| Boys' Life 1996 |
| Title | Subject | Authors |
|---|
| 85 years of Scouts in Action. (heroic acts by Boy Scouts) | General interest | |
| 'Above everything.' (climb to summit of California's Mount Shasta) | General interest | Tom Knudson |
| Accidents may happen. (excerpt) | General interest | Charlotte Foltz Jones |
| A real Animaniac. (voice of cartoon character) | General interest | Laura Saari |
| Attack of the killer algae. (fish-eating algae; algae used for cleaning up pollutants; and killer sea sponges) | General interest | Samantha Bonar |
| A uniform goal. (Partners in Youth Crime Prevention; scouting program) | General interest | Jeff Piasky |
| Backcountry repair kit. (preparing for the unexpected) | General interest | Eric Seaborg |
| Backyard treasure hunt. (using a metal-detector) | General interest | Bob Bass |
| Bad rap. (fossils aid in scientific discoveries) | General interest | Samantha Bonar |
| Biking through mountains; tunneling scouts pedal a historic Wisconsin path in damp and dark rock. (bicycle trip)(includes information about the Elroy-Sparta State Park Trail and the Rail-to-Trails Conservancy) | General interest | T.F. Turco |
| Bug off.(avoiding insects on outdoor adventures)(includes related information on tick-borne illnesses) | General interest | Cliff Jacobson, Richard W. Hough |
| Canada by canoe. (Boy Scouts of America; high-adventure programs)(includes information about additional high-adventure outings) | General interest | W.E. Butterworth |
| Civil War scouts. (reenactments of Civil War battles) | General interest | William R. Forstchen |
| Codemaster: the Scrambled code. (writing in code) | General interest | Marvin Miller |
| Codemaster: the wheel code. | General interest | Marvin Miller |
| Cyber-voters. (children debate political issues over World Wide Web) | General interest | Gail Wood |
| Derby of the deep: a little leg power and a lot of brainpower energize these human-powered submarines.(includes related information on the advancements in submarine design and on the David Taylor Model Basin in Maryland) | General interest | Joe Surkiewicz |
| Don't get mountain sickness. (altitude sickness) | General interest | Dennis Coello |
| Fast cash for kids. (money-making ideas; includes information about a t-shirt business, advertizing tips and a related article about three boys who sell blackberries) | General interest | Bonnie Drew, Noel Drew, Kathleen Landis |
| Flight school. (high school aviation program) | General interest | Bridget Vasseur |
| Fun in the tundra. (Klondike derby; scouting event in Idaho)(includes related article on preventing hypothermia) | General interest | Douglass K. Daniel |
| Geniuses at work. (1996 Westinghouse Science Talent Search) | General interest | Robert W. Peterson |
| Get charged. (building an electronic kit)(includes a list of electronic kit makers) | General interest | Ronald A. Reis |
| Getting out alive. (importance of survival training) | General interest | Geoffrey Norman |
| Gismo is back. (how to build a remote-controlled robot) | General interest | Mark Haverstock |
| Going batty. (how to build a house to attract bats) | General interest | Kathleen Gleaves |
| Great gifts: all you need is imagination to make these presents perfect anytime of the year. (instructions) | General interest | Warren Asa, Martin I. Engel, Cindy Dyson, Diane Matcheck |
| Green Bar Bill says: hurray for us! (reprinted from an earlier 1960 issue) | General interest | William Hillcourt |
| Grizzlies vs. humans. | General interest | Larry Rice |
| High school was a load of laughs. (track and field hijinks) | General interest | Bill Cosby, Arnold Hano |
| Hot hockey. (North America's professional roller hockey league) | General interest | Daniel P. George |
| How I became a comic page hero. (fictional interview with comic character Walter "Pee Wee" Harris) | General interest | Bill McMorris |
| How I play the outfield. (reprint of 1996 'Boys' Life' article)(outfielder tips) | General interest | Willie Mays, Charles Einstein |
| In the pits. (NASCAR pit)(Illustration) | General interest | Mark Zeske |
| It's a car! It's a plane! (flying-car inventions) | General interest | John Grossmann |
| It's O.K. to be nervous when giving a speech. But you don't have to show it. | General interest | Ann Hennessey |
| Kayak camp. (Boy Scouts learn to build their own kayaks)(Cover Story) | General interest | William B. McMorris |
| Launch a hobby. | General interest | Robert Schleicher |
| Living up to a legend. (hockey player Jaromir Jagr) | General interest | Mark Peterson |
| Making waves. (long-distance swimmer Andrew Pinetti) | General interest | Johnny D. Boggs |
| Man overboard! (US Coast Guard National Motor Lifeboat School) | General interest | David Higdon |
| Masters of the game. (DigiPen Applied Computer Graphics School in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) | General interest | Bob Kronemyer |
| Mini-utes are maxi-fun. (sport-utility vehicles) | General interest | Mark Henricks |
| Movie magic. (motion picture technology) | General interest | Mark Haverstock |
| My favorite lizards. (anoles) (includes article on the Komodo dragon)(Cover Story) | General interest | Robert Powell |
| My most embarrassing play: mistakes happen even to the best players in the game. (professional sports stars; includes advice on dealing with mistakes) | General interest | |
| Mysteries of the Maya. (bicycle expedition by a team of archeologists into southern Mexico and Central America) | General interest | Dan Buettner |
