Short description
A story of the small groups that are causing big changes in our lives in contemporary times. It is about how different we are to each other, and how wrong our own expectations can be. And how the end of uniformity could actually be the answer to our problems.
Long description
Should cars now come with matching lipsticks? Why is the number of left-handers increasing? And where are all the tattoo boutiques? Welcome to the surprising world of microtrends, where Snowed-Under Slobs are increasing in number - but so are Extreme Commuters; where teenagers are becoming millionaire businessmen - even though their contemporaries are planning careers as snipers; and where older woman are bagging all the young men - whilst also bagging all the video games. Microtrends is the story of the small groups that are causing big changes in our lives today. It's about how different we are to each other, and how wrong our own expectations can be. And how the end of uniformity could actually be the answer to our problems...
Review
Bursting with essential information ... produces a picture of the world that confounds preconceptions -- Tim Lott Sunday Telegraph Delivers jolt after jolt Sunday Telegraph Fascinating ... fun Independent An intriguing mix -- Telegraph Daily Unrelentingly fascinating The New York Times So original ... the range of examples is giddying Financial Times