Alvin Townley


	Books \| Spirit of Adventure \| Legacy of Honor


	<!-- startprint --> <span class=default><p><strong><em><img title="" style="margin-left: 10px" height="128" alt="" width="85" align="right" src="uploaded_graphics/soacov.jpg">Spirit of Adventure </em></strong>(Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2009). <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /> <st1:city>Alvin</st1:city>'s latest book<strong><em> </em></strong>introduces <st1:place> <st1:country-region>America</st1:country-region></st1:place> to a new generation of leaders - young Eagle Scouts who are leading lives of purpose and adventure. To meet these young men, Alvin traveled the globe, diving in Australia, surfing in Hawaii, rock climbing in Nevada, venturing into Africa, and cruising home aboard the aircraft carrier USS<em> Nimitz</em>. He discovered an inspiring story of service and leadership.<br> <br> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img height="33" alt="" width="16" src="/graphics_custom/db_03.gif"></td> <td background="graphics_custom/db_05.gif"><strong><a class="dlink" title="" target="_parent" href="page/books/spirit_of_adventure"><font color="#ffffff">Learn More about Spirit of Adventure</font></a></strong></font></td> <td><img height="33" alt="" width="16" src="/graphics_custom/db_07.gif"></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><img title="" style="margin-left: 10px" height="128" alt="" width="85" align="right" src="uploaded_graphics/loacov.jpg"><strong><em>Legacy of Honor </em></strong>(Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2007).<strong><em> </em></strong> <st1:city> <st1:place>Alvin</st1:place></st1:city>'s first book explores how Scouting has influenced American life. In writing the book, <st1:place> <st1:city>Alvin</st1:city></st1:place> met with the nation's top leaders, including Eagle Scouts Michael Bloomberg, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Defense Secretary <st1:personname>Robert Gates</st1:personname>, J.W. Marriott, Jr., and Jim Lovell of Apollo 13. He also recorded the stories of a Tuskegee Airman, a POW from <st1:place> <st1:country-region>Vietnam</st1:country-region></st1:place>, a September 11 NYPD hero, Hurricane Katrina relief workers, and many others. <br> <br> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><img height="33" alt="" width="16" src="/graphics_custom/db_03.gif"></td> <td background="graphics_custom/db_05.gif"><strong><a class="dlink" title="" target="_parent" href="page/books/legacy_of_honor"><font color="#ffffff">Learn More about Legacy of Honor</font></a></strong></font></td> <td><img height="33" alt="" width="16" src="/graphics_custom/db_07.gif"></td></tr></tbody></table></span> <!-- stopprint -->