Reading Matter 3: Overview
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the Second Edition
UNIT 1 Fun Matters
Chapter 1 Challenges in Your Free Time
Life on the Edge
1 Meeting the ChaLlenge
Jamie Clarke
2 Conquering Fear
ALan Hobson
Chapter 2 Taking a Break Responsibtg: Eco-Tourism
The Rise and Fat[ of Vacations
Eco-Tourism
Troubte in Paradise
Qomolangma: From Mountain to MoLehiLl of Litter
UNIT 2 Weather Matters
Chapter 3 Poles Apart: Climate Research in Antarctica and the Arctic
Modeling the Weather Gets Better
Studying 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 Hearth
When 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 3 Time Matters
Chapter 5 Are We in a Race Against Time?
Our Schedules, Our Selves
1 Time Bound
Living on Tokyo Time
2 Time Free
The Politics of Spontaneitg
Chapter 6 Procrastination: Can We Manage Our Time?
Stand and DeLiver
Learning How to Use Your Time
Procrastinate Now
UNIT 4 Technologg Matters
Chapter 7 BuiLding Our World
1 Bridges: Building Across
Spanning History
High and Mighty
2 Skyscrapers: Building Up
Standing Tall
Race to the Skg
Dubai: Expanding in All Directions
Illinois Sky City
Chapter 8 SustainabLe Technologg
SustainabLe Technologg
Lighting the World with LEDs
Building a Better Washing Hachine
Pump as You Ptag
Engineers Without Borders
UNIT 5 Health Matters 182
Chapter 9 Epidemics 184
1 A DeadLg Bacteria Strikes 186
Cholera 186
2 A Deadtg Virus Strikes
The Spanish Influenza
Modern Risks and Old Habits
Fighting AIDS in Africa
Chapter 10 Medical MiracLes
Fifty Years of Transplants
Transplant Facts in USA
How to Be a Responsible Eco-Tourist
UNIT 6 Attitude Matters
Chapter 11 Anger: How to Manage It
Road Rage in Beijing
Teaching Manners to Kids
I'm Too Mad to Die!
Chapter 12 Succeeding in a Complex World
Hope Emerges as the Keg to Success in Life
1 Creating Your Personal Profile
Finding Out What Motivates You
2 Creating Your Professional Profile
Getting More Than a Good .lob
Practice, Not Talent, Produces "Genius"
Attitude Is Evergthing
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