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Jeff's Books (click on title to view on Amazon):

Island Adventures is an anthology of tales (with photographs) of adventure travel and a spiritual journey on islands all across the world.

Polarized in the Time of Trump Diagnoses the sickness of the US body politic and makes the case that the cure is through civil discourse. It is available in print, eBook, and audio book.

Hero's Journey: John Ritter, the Chip Hilton of Goshen, Indiana; a Memoir is a meditation on what it means to be a hero and how the meaning has changed; a nostalgic memoir of childhood heroes, and an unauthorized biography of the 2d greatest athlete of Goshen, Indiana. Check out a free sample of Hero's Journey

Bringing Progress to Paradise; What I Got from Giving to a Himalayan Village An astounding adventure in the Himalayas becomes a critical reflection on the tangled relationships among tourists, "do-gooder" missionaries, and native people in "exotic" locales. It's also the story of the Basa Village Foundation. For a Buddhist perspective on the book: http://tinyurl.com/436jy8a

Godless -- Living a Valuable Life beyond Beliefs The history of religious and political ideologies is bloody. Crusaders and Islamic-Jihadist terrorists divide the world into believers and heretics. Their propaganda has persuaded followers to torture and slaughter unbelievers. "Godless" proposes a cure for the pathology of fanatical religious beliefs and political ideologies using the wisdom gained in Nepal, from Quakers, and American Pragmatism

Pilgrimage: Sturgis to Wounded Knee and Back Home Again, a Memoir takes the reader on a motorcycle road trip without a bike. The pathway to understanding the shared roots of all humanity led the author across the wide Pacific and to the summit of Himalayan peaks. Enjoy a ride of discovery to the source from whence we all come.  Book trailer video on YouTube: "Pilgrimage" by Leila

MONSTERS OF THE MIDWAY 1969 - Sex, Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll, Viet Nam, Civil Rights, and Football is historical fiction, a comedy, and a romance set at the University of Chicago (so it must be fiction). The narrative is about the struggle of the star of UChicago’s football team to cope with the cultural revolution on campus, a 2-year losing streak, and a girlfriend who hates football. Available in print, eBook, and audio book.

Light in the Mountains -- Namaste, Rakshi, and Electricity in a Himalayan Village describes the development of my relationship with Basa Village and is a call for people in the West to gain the wisdom of communal connection I have learned from the Rai people of Nepal. Light in the Mountains is a 2013 Gold Medalist for Best Book Cover, awarded by Authors dB.

India-Nepal Himalayas In the Moment is a collection of pictures and personal essays written after returning from expeditions and "philanthro-trekking" (combining mission work and mountaineering) in the Himalayan region.

False Prophet, a Legal Thriller is a murder mystery, a romance, and rant against the injustices of the legal system inspired by the author's 30 years experience as a lawyer in Indy. Available in print, eBook, and audio book.

-   My Previous Expeditions with Adventure GeoTreks:

        * Basa-Pokhara Lake District Philanthro-trek 2017

        * Pikey-Basa Philanthro-trek 2013

        * Basa-Mera Peak 2011

* Jiri-Pikey Peak-Basa-Phaplu 2010

        * Kangel-Basa-Khumjung 2009

        * Basa Village 2008

        * Langtang-Helambhu 2007

        * Khumbu-Gokyo 2006

- Our glorious welcome into Basa - YouTube