<P style="MARGIN: 0px">Would you believe -- ? <UL> <LI>A woman invests in stocks and makes $22 million -- and then donates almost all of it to a university!</LN> <LI>A Japanese guard helps a prisoner of war survive World War II because of the shared love of an opera aria.</LN> </LI></UL><B><I>Beyond True Stories</I></B> continues and expands the <I>True Stories</I> tradition with eight thematic units, each bases on a real-life, human-interest story. Each unit opens with <I>A True Story in the News</I>, followed by readings and activities that explore the theme. <B><I>Beyond True Stories</I></B> is a book students won't want to put down. <P style="MARGIN: 0px">  <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><B>Features</B> <UL> <LI><LN>Reading strategies and vocabulary building activities help to prepare students for academic work.</LN> <LI><LN>A variety of texts -- including first-person accounts, expository pieces, and graphs -- provide practice with different kinds of reading.</LN> <LI><LN>Thought-provoking discussion and writing prompts encourage personal expression and complete the reading process.</LN> </LI></UL> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">The <I>True Stories</I> series includes:</P> <UL> <LI><I>True Stories Behind the Songs</I></LI> <LI><I>More True Stories Behind the Songs</I></LI> <LI><I>Very Easy True Stories</I></LI> <LI><I>All New Very Easy True Stories</I></LI> <LI><I>Easy True Stories</I></LI> <LI><I>All New Easy True Stories</I></LI> <LI><I>More True Stories,</I> Third Edition</LI> <LI><I>Even More True Stories</I></LI> <LI><I>Beyond True Stories</I></LI></UL>