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Jeff Bauer is a writer, community organizer, and public policy advocate based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His blog, onlybiggerthinking.com, has been read by nearly 10,000 people in over 50 countries. 'Folds in the Map' is his first book. In addition to his work as a writer, Jeff recently lead a successful advocacy effort, in his role as Director of Public Policy at The Family Partnership, to pass a nation-leading Safe Harbor law to protect children from sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. He lives in a tiny house on St. Paul's West Side with his wife, Diane. ...more

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Folds in the Map: Stories of Life's Unlikely Intersections

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Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth

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And the Mountains Echoed

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