Unit One 1
Text A:Notes on the Twentieth Century 1
Text B:The Long Peace 21
Unit Two 32
Text A:Beyond the Information Revolution 32
Text B:The Age of Social Transformation 50
Unit Three 65
Text A:How the World Works 65
Text B:Building Wealth:The New Rules for Individuals,Companies,and Nations 84
Unit Four 98
Text A:Who Owns Intelligence? 98
Text B:How Do You Feel? 120
Unit Five 135
Text A:A Free Man's Worship 135
Text B:"The Process of Distillation:Getting to the Essence of Things" 147
Unit Six 159
Text A:Educating a Democracy 159
Text B:How Not to Teach Values:A Critical Look at Character Education 181
Unit Seven 196
Text A:A Slight Sound at Evening 196
Text B:The Nowhere Man 210
Unit Eight 218
Text A:People 218
Text B:Bloodstains 229
Unit Nine 245
Text A:Waking the Dead:The Biography Boom in America 245
Text B:A Life of Learning 267
Unit Ten 284
Text A:Chalk and Cheese 284
Text B:Is Britain European? 297
Unit Eleven 310
Text A:The War Against Boys 310
Text B:Men—Tomorrow's Second Sex 329
Unit Twelve 340
Text A:The New Generation Gap 340
Text B:What's Behind the Growing Generation Gap? 362
Glossary 374