In 2009 Townley released "Spirit of Adventure: Eagle Scouts and the Making of America's Future". It features Ron Young, an Army helicopter pilot and former POW in the 2003 Gulf military action against Iraq who later became a contestant in the reality show "The Amazing Race 7". Also featured are twin surgeons Vince and Vance Moss, China Care founder Matt Dalio, Arizona Cardinals lineman Deuce Lutui, Peace Corps volunteers, marine biologists, and naval aviators aboard the aircraft carrier USS "Nimitz".