“True Prep” is a lifestyle guide updated for the modern prepster.

• The author of 1980′s shockingly successful “The Official Preppy Handbook” has just published a new edition for the next generation: “True Prep: It’s a Whole New Old World.”
• This new take on the original talks issues like divorce, second marriages, and dealing with the fallout from youthful partying.
• Lisa Birnbach, author of both editions, is not-quite-ironic in her assessment of what is and isn’t preppy. There’s a preppy hall of fame (starring Stephen Colbert, oddly), an assessment of the preppiest schools, and, apparently, a serious devotion to preppy shopping.

Facts & Figures

• When it came out in 1980, “The Official Preppy Handbook” was on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year
• Today the original edition can sell for $100 or even $1,000

Best Quote

“Every single one of us — no matter the age or the gender or sexual preference — owns a blue blazer.” – True Prep: It’s a Whole New Old World