Written with families in mind, Stand on My Shoulders: The Pocketbook Guide to Adulthood by William Swisher is a self-help guide that empowers young adults. Each and every generation has growing issues of which to contend, address, and overcome. Now more than ever, young people need guidance, direction, and support. In this unique treatise, the author identifies a number of necessary commands for the modern world and provides a veritable instruction manual to living a thoughtful and meaningful life. In nineteen chapters, he covers higher education, gainful employment, and a number of simple financial directives on insurance and retirement. His incredibly insightful rhetoric proves to be savvy advice as he gives pointers on dating, marriage, and sexuality. This book is long overdue. More than a book-it is an opportunity for young adults to hone skills and understand the essentials to being a successful and happy adult.