Unit One
I. In the Frozen Waters oi: Qomolangma, I Learned the Value ofHumility
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 Drivers
Unit Three
7. How to Take a Job Interview
8. STEMing the Tide: Can Legislation Fix America's Scienceand
Technology Gender Gap?
9. A Path of One's Own: Three Who Transformed Their Dreams intoCareers
Unit Four
10. Free Trade Has Enriched the World with More Than DiverseGoods
11. Asklng 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 Careg, iving Boomerang,
Unit Seven
19. Hidden Threat
20. A Peaceful Woman Explalns 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 Comprehenslon Exerclse I of the Texts..