Unit One
1.In the Frozen Waters of Qomolangma, I Learned the Value of Humility
2.Taking Lessons from What Went, Wrong
3.Dad
Unit Two
4.How to Buy a New Car
5.Clearing the Roads
6.The Age Requirement for Teen DriveLs
Unit Three
7.How to Take a Job Interview
8.STEMing the Tide: Can Legislation Fix America''s Science and Technology Gender Gap?
9.A Path of One''s Own: Three Who Transformed Their Dreams into Careers
Unit Four
10.Free Trade Has Enrlched the World with More Than Diverse Goods
11.Asking How Much Is Enough
12.Topsy-Turw
Unit Five
13.The Story of an Hour
14.A City of Neighborhoods
15.Liked for Myself
Unit Six
16.What Really Ails America
17.Crickets
18.The Caregiving Boomerang
Unit Seven
19.Hidden Threat
20.A Peaceful Woman Explains Why She Carries a Gun
21.Why Handguns Must Be Outlawed
Unit Eight
22.Travels with Charley
23.Riding the Rails Around the World
24.My Daily Dives in the Dumpster
Appendlces
Glossary
Key to Comprehension Exercise lof the Texts