reading matter 3: overview
acknowledgments
introduction to the second edition
unit 1fun hatters
chapter 1 challenges in your free time
life on the edge
1 meeting the challenge
3amie clarke
2 conquering fear
alan hobson
chapter 2taking a break responsibtg: eco-tourism
the rise and fall of vacations
eco-tourism
trouble in paradise
qomolangma: from mountain to molehill of litter
u nit 2weather hatters
chapter 3 poles apart: climate research in antarctica and the arctic
modeling the weather gets better
studging the climate at the ends of the earth
students on ice: trips to the poles
preparing for disasters: natural no longer
chapter 4 the weather and our health
luhen the weather gets you down
1 the wintertime blues
seasonal affective disorder (sad)
2 the summertime blues
sad in the sunshine
the biological clock
unit 3time matters
chapter 5 are lue in a race against time?
our schedules, our selves
1 time bound
living on tokgo time
2time free
the politics of spontaneitg
chapter 6 procrastination: can uje manage our time?
stand and deliver
learning how to use vour time
procrastinate now
unit 4technologg matters
chapter 7 building our luortd
1 bridges: building across
spanning historg
high and mightg
2 skgscrapers: building up
standing tall
race to the sku
dubai: expanding in all directions
illinois sku citg
chapter 8sustainable technologg
sustainable technologg
lighting the world with leds
building a better washing machine
pump as vou plag
engineers without borders
unit 5health matters
chapter 9 epidemics
1 a deadlg bacteria strikes
cholera
2 a deadlu virus strikes
the spanish influenza
modern risks'and old habits
fighting aids in africa
chapter 10 medical miracles
fiftu vears of transplants
transplant facts in usa
how to be a responsible eco-tourist
u nit 6attitude hatters
chapter 11 anger: hotu to manage zt
road ragein beijing
teaching manners to kids
i'm too mad to die!
chapter 12 succeeding in a comptex ujorld
hope emerges as the keu to success in life
1 creating vour personal profile
finding out what motivates vou
2 creating vour professional profile
getting more than a good 3ob
practice, not talent, produces "genius"
attitude is everuthing
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