| New hope for spinal cord injuries. (includes advice for preventing accidents that could cause spinal cord injuries) | General interest | Myrna Daly |
| On the air. (Eric Roberts, radio broadcaster)(includes related article on Joel Simon) | General interest | Johnny D. Boggs |
| Over the river and through the woods. (how to make snowshoes) | General interest | Martin I. Engel |
| Pick a pack. (backpacks)(Buyers Guide) | General interest | Howard Rothman |
| Polar pedaling. (Iditasport wilderness race; Fred Bull) | General interest | Dennis Coello |
| Portraits from the past. (illustrated chronology of Boy Scouts)(Illustration) | General interest | |
| Pulling to the top. (paraplegic man successfully climbs El Capitan in Yosemite National Park) | General interest | Steve Boga |
| Quarterback: a tough position to tackle. (football) | General interest | |
| Ready, set ... snow! (sixth annual Pocono Mountain Scout Ski Weekend) (includes related glossary of terms and code of responsibility) | General interest | Mark Henricks |
| Riding to the past. (team of bicyclists travel to Central America to study the Mayan ruins) | General interest | Dan Buettner |
| Secrets for successful skating. | General interest | Arlene Miles |
| Shooting Stars. (basketball team for adolescent boys) | General interest | Alan K. Wild |
| Sittin' pretty: a portable stool is a camper's answer to sore feet.(constructing a camp stool) | General interest | Joe Fitzpatrick |
| Skunk bear of the north. (wolverines)(includes related article on spotting wolverines) | General interest | Larry Rice |
| Soccer: American style. (debut of Major League Soccer in the US)(Cover Story) | General interest | Daniel P. George |
| Take a hike. (how to make a walking stick for use in hiking) | General interest | Jeff Springer |
| Taking aim: knowing the basics of archery will keep your shooting skills straight as an arrow.(includes related safety information) | General interest | Daniel W. Caskey |
| Tales from the tomb. (Egypt's Valley of the Kings) | General interest | Charles M. Mobley |
| Testing ... testing. (college entrance exams; includes sample questions) | General interest | Douglass K. Daniel |
| The ant man. (entomologist Dr Edward O. Wilson) | General interest | Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
| The buck starts here. (counterfeit money) | General interest | Candace Fleming |
| The cold truth. (preventing frostbite and hypothermia) | General interest | Mike Waller |
| The date code. (secret code) | General interest | |
| The great Thanksgiving race. (first car race) | General interest | Peter F. Stevens |
| The Internet. (origins and usage)(include sample web sites and cyberslang) | General interest | Anne Liebst, Michael Barbush |
| The need for speed. (race car driver Jeff Gordon) | General interest | Mark Zeske |
| The night the moon turns red. (lunar eclipses) | General interest | Tamra Andrews |
| The power of one.(submarines)(includes related article on life aboard a submarine) | General interest | T.A. Heppenheimer |
| The things we say. (origins of American verbal expressions) | General interest | Charles Downey |
| The world of scouting: this month, Israel. (includes related information about Israel) | General interest | Frank Harris |
| The wreck of the Hindenburg. (airship) | General interest | Bill Menezes |
| Thinking big. (futuristic engineering projects) | General interest | Scott Wallace |
| This month: Australia. (Scout Association of Australia) | General interest | James T. Black |
| This month: Japan. (The World of Scouting) | General interest | Elizabeth McDonald |
| This month: Norway. (The World of Scouting) | General interest | T.F. Turco |
| Tool time. (pocket knives)(Buyers Guide) | General interest | W.E. Butterworth |
| Train your brain. (tips for remembering things) | General interest | Jeff Csatari |
| Treasure hunt. (mysterious sinking of the steamship The Brother Jonathan in 1865) (includes article on whether treasure hunters are allowed to keep what they find) | General interest | Jonathan Franks |
| Tricks of the trail. (10 tips for camping) | General interest | Jeff Csatari |
| Two-fisted action makes stunt fliers soar above the rest. (kite flying) | General interest | Joe Bower |
| Up, up and away: alone at 22,000 feet, Steve Fossett sets out to sail around the world. (ballooning; includes related information) | General interest | Robert Gannon |
| Vote for Josh? (unusual candidates for President of the United States; includes related article on how to run for President) | General interest | |
| Wake up! (wakeboarding) | General interest | Mark Woods |
| Wetlands pest. (nutria) | General interest | Ann Morcos |
| Whale tales. (marine mammals) (includes article on the origin of the Killer Whale's name) | General interest | Nan Elliot |
| What's in a nickname? (sports personalities) | General interest | Burnham Holmes |
| When Boy's Life was born. (March 1, 1911) | General interest | |
| Wildlife detectives. (National Fish and Wildlife Forensic Laboratory) | General interest | Cindy Dyson |
| Wild things. (wildlife refuges) | General interest | George Laycock |
| Yellowstone's hot spots.(Yellowstone National Park)(includes related information on fumaroles, geysers, hot pools, and mud pots) | General interest | Susan Austin |
| Your future in space.(An 85th Anniversary Feature) | General interest | Alan Bean |
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