If you're stuck on the fence about being happy with the present and glum about the future, you could consult [[The Optimist's/pessimist's Handbook by Niall Edworthy and Petra Cramsie]] for further details. And if you want to gen up on what our extinction will be wiping out, [[The Average Life of the Average Person by Tadg Farrington]] is one of the season's best witty trivia books.