Unit One I. The Pleasure of Learning 2. Coping with Santa Claus 3. On the Shoulders of a HeroUnit Two 4. Not Poor, Just Broke 5. Blacks Return to Africa But US Is Home 6. Raymond Carver, MentorUnit Three 7. My Mother's Dream for Me 8. I Know What's Right for My Son 9. Be Scared for Your KidsUnit Four 10. Anytime, Anyvyhere- But Beware 11. Cutting, Loose 12. The Web is the Most Conservative Force.on EarthUnit Flve 13. My Own Experience 14. The Day I Was Fat 15. Flying BlindUnit Six 16. To Be or NotTo Be Single 17. Do Teenag, ers Need Full-Time Mums? Oplnions Vary 18. This Is How She Does ItUnit Seven 19. Mother Tongue 20. Lost in Translation 21. Lang,uage: A Reflection of Life In the U.S.Unit Eight 22. The Disintegrating Web-The Causes and Consequences ofExtinction 23. \But a Watch in the Night\: A Scientific Fable 24. The Price We PayAppendixGlossary