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Jeffrey Rasley
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Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, The United States
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October 2010
Just Published by Midsummer Books
The book is the fictional memoir of an 18-year-old hitchhiking across the country in 1972. But it was inspired by the humorous, bizarre, and scary experiences I had hitchhiking from Goshen, Indiana to Key West and then to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, after dropping out of college for a term. On the road, Jack meets gypsies, tramps, and thieves, Good Samaritans, and Jesus in a Ferrari. He is accoste
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"4.5 stars. Wow. What a story. Amazing character development. Beautifully written. I was so eager to come back to this book every evening after putting the kids to bed.
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| After watching the Netlix show Black Sails - which I really dug - I didn't want to let go of the early 18th Century pirate world. So, reading Treasure Island was the way to do that, because Black Sails is inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure ...more | |
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| In many ways Two Years reminded me so much of my own book, You Have to Get Lost Before You Can Be Found, but it differed these ways. Max was unmarried when he began his travels, and he is more into metaphysical speculation and introspection. But we b ...more | |
“Chasing angels or fleeing demons, go to the mountains.”
― Bringing Progress to Paradise: What I Got from Giving to a Mountain Village in Nepal
― Bringing Progress to Paradise: What I Got from Giving to a Mountain Village in Nepal
“too young to live, too old to die”
― Island Adventures: Disconnecting in the Caribbean and South Pacific
― Island Adventures: Disconnecting in the Caribbean and South Pacific
“Being alone and lost on the mountain made me feel very small and vulnerable. The congenial fellowship in the meal tent reminded me that we humans are social beings. Community is an essential aspect of our humanity.”
― 72 Wisdoms: A practical guide to make life more meaningful
― 72 Wisdoms: A practical guide to make life more meaningful
“Chasing angels or fleeing demons, go to the mountains.”
― Bringing Progress to Paradise: What I Got from Giving to a Mountain Village in Nepal
― Bringing Progress to Paradise: What I Got from Giving to a Mountain Village in Nepal
“You have to get lost before you can be found.”
― Light in the Mountains -- A Hoosier Quaker Finds Communal Enlightenment in Nepal
― Light in the Mountains -- A Hoosier Quaker Finds Communal Enlightenment in Nepal
“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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Hi Jeffrey,Thanks for joining my circle of friends.
Blessings,
Tom
Thanks for joining my circle of friends.
Blessings,
Tom"
Likewise, Tom.