quality of life

Presents statistical data for 185 countries on such topics as religion, education, technology, government, economics, and physical characteristics.

315 metropolitan areas across the United States and Canada are ranked and compared for cost of living, transportation, jobs, education, climate, crime, arts, health care, and recreation.

Gives advice on how to live a calmer and more worry-free home life.

Explains how to change one's life, gaining time, money, and freedom, through changing the way one works, covering prioritizing, "training" one's boss to value performance over presence, finding a new career, creating automated cash-flow "muses," learning the difference between absolute and relative income, getting on a low-information diet, and other topics.

Examines the concept of "The Number", the amount of money one needs to be financially secure for the rest of his life, exploring how the mythical number defines people's lives and offering practical advice to help people find and reach their own number.

A collection of testimonials written to teenagers from celebrities, political leaders, and other individuals on the happiness they found in life after they suffered through bullying and torment in their youths because of their sexual orientation.

This atlas examines areas of public concern in today's world, such as climate conditions, vegetation, world politics, pollution, population growth, production of mineral resources, consumption of energy, unemployment, and industrial development.

Examines the urbanization of the world's population, discussing the growth of megacities, model city planing, projects and plans that deal with clean water and proper sanitation, the health of city residents, and the urban economy.

Argues that a new philosophy must be developed to help balance the convenience and benefits of the digital world with the problems it can create in a user's personal life, drawing on philosophies that have helped people manage and enjoy their connected lives in the past.

Offers advice to parents and professionals on how to promote healthy lifestyles in people with Down syndrome, from infants to young adults, discussing early eating and feeding and the connection between nutrition and Down syndrome, providing strategies for teaching healthy choices, and including learning activities.