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Adolescent Rites of Passage - Something of Monumental Importance Has Been Lost

Building Personal Strength

Louise Carus Mahdi, et al (1996); and From Boys to Men: Spiritual Rites of Passage in an Indulgent Age , by Bret Stephenson (2006). During that year I participated in over 200 combat missions. So far, the two most helpful books have been Crossroads: The Quest for Contemporary Rites of Passage , ed. How lucky is that?