."there are heroes, heroines, groups and systems that speak to heroics all around us; however, in order to value them we must understand the evolving nature of what it is to be heroic. It is in this way that we will know, and that we may find, a generation of heroes and heroines that will face the challenges that lie ahead." This book is about heroics, plain and simple. But, it is not about the swashbuckling, swaggering, shoot-em' up, go-it-alone, hero of past eras. Nor is it about those celebrities ascribed heroic status solely on the basis of their consumption or media attention. And, it is...