"Passport to High Adventure", Boy Scouts of America, No. 4310 1997 ISBN 0-8395-4310-7 - A guidebook to enable the planning and execution of council and unit high adventure treks using "Leave No Trace" techniques.
"The Backpacker's Field Manual", Rick Curtis, Three Rivers Press 1998, ISBN 0-517-88783-5 An excellent comprehensive guide to mastering backcountry skills
"Outdoor Leadership Technique, Common Sense and Self-Confidence", John Graham, The Mountaineers, 1997, ISBN 0-89886-502-6, The techniques of leadership communication and control in the outdoors
"Tours and Expeditions", Boy Scouts of America, No 33737A, 1997, ISBN 0-8395-3737-9 Basics of trip planning the BSA way.