National Geographic Reader: Living in the World: Cultural Themes for Writers (with eBook Printed Access Card)

Thematic Table of Contents. Preface. Introduction. World Map. PART I: EXPLORING WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. "Myanmar's River of Spirits" (May 2006) - Kira Salak. "John Dau: A Survivor's Story" (January 2007) - John Dau with Karen Kostyal. "The Power of Writing" (August 1999) - Joel Swerdlow. "Guardians of the Fairy Tale: The Brothers Grimm" (December 1999) - Thomas O'Neill. "A Sketch in Time: Bringing the Civil War to Life" (May 2012) - Harry Katz. "Tale of Three Cities: Alexandria, Cordoba, and New York" (August 1999) - Joel Swerdlow. Visual Literacy Section. PART II: LIVING WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. SECTION A: FOOD, SCARCITY, SUSTAINABILITY. "Rice: The Essential Harvest" (May 1994) - Peter White. "Olive Oil: Elixir of the Gods" (September 1999) - Erla Zwingle. "Caffeine" (January 2005) - T. R. Reid. "Seafood Crisis: Time for a Sea Change" (October 2010) - Paul Greenberg. "The End of Plenty: The Global Food Crisis" (June 2009) - Joel Bourne Jr. "Our Good Earth: Soil" (September 2008) - Charles Mann. Visual Literacy Section. SECTION B: WORK, PLAY, LOVE. "21st-Century Slaves" (September 2003) - Andrew Cockburn. "The Price of Gold" (January 2009) - Brook Larmer. "County Fairs" (October 1997) - John McCarry. "The Beautiful Game: Why Soccer Rules the World" (June 2006) - Sean Wilsey et al. "The Enigma of Beauty" (January 2000) - Cathy Newman. "This Thing Called Love" (February 2006) - Lauren Slater. Visual Literacy Section. SECTION C: PEOPLE AND PLACES. "Into the Amazon" (August 2003) - Scott Wallace. "Last Days of the Rickshaw" (April 2008) - Calvin Trillin. "Celt Appeal" (March 2006) - Thomas O'Neill. "London on a Roll" (June 2000) - Simon Worrall. "Dubai: Sudden City" (January 2007) - Afshin Molavi. "Population 7 Billion" (January 2011) - Robert Kunzig. Visual Literacy Section.