When I travelled the world to strike up book deals with publishing houses, for my self published books, my travelling companion was my 14 year old daughter.

Joel Garreau picks up on this phenomenon in his 1991 book, Edge City, which explores the rise of suburbs that are home to giant swaths of office space along with the usual houses and malls.

In writing the book, the Salwens say, the aim wasn't actually to get people to sell their houses. They realize that few people are quite that nutty.