Just go to the library and spend an evening with this book. A window on the 'stuff' we live with and live on from around the world. I first saw this book in the form of photo exhibit at O'Hare Airport. It's hard to say just how representative, exactly, each chosen family is for their country, nor do I believe they've pulled out *all* the stuff from some homes, but it's enlightening nonetheless. Next, I'd like to see the same book but instead the theme would be food: dinner from around the world. (There's baby steps in that direction in this book...)