Unit One The World Is Flat 1
1.While I Was Sleeping 1
2.The Untouchables 11
3.The Right Stuff 15
Unit Two The Rocking Horse Winner 25
Unit Three Health 49
1.To Sharpen the Brain,First Hone the Body 49
2.Are You Ready for a World without Antibiotics? 55
3.Mental Health Needs Seen Growing at Colleges 63
Unit Four What to Listen for in Music 73
1.Preliminaries 73
2.How We Listen 78
3.From Composer to Interpreter to Listener 87
Unit Five Psychology 97
1.Freud's Theory 97
2.Jung's Theory 110
Unit Six Finance 125
1.The IMF and the World Bank:How Do They Differ? 125
2.Repent at Leisure 141
Unit Seven Ethics 153
1.How Much Is Enough? 153
2.Human Cloning and Human Dignity:An Ethical Inquiry(excerpts) 167
Unit Eight Fashion 183
1.Fashion 183
2.T's Fall Reports on Mayhem and Street Fashion 192
Unit Nine Essays 209
1.Work 209
2.How Should One Read a Book? 219
Unit Ten Aesthetics 235
1.Aesthetics 235
2.The Aesthetic Hypothesis 246
Key to the Exercises 261
Appendix Memorable Quotes 269