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Merit badge volume 33256B

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Outlines the requirements for the merit badge in camping, explaining all the fundamentals involved in overnight camping, from securing a campsite to breaking camp.

2) The hearts of men

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Butler, Nickolas

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A scarred Vietnam veteran and successful businessman reflects on his teen years as a social outcast and friend to a popular youth during a summer camp reunion marked by selflessness and an unthinkable event involving his friend's family members.

3) Communications

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Advises Boy Scouts earning a merit badge in communications, includes information on making speeches, producing programs, writing job raesumaes, teaching a skill.

4) Backpacking

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Merit badge volume no. 33232B
Merit badge volume 35863

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Outlines the requirements for the merit badge in backpacking with information on the necessary equipment, preparation, first aid, rules of the trail, and general hiking techniques.

5) Journalism

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Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in journalism including gathering the news, publishing a newspaper, and television news programs.

6) Geology

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Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in geology.

7) Emergency preparedness

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An overview of emergency preparedness, including home, automobile, outdoor, and weather-related emergency actions, disasters, saving lives, community and national emergency services, and how to get involved in emergency service projects.

8) Indian lore

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Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in Indian lore and discusses the lifestyles, religion and mythologies of some tribes. This handbook also mentions the Navajo code talkers who served with the U.S. Marines during World War II.

9) Farm mechanics

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Boy Scouts of America. Merit badge volume no. 3346

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Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in farm mechanics.

10) Swimming

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Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in swimming.

11) American labor

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Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in American labor, including information on economic systems, workers' rights, and wages.

12) Graphic arts

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An introduction to printing, presenting a general picture of how it is done, some of the printer's terms, and practical hints for earning the Boy Scout merit badge in graphic arts.

13) Small-boat sailing

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Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in small-boat sailing.

14) Oceanography

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Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in oceanography.

15) Fishing

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Merit badge volume 33231A

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An overview of the basics of fishing, including the nature of fish (parts, where found), types of freshwater and saltwater fish, equipment needed, knots used, cleaning and cooking, safety practices and obeying fish and gaming laws.

16) Aviation

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Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in aviation.

17) Citizenship in the nation

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

18) Personal management

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19) Weather

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Outlines requirements for pursuing a weather merit badge including cloud formations, weather patterns, trade winds, forecasting methods, and various factors which contribute to unique weather patterns.

20) Public health

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