They love nothing better than sipping freetrade 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 coops and vintage Tshirts make them weak in the knees. They believe theyre unique yet somehow theyre all exactly the same talking about how they get Sarah Silvermans subversive comedy and Wes Andersons droll films. Theyre also down with diversity and up on all the best microbrews breakfast spots foreign cinema and authentic sushi. Theyre organic ironic and do not own TVs. You know who they are Theyre white people. And theyre here and youre gonna have to deal. Fortunately heres 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 deadon 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 Maslins 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 leftleaning whites skewering their passion for Barack Obama and public transportation as long as its not a bus their idle threats to move to Canada and joy in playing childrens 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 show more