Text 1 The Scientist and the Sensitive Snake 1
Text 2 Buried Treasure 12
Text 3 Man in a Hostile Land 26
Text 4 Organized Crime 39
Text 5 Oh,To Be a Steamboat Man 57
Text 6 We'll Never Conquer Space 72
Text 7 The Bridge at Andau 87
Text 8 Needed:An International Language 100
Text 9 What Happens to Child Prodigies? 116
Text 10 Most Popular Characters 128
Text 11 Twins,Genes,and Environment 140
Text 12 Why Are You Laughing? 154
Text 13 The Awakening of a Continent 168
Text 14 Why I Love Wisconsin 183
Text 15 The Etruscan Enigma 197
KEYS TO THE EXERCISES 213