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|  | On My Honor by Jay Mechling
A timely contribution to current debates over the psychology of boys and the construction of their social lives, ON MY HONOR explores the folk customs of adolescent young men in the Boy Scouts of America during a summer encampment in California's Sierra Nevada. Based on more than twenty years of research and extensive visits and interviews with members of a single troop, Mechling uncovers the key rituals and play events through which the Boy Scouts shapes boys into men. He describes the campfire songs, initiation rites, games, and activities they use to mold the scouts into responsible adults. The themes of honor and character alternate in this new study as we witness troop leaders offering examples in structure, discipline, and guidance, and teaching Scouts the difficult balance between freedom and self-control. What results is a probing look into the inner lives of adolescent boys in our culture and their rocky transition into manhood. ON MY HONOR provides a provocative, sometimes shocking glimpse into the sexual awakening and moral development of young men coming to grips with their nascent desires, their innate aggressions, their inclination toward peer pressure and violence, and their social acculturation. ON MY HONOR ultimately shows how the Boy Scouts of America continues to edify and mentor young men against the backdrop of controversies over freedom of religious expression, homosexuality, and the proposed inclusion of female members. While the organization's bureaucracy has taken an unyielding stance against gay men and atheists, real live Scouts are often more open to plurality than we might assume. In their embrace of tolerance, acceptance, and understanding, then, troop leaders at the local level have the power to shape boys into emotionally mature men. AUTHOR: Jay Mechling
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors 
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 | Hockey sur Glace by Johnny Heller, Peter LaSalle
A collection of stories about hockey. AUTHOR: Johnny Heller, Peter LaSalle
PUBLISHER: Breakaway Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors
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 | Which Sport is Right for You?
Description not available.This book is designed to challenge the female reader to ask important questions about who they are in order to find their most appropriate sport, complete with a web site list, color photos, and index. Simultaneous.
CATEGORY: Sports & Outdoors
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 | Denver, Boulder & Colorado Springs by Laine
Description not available.Reviews and offers cost and contact information for accommodations, restaurants, entertainment, and attractions, including Pikes Peak, the U.S. Mint, Coors Field, and historic Gold Rush towns. AUTHOR: Laine
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Travel
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 | China by Fodors Travel Publications, Inc. Staff
Description not available.Includes information on accommodations, restaurants, gardens, temples, museums, and other sights, and advice for the business traveler AUTHOR: Fodors Travel Publications, Inc. Staff
PUBLISHER: Fodor's Travel Publications
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Travel
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 | The Worst-Case Scenario Traveler's Handbook by David Borgenicht, JOSHUA PIVEN, Penn Jillette
As a follow-up to their popular WORST-CASE SCENARIO SURVIVAL HANDBOOK, Piven and Borgenicht bring their readers some advice for the road. This inimitable travel reference--pack it in your carry-on--will help you crash-land a plane, survive a riot, remove a leech, or catch a fish without a rod, should the need arise. Their tips are deadpan and easy to read, all the better to follow when you are perched atop a runaway camel in a scorpion-infested desert without a compass. AUTHOR: David Borgenicht, JOSHUA PIVEN, Penn Jillette
PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Travel
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