"Featuring never-before-seen items from the National Scouting Museum"--Cover.

An extraordinary journey alongside America's new generation of Eagle Scouts, who are discovering their purpose and bringing the values of Scouting to the world. Over the past century, Scouts have helped to guide the course of American history. But what does Scouting and the Eagle badge mean to the Scouts of today? How will they shape the future of Scouting and America itself? In Spirit of Adventure, Scouting expert and Eagle Scout Alvin Townley finds the answer. Townley traveled across the country and to the far corners of the globe to meet these young Eagle Scouts. He found them everywhere, continuing the life of adventure and service that they had begun in Scouting. He discovered them in Afghanistan providing medical care to villagers, in Australia saving coral reefs, at the Super Bowl and Olympic venues striving for victory, on desert cliffs and at inner-city schools teaching new lessons, in Africa bringing hope to children, and on the windswept deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz preparing for takeoff. Whether doctors, activists, servicemen, entrepreneurs, or teachers, these young men are changing the world through bold actions that capture the essence of the Scouting tradition. In Spirit of Adventure, Townley answers important questions about the future of Scouting and America, while revealing stories of service, courage, and pure excitement that introduce our nation to an inspiring new generation of leaders.

"...an engaging and enlightening account from which we all can benefit."—The Wall Street Journal A better way to combat knee-jerk biases and make smarter decisions, from Julia Galef, the acclaimed expert on rational decision-making. When it comes to what we believe, humans see what they want to see. In other words, we have what Julia Galef calls a "soldier" mindset. From tribalism and wishful thinking, to rationalizing in our personal lives and everything in between, we are driven to defend the ideas we most want to believe—and shoot down those we don't. But if we want to get things right more often, argues Galef, we should train ourselves to have a "scout" mindset. Unlike the soldier, a scout's goal isn't to defend one side over the other. It's to go out, survey the territory, and come back with as accurate a map as possible. Regardless of what they hope to be the case, above all, the scout wants to know what's actually true. In The Scout Mindset, Galef shows that what makes scouts better at getting things right isn't that they're smarter or more knowledgeable than everyone else. It's a handful of emotional skills, habits, and ways of looking at the world—which anyone can learn. With fascinating examples ranging from how to survive being stranded in the middle of the ocean, to how Jeff Bezos avoids overconfidence, to how superforecasters outperform CIA operatives, to Reddit threads and modern partisan politics, Galef explores why our brains deceive us and what we can do to change the way we think.

Basic campfire cooking includes: menus, recipes, care and use of utensils.

Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in citizenship in the community.

Sometimes the fairy tale just doesn’t come true. But sometimes we get a second chance. And sometimes we get good advice along the way. “Find a Scout and make him your friend. Trust him, and he will always be there when you need him” was the advice of Kendra’s brother, an Eagle Scout. “If he makes you giddy with anticipation, if he makes you tremble all over, it’s okay to quiver and bounce like a puppy, buck like a pony, scream like you’re five and your daddy is tickling you” was the advice of her best friend. Jake Alder is Kendra Williams’s second chance. He’s all she hoped for until she tragically loses her memory. Sex, murder, desire, fear, amnesia, and intrigue pave a tortuous, exciting path to Kendra’s second chance. Share Kendra’s journey from a disillusioned young wife to new memories in a second chance with . . . a boy toy?

Scouting collectors: Find the value of your memorabilia in this newly expanded and revised second edition of the most extensive price guide for Boy Scout collectibles. Packed with nearly 12,000 listings and more than 750 photos, 90 years of scouting items are featured, including knives, shoes, cameras, jewellery, calendars, first-aid kits, tents, cook gear, flags, and hundreds of others. Items are grouped by program, including Tiger, Cubs, through Boy Scouts and Exploring, to Sea Scout, Venture, and Varsity, and the older Lone Scout, Rover, Senior and Air Scout programs