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IntroductionUNIT 1 STRIVING TO COMMUNICATE1. The Hope of Esperanto2. Esperanto3. Reaping the Rewards of Learning English4. Half of World's Languages in Danger of ExtinctionTying It All TogetherMore InformationAnswer KeyUNIT 2 WINNING ISN'T EVERYTHING1. What Winners Konw2. The Fine Art of Self-Handicapping3. What Makes a Champion4. "It Couldn't Be Done" by Edgar A. GuestTying It All TogetherMore InformationAnswer KeyUNIT 3 WHAT IS ART1. The Arts Are Essential2. Art Buyers May Not Care If Picasso Was a Monster3. They're Stealing Our MasterpiecesTying It All TogetherMore InformationAnswer KeyUNIT 4 THE MARVELS OF MEDICINE1. Isaac Asimov's Futureworld: Medicine2. World's First Robot Surgeon Proves a Smooth Operator3. Chinese Medicine4. Frogs and Human HealthTying It All TogetherMore InformationAnswer KeyUNIT 5 THE WAYWE ARE1. How Color Can Change Your Life2. Smile If You're Feeling Stressed3. Brain Power's Sliding Scale4. What Sex Is Your Brain?Tying It All TogetherMore InformationAnswer KeyUNIT 6 THE AGE OF INFORMATION1. TALK to me2. Gender Gap in Cyberspace3. Cracking Down on Computer CrimeTying It All TogetherMore InformationAnswer KeyUNIT 7 THE BEAUTY OF SCIENCE1. Hawking Gets Personal2. Valuable By-Products of Space Research3. Dancing to the Music of PhysicsTying It All TogetherMore InformationAnswer KeyUNIT 8 THE WORLD OF MARKETING1. How to Analyze an Ad2. Do's and Taboos: Cultural Aspects of International Business3. Big Blunders from Big Business4. Style's Hidden PersuadersTying It All TogetherMore InformationAnswer Key