Mission: Adulthood

Gen Y has been picked apart by analysts, statistics, and trend reports, which often portray 20-somethings in negative, one-dimensional terms like "entitled" and "whiners". In this thought-provoking new book that aims to dispel these stereotypes, journalist Hannah Seligson chronicles the lives of seven individuals who embody this generation, exploring their challenges and ambitions in vivid detail and sketching a picture, through their eyes, of what life is actually like for young adults. Through these first-hand stories, readers will discover the transformational effect this enterprising, open-minded, innovative, and diverse generation is having on society.  

 

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Hannah Seligson is a journalist who contributes regularly to The New York Times, where she writes about Gen Y, the workplace, and innovation. She also publishes in The Wall Street Journal,Forbes Asia, and other periodicals, and is the author of New Girl on the Job: A Career Guide for Young Women (2007) and A Little Bit Married (2010), which spotlights the long-term unmarried relationship. A graduate of Brown University, Hannah has been featured in news outlets such as The Today Show, Fox News, USA Today, and Glamour. Learn more at .