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1 The Only Lesson I Still Remember 1

2 Don't Confuse the Mailman! 6

3 Hope for the Physically Disabled 11

4 Pity for a Stranger 18

5 Emergency Jump 24

6 My Short Career on the Stage 29

7 I'm Crying With Relief 36

8 Tracking Counterfeiters 43

9 Chased by Crocodiles 51

10 Wanting a Pet 56

11 The Use of Force 63

12 The Use of Force (continued) 68

13 Magic of a Full Moon 73

14 Going Home Alone 79

15 Picking Pears 83

16 The Whispering Land 89

17 Life in Death 93

18 Memories of the Australian Bush 99

19 A Table Full of Memories 106

20 It's Never Too Late for Success 111

21 Going My Way 118

22 Civilization History 123

23 If Volunteers Quit! 127

24 On the Pressures and Politics of Waiting in Line 132

25 How Do We Learn？ How Do We Remember? 139

26 The Story of Progress and Discovery 146

27 Make Friends in America 153

28 Rules for Behavior in Public Places 156

29 Nice Ways to Say No 161

30 Home 165

31 The Green Banana 171

32 A Promise of Flowers 177

33 Megalopolis 180

34 Doing Something about City Problems 185

35 Philosophy in an Age of Science 191

36 Immigrants All 194

37 King-Size Americans:Is It Good? 202

38 Access to Education 208

39 Learning to Read in College 212

40 Comic Books 217

41 Shopping 222

42 You Pay Too Much for Convenience 228

43 Recreation 233

44 Shakespeare's Stage 237

45 Articles of Faith for Good Anglers 243

46 Rules for Good Sportsmanship 250

47 Tarahumara: Runners of The West 254

48 Tarahumara. Runners of the West (continued) 261

49 Sports 266

50 Mark's Dilemma 271

51 Improving the Soil:Fertilizers 274

52 What Has Happened to the Seaside 281

53 Pioneers of Photography 287

54 The Day the Dam Burst 293

55 How Helen Keller Found Language 300

56 R.F.D 307

57 Insect Life in Winter 312

58 The Amazing Snail 318

59 The Glass Works 323

60 Dig to Antiquity—In Your Own Back Yard 331

61 Bermuda Triangle 337

62 In the Antarctic 344

63 Understanding Thunderstorms 350

64 The Fascinating Process by Which Rain Is Born 357

65 Deserts 362

66 Devils, Drugs, and Doctors 366

67 Early Days of the Mail 371

68 Magnets in Communication 377