Songbun -- The cult of Kim Il-song -- The Kim Il-song man: good Songbun and dedication to Kim -- Family life -- Children: "Living like kings and queens" -- The teenage years: a rude awakening -- Leisure activities -- Romance -- Hoodlums -- The long years in the military -- The women left behind -- Marriage -- Working to death: an exhausted population -- Pyonyang: Kim's dream city -- The privileged life -- Real life -- Consumer goods and services -- Personal savings -- Housing -- Education -- Health care.