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Summary: Scout's Honor
Review: Unlike many writers of first-person accounts, Peter Applebome has done his homework. He is an excellent reporter with a keen eye for detail, whether he's describing the history of scouting, its contemporary existence or the evolution of his relationship with his son, Ben, through scouting.Mr. Applebome truly understands the essence of scouting and the Boy Scouts of America - not just the often shrill opinions of their many advocates and detractors, and he conveys that understanding in a way that will captivate readers. Those same readers - especially parents and children from their mid-teens on up - will also benefit greatly from the author's insights into his own growth as a parent, not to mention his son's increasing wisdom and maturity.
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Summary: A Must Read!
Review: Very enjoyable book. I'm sharing it with all my Scouter friends, and even non-Scouters (so they understand how and why I got hooked on Scouting too). I even learned a few things about BSA--warts and all!
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Summary: Insightful and humorous
Review: Very enjoyable book. I'm sharing it with all my Scouter friends, and even non-Scouters (so they understand how and why I got hooked on Scouting too). I even learned a few things about BSA--warts and all!
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Summary: An Author's chance to sell his side of an issue.
Review: Well written book, I enjoyed his research on the history of scouting. But Mr Applebome has a hatred for scouting and uses this book to sell his point. For every chapter of his experiences as a father's unlikely foray into the woods he has two for why he hates scouting.
I would not recommend unless you would like to see the hatred for scouting out in the "real world".
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Summary: Scout's Honor: A Father's Unlikely Foray into the Woods
Review: You don't have to be a dad or even have a son to thoroughly enjoy Peter Applebome's, Scout's Honor. A laugh-out-loud, wonderfully crafted exploration of a dad's childhood memories and suburban life versus his son's desire to create his own sense of self and belonging in the Boy Scout's and the wilderness. Incorporating his own suburban foibles and observations, Mr. Applebome shares stories of his own outdoors inadequacies and how the total experience of being in the wilderness with his son transformed him into a true believer of the teachings of the Scouts and forever forged a special bond with his son.
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