

"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.

Publish Date
Language
English
Pages
211

Buy this book

Previews available in: English

Edition Availability
Cover of: Stuff White People Like
Cover of: Stuff White People Like
Stuff White People Like: The Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions, Library Edition
Aug 01, 2009, Audible
preloaded digital audio player
Cover of: Stuff White People Like
Stuff White People Like: The Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions
2008, Random House Trade Paperbacks
Paperback in English
Cover of: Stuff White People Like
Stuff White People Like
2008, Random House Publishing Group
eBook in English
Cover of: Stuff White People Like
Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions
2008, Random House, Incorporated
in English

Add another edition?

Book Details


Published in

New York

First Sentence

"There is no doubt that white people like coffee."

Table of Contents

1. Coffee Page 3 2. Religions Their Parents Don't Belong To Page 4 3. Film Festivals Page 5 4. Assists Page 6 5. Farmers' Markets Page 6 6. Organic Food Page 7 7. Diversity Page 9 8. Barack Obama Page 10 9. Making You Feel Bad for Not Going Outside Page 10 10. Wes Anderson Movies Page 11 11. Asian Girls Page 12 12. Nonprofit Organizations Page 13 13. Tea Page 14 14. Having Black Friends Page 15 15. Yoga Page 16 16. Gifted Children Page 17 17. Hating Their Parents Page 20 18. Awareness Page 21 19. International Travel Page 22 20. Being an Expert on Your Culture Page 26 21. Writer's Workshops Page 27 22. Having Two Last Names Page 27 23. Microbreweries Page 28 24. Wine Page 29 25. David Sedaris Page 30 26. Manhattan (and Now Brooklyn, Too!) Page 32 27. Marathons Page 33 28. Not Having a TV Page 34 29. '80s Night Page 35 30. Wrigley Field Page 36 31. Snowboarding Page 37 32. Veganism/Vegetarianism Page 38 33. Marijuana Page 39 34. Architecture Page 41 35. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart/The Colbert Report Page 42 36. Brunch Page 43 37. Renovations Page 44 38. Arrested Development Page 45 39. Netflix Page 46 40. Apple Products Page 47 41. Indie Music Page 49 42. Sushi Page 51 43. Plays Page 53 44. Public Radio Page 53 45. Asian Fusion Food Page 55 46. The Sunday New York Times Page 56 47. Liberal Arts Degrees Page 57 48. Whole Foods and Grocery Co-ops Page 61 49. Vintage Page 62 50. Irony Page 63 51. Living by the Water Page 65 52. Sarah Silverman Page 66 53. Dogs Page 67 54. Kitchen Gadgets Page 69 55. Apologies Page 70 56. Lawyers Page 71 57. Documentaries Page 72 58. Japan Page 73 59. Natural Medicine Page 75 60. Toyota Prius Page 76 61. Bicycles Page 77 62. Knowing What's Best for Poor People Page 79 63. Expensive Sandwiches Page 80 64. Recycling Page 81 65. Coed Sports Page 82 66. Divorce Page 84 67. Standing Still at Concerts Page 85 68. Michel Gondry Page 86 69. Mos Def Page 87 70. Difficult Breakups Page 88 71. Being the Only White Person Around Page 89 72. Study Abroad Page 90 73. Gentrification Page 91 74. Oscar Parties Page 94 75. Threatening to Move to Canada Page 95 76. Water Bottles Page 96 77. Musical Comedy Page 98 78. Multilingual Children Page 99 79. Modern Furniture Page 100 80. The Idea of Soccer Page 101 81. Graduate School Page 102 82. Hating Corporations Page 104 83. Bad Memories of High School Page 105 84. T-shirts Page 107 85. The Wire Page 108 86. Shorts Page 110 87. Outdoor Performance Clothes Page 111 88. Having Gay Friends Page 112 89. St. Patrick's Day Page 113 90. Dinner Parties Page 115 91. San Francisco Page 121 92. Music Piracy Page 123 93. Rugby Page 125 94. New Balance Shoes Page 126 95. Beards Page 128 96. Having Children in Their Late Thirties Page 130 97. Red Hair Page 131 98. Noam Chomsky Page 132 99. Non-Motorized Boating Page 133 100. The Boston Red Sox Page 134 101. Scarves Page 135 102. Cleanses Page 137 103. Self-Deprecating Humor Page 138 104. Integrity Page 139 105. Pretending to Be a Canadian When Traveling Abroad Page 141 106. The Criterion Collection Page 142 107. Natural Childbirth Page 143 108. High School English Teachers Page 144 109. Native Wisdom Page 146 110. Trying Too Hard Page 147 111. Portland, Oregon Page 148 112. Free Health Care Page 149 113. Che Guevara Page 153 114. The New Yorker Page 154 115. Non-American News Sources Page 155 116. Subtitles Page 156 117. Premium Juice Page 157 118. The ACLU Page 159 119. Plaid Page 160 120. Platonic Friendships Page 161 121. Reusable Shopping Bags Page 163 122. Acoustic Covers Page 165 123. Dave Chappelle Page 166 124. Tibet Page 167 125. Nintendo Wii Page 168 126. Conspiracies Page 169 127. The Simpsons Page 170 128. Avoiding Confrontations Page 171 129. DJs Page 173 130. Carbon Offsets Page 174 131. Following Their Dreams Page 176 132. Not Having Cash Page 180 133. Adopting Foreign Children Page 181 134. LEED Certification Page 182 135. Expensive Strollers Page 183 136. Singer-Songwriters Page 184 137. Eating Outside Page 185 138. Books Page 187 139. Music Festivals Page 188 140. Glasses Page 190 141. McSweeney's Page 191 142. Hardwood Floors Page 192 143. Bakeries Page 193 144. Modern Art Museums Page 194 145. Cheese Page 196 146. Therapy Page 197 147. Public Transportation That Is Not a Bus Page 198 148. Dive Bars Page 199 149. Self-Importance Page 201 150. Rock-Climbing Page 202

Edition Notes

Genre
Humor

Classifications

Library of Congress
PN6165 .L354 2008

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
211 p. :
Number of pages
211

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23097625M
Internet Archive
stuffwhitepeople00land
ISBN 10
0812979915
ISBN 13
9780812979916
LCCN
2008298709
OCLC/WorldCat
216937423
Library Thing
5375574
Goodreads
3106441

First Sentence

"There is no doubt that white people like coffee."

Work 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 NewsFrom the Trade Paperback edition.

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
August 5, 2021 Edited by New York Times Bestsellers Bot Add NYT bestseller tag
July 22, 2019 Edited by MARC Bot remove fake subjects
June 23, 2010 Edited by ImportBot add details from OverDrive
April 28, 2010 Edited by Open Library Bot Linked existing covers to the work.
December 11, 2009 Created by WorkBot add works page