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March 22, 2000

How You Can Quit Smoking

Smoking kills. Yet, more than a billion people worldwide are smokers. Why do so many persist in a habit that is deadly? How can a smoker quit?

3 A World Hooked on Smoking

4 Why Quit Smoking?

8 How You Can Quit

10 When Love Is Blind

14 Lamu​—An Island Lost in Time

18 Petra​—A City Hewn out of Rock

20 Huntington’s Disease—Understanding a Genetic Tragedy

23 Whatever Became of Little Peter?

28 Watching the World

30 From Our Readers

31 A Wild Jewel

32 “Most University Textbooks Aren’t as Accurate”

What About Body Piercing? 11

Many people are attaching jewelry to various parts of their body. Is this practice safe? How should Christians view it?

What Is El Niño? 24

El Niño is widely blamed for weather problems across the globe. How widespread are its effects?

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Globes and maps on pages 2, 3, 4, 8, and 24-6: Mountain High Maps® Copyright © 1997 Digital Wisdom, Inc.