"The chronicle of Hamer Shafer's rise from humble beginnings to navigate Muncie Power to a leader in the industry is the story of America. In these pages the reader will find a celebration of the empowering values of an extraordinary man whose service above self has left a legacy to his community and Muncie Power that will endure for future generations to come." The Rev. Dr. Ronald L. Naylor “The story of Muncie Power Products and the people who built it is an affirmation of American opportunity, smart work, and civic generosity. From its founding in 1935 to the present, the company and its leaders have been consistently dedicated to achieving excellence and exemplifying ethical values. The translation of these values into philanthropy has left a unique legacy to Muncie and Indiana. This book, carefully researched and documented, tells the story in an engaging manner which will both motivate and inspire.” Stefan Anderson Retired Chairman and CEO, First Merchants Corp. Keywords: Hamer Shafer, Biography, Muncie Power Products, Muncie, IN, Phyllis Shafer, Shafer Leadership Academy, Shafer Tower, Ball State University, Shafer Carillon, Power Take-offs

Catalogue associated with the exhibition Phyllis Shafer: I Only Went Out for a Walk, organized by the Nevada Museum of Art.

Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award in Outdoor Literature It was 1993, Suzanne Roberts had just finished college, and when her friend suggested they hike California's John Muir Trail, the adventure sounded like the perfect distraction from a difficult home life and thoughts about the future. But she never imagined that the twenty-eight-day hike would change her life. Part memoir, part nature writing, part travelogue, Almost Somewhere is Roberts's account of that hike. John Muir wrote of the Sierra Nevada as a "vast range of light," and that was exactly what Roberts was looking for. But traveling with two girlfriends, one experienced and unflappable and the other inexperienced and bulimic, she quickly discovered that she needed a new frame of reference. Her story of a month in the backcountry--confronting bears, snowy passes, broken equipment, injuries, and strange men--is as much about finding a woman's way into outdoor experience as it is about the natural world Roberts so eloquently describes. Candid and funny, and finally, wise, Almost Somewhere not only tells the whimsical coming-of-age story of a young woman ill-prepared for a month in the mountains but also reflects a distinctly feminine view of nature. This new edition includes an afterword by the author looking back on the ways both she and the John Muir Trail have changed over the past thirty years, as well as book club and classroom discussion questions and photographs from the trip.

Addresses the questions and doubts that trouble parents as they learn to acknowledge and accept their child's homosexuality.

This book discusses pathways to achieve pollution prevention and waste minimization at the sources leading toward zero discharge. Coverage includes life cycle assessment, industrial ecology, eco-industrial parks, green engineering, and sustainable chemical and allied processes and products development. The pulp and paper industry is introduced as a case study in demonstrating how this industry is achieving pollution prevention goals by various techniques, and how this industry has become a minimum impact industry, moving towards achieving zero discharge status in most process areas. Featuring a collection of expert authors, this book is essential reading for industrial ecologists and engineers, material scientists, and state and federal officials.