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Jeri Massi

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in Levittown, PA, The United States

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Humor and Comedy

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Jeri Massi is the author of the Peabody Adventures, the Bracken Series, the Peabody High Mysteries (SF), and more

A passionate fan of classic Doctor Who, Jeri Massi has been regaling fans with space opera, SF mystery, and forensic procedurals for more than 30 years. A martial arts master in Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan, with a degree in Electrical Engineering Technology, Jeri further perfected her grasp of science and engineering by working in pharmaceutical research and validation for 20 years.

She has published short stories on the web, in fanzines, and in reading anthologies for large publishing houses before choosing Indy writing. Her novel, Valkyries, published by Moody Press, was nominated for a national book award. Jeri's SF relies on s ...more

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	The Bridge (The Bracken Series) 4.20 avg rating — 486 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Derwood, Inc. (Peabody, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 464 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crown and Jewel (The Bracken Series) 4.21 avg rating — 332 ratings — published 1987 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Two Collars (Bracken Trilogy, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 1988 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Dangerous Game (Peabody Adventure Series #2) 4.06 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Llamas on the Loose (Peabody Adventure Series #5) 3.94 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 1988 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abandoned (Peabody Adventure Series #6) 4.13 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1989 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Treasure in the Yukon (Peabody, #3) 3.84 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 1986 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Courage by Darkness (Peabody Adventure Series #4) 3.91 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 1987 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Some Through the Fire (Valkyries #1) 3.90 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Jeri Massi

Peabody (7 books)
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Bracken Trilogy (3 books)
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Valkyries (2 books)
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Ramayana

by Vālmīki

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Robert Grosseteste: On the Six Days of Creation (A Translation of the Hexaemeron) (Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi, 6)

by Robert Grosseteste

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Jeri Massi said: " Unity, unity, unity: that's what Grosseteste shows us with painstaking care: how the account of the six days of creation demonstrates the Trinity, the eternality of the Son of God, Jesus Christ, the reality of the "real" world as opposed to this "acc Unity, unity, unity: that's what Grosseteste shows us with painstaking care: how the account of the six days of creation demonstrates the Trinity, the eternality of the Son of God, Jesus Christ, the reality of the "real" world as opposed to this "accidental" world, the imminence of heaven.

This is not a book for lightweights. You should have some familiarity with the pre-Copernican model of the cosmos before you attempt Grosseteste, and you should be familiar with his times and with the prevailing theology and religious mindset of his age.

Modern religious Creationism is a joke, really. Evangelicals and Christian Fundamentalists believe in an atheistic universe, and they simply overlay Creation onto it. But Grossteste gives us a truly Christian, complex, and very unified view of Creation. And he's not really saying that the Genesis account is or is not literally true. The point he makes is that the narrative of Creation in Genesis is telling us about the entire world, the entire work of Jesus Christ, the entire wisdom of God. There is a breadth and scope of his understanding of the Genesis account that really does highlight the nincompoopery of Christian Fundamentalism, and yet compels the reader to embrace the truth of Creation as God's act, really, of salvation.

I write this from a religious point of view, not a historical point of view. I don't think Grosseteste should be limited to consideration for his historic value, but rather I think his greatest value remains in exactly what he says (if you can follow him). For Grosseteste lifts up God and Christ and the Holy Spirit. As a Christian, I have at last found a truly Creationist writer, and I like him. OK, the spheres thing is dated, but still, his work is brilliant and rejuvenating to people of faith. Again, this glowing review applies only if you can follow him, and I am guessing that most Evangelicals and just about all Christian Fundamentalists cannot. Thank Jerry Falwell or Bob Jones Sr or Jack Hyles for your horrible education. ...more "

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Jeri Massi rated a book really liked it The Mystery Among The Cubicles (Mayur Varma Mysteries Book 9) by Vijay Kerji (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This fairly brief mystery is told economically and yet with sufficient detail and reasoning to keep the reader interested and reading. I do admire the author's economy in writing: even the descriptions are compact and yet complete: "Mayur and his col ...more
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Jeri Massi rated a book it was amazing Turtle Speaks, Hahnunah the Native American Turtle by Terry Graff (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
At last! A picture book for children with truly magnificent artwork and text that is meaningful and readable to children. The message is simple enough: to live fully in the joy of nature's beauty and sustenance. Care of nature is embedded into the te ...more
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Jeri Massi rated a book really liked it Thinker Reads Start With Why: How to Find Your Why and Dare to Lead a Purpose Driven Life in 3 Steps Even If You’re Starting From Zero by Thinker Mindset (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I found the book a little difficult to understand at the start, but some of the directives are really good and helpful. The book is highly organized and the writing is clear about what you are seeking to achieve at each step. The section on Passion b ...more
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This book is a one-of-a-kind, Not sure where it would belong in terms of genre, or who its target audience would be. It's a dying man's recollections of his deeply flawed, occasionally violent, but still loving and close family: a family, I would say ...more
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This highly imaginative, though somewhat tropey, story sweeps the reader around Europe and parts of Asia. Its pace never slackens. It does read more like a synopsis of a full blown novel, told mainly in writer to reader narrative (Third Person Omnisc ...more
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What a great book! I read it all in one day, because it really resonated with me. This is a charming, often funny, gentle story of emerging self awareness, the influence of great literature, and the search for authenticity and personal moral courage. ...more
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Jeri Massi rated a book really liked it WORDS TO THINK. OR TO SING. by Intensia (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I enjoyed this. At first I was not sure I liked it because poetry should be "compressed diction" and use figurative language. But these are more like song lyrics, which is how the book is described: songs. And while one or two of them failed to impre ...more
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Wow, what a great book! I am guilty of over emphasizing British history in my love of reading history, so this title about Louis XIV reminded me of my duty to read more broadly. This book is fairly short as a history book. It covers the strategic use ...more
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Jeri Massi made a comment on their review of THE MIND'S OPERATING SYSTEM: Scan, Debug, Upgrade - Software-Based Psychological Therapy (Exploring Ideas: The Mehmet Çalışkan Collection) " Good luck with it! "
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This is a great book for people who want to deconstruct thinking that brings them down or that makes them react too strongly to difficult situations. We all have triggers. But we can minimize the number of triggers we have. Using an extended analogy, ...more
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“You didn't learn the Bible as a Fundamentalist. You learned fragments of Old Testament legalism mixed with Behaviorism & Nietzschean ethics”
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“Love permits and even respects dissent: Authoritarianism does not. Everybody should learn the difference.”
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“For there are two courages, you know - the kind that takes dares and rides colts, and then there's the kind that lifts its light when all else is dark and goes on in the face of sorrow and loneliness and danger, and the second is true courage.”
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“You didn't learn the Bible as a Fundamentalist. You learned fragments of Old Testament legalism mixed with Behaviorism & Nietzschean ethics”
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tags: baptists, bible, bob-jones-university, christian-fundamentalism, christianity, faith, fundamentalism, religion

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“Love permits and even respects dissent: Authoritarianism does not. Everybody should learn the difference.”
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