A neat read on the mindset of generations:
artofmanliness.com/2012/07/12/the-generations-of-men-how-the-cycles-of-history-have-shaped-your-values-your-place-in-the-world-and-your-idea-of-manhood/
Hips: http://www.t-nation.com/readArticle.do?id=1508256&cr=