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Jeffrey Rasley

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Born
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, The United States
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October 2010


(Author writes under the name Jeff Rasley.)

Jeff Rasley is the author of fourteen books and over 80 feature articles, which have been published in numerous academic and mainstream periodicals, including Newsweek, Chicago Magazine, ABA Journal, Family Law Review, Faith & Fitness Magazine, Friends Journal, Journal of Communal Societies, and Real Travel Adventures International Magazine. He is an award-winning photographer and his pictures taken in the Himalayas and Caribbean and Pacific islands have been published in several journals.

Rasley has engaged in social activism and philanthropic efforts from an early age. In high school he co-founded the Goshen Walk for Hunger. In law school he was an advocate for renters' rights as a lobbyist and pr
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Wandering through rural Indiana

Farmland and Middletown were the destinations for our "wander Indiana to small towns" yesterday. Although similar in some ways, there was a stark contrast between how well the 2 towns are doing. They are only about 20 miles apart in east-central Indiana near Muncie. Middletown's population is 2,253 and Farmland's 1,270. they have both been losing population since 1980 - undoubtedly, victims of the Read more of this blog post »
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Published on June 25, 2023 13:59
Average rating: 3.78 · 149 ratings · 47 reviews · 19 distinct worksSimilar authors
Bringing Progress to Paradi...

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False Prophet: A Legal Thri...

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Godless-- Living a Valuable...

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Anarchist, Republican... As...

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions
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Island Adventures: Disconne...

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Monsters of the Midway

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Pilgrimage: Sturgis to Woun...

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013
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Light in the Mountains -- A...

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America’s Existential Crisi...

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Polarized! The Case for Civ...

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A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan
"Just maybe one of the most important books I have read on Indiana history. This is a well researched, and a well told story of the reign and demise of D.C. Stephenson, Grand Dragon of the KKK and the ghost of a woman, Madge Oberholtzer, who took him " Read more of this review »
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If reading about the miserable life of a poverty-stricken redneck living in Oxy country sounds appealing, then this is the book for you. You can skip the middle third of the book and, instead, watch "Sid and Nancy" - same horrifying scenes of drug ad ...more
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
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I was born in 1960, and my mother was a scientist. She got her Masters in Biochemistry and her PhD in Food and Nutrition, while having 8 children, so I enjoyed that aspect of this book. A woman trying to make it in a man's world. " Read more of this review »
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Maggie describes how the Kopila Valley Children’s Home became her home, and how her efforts led to the creation of the BlinkNow Foundation. But what is most important about her story is the involvement of the local people in Nepal, who became her fri ...more
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Gilman is a find story-teller, and his characters are brought to life, including the secondary ones. He has a talent for, and delights in, describing the gory details of bloody murders, torture scenes, battles, and individual combat. If you don't car ...more
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
"4.5 stars. This lives up to the hype. Heartbreaking and beautifully written. Incredible storytelling. It’s long, but I was always itching to get back to the book - it was so engaging.

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It's Beowulf, so of course it gets 5 stars, even though it is outrageously bloody and contravenes contemporary moral codes.
I recently reread the Old English epic for our UChicago Indy Book Club. It was fun to re-experience this cultural classic with
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This is a delightful little tale that leaves the reader wanting more. It reads like a middle-English epic tinged with magical realism, Beowulf edited by Marquez. Come on, Mr. Edwards, finish the tale.
The War That Ended Peace by Margaret MacMillan
"It’s no wonder so few people know much about the Great War - it defies simplification. But the effort to understand it better is rewarded here. Given the complexity of the subject matter, this is an extremely engaging, thoroughly researched and well-" Read more of this review »
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“curling leaves and twining branches outside my bay window look like a Van Gogh in the starlight - there is a river out there somewhere”
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“Pickleball got me through the Pandemic. I mean, is getting me through it.”
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“You have to get lost before you can be found.”
Jeffrey Rasley, Light in the Mountains -- A Hoosier Quaker Finds Communal Enlightenment in Nepal

“Beliefs divide us, values unite us."

from Godless – Living a Valuable Life beyond Beliefs”
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“To prepare for the mountains develop mind, body, will and spirit as strong as a sword, soft as a pillow and fluid as water.”
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Jeffrey Rasley Tom wrote: "Hi Jeffrey,

Thanks for joining my circle of friends.

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Tom"

Likewise, Tom.


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Tom Blubaugh Hi Jeffrey,

Thanks for joining my circle of friends.

Blessings,

Tom


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