Jon McConal, longtime columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, takes readers on a trip back through years of writing about Texas-its history, people, and unusual places.
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New York Times-bestselling author of The Psychopath Test Jon Ronson writes about the dark, uncanny sides of humanity with clarity and humor. Lost at Sea--now with new material--reveals how deep our collective craziness lies, even in the most mundane circumstances. Ronson investigates the strange things we're willing to believe in, from robots programmed with our loved ones' personalities to indigo children to the Insane Clown Posse's juggalo fans. He looks at ordinary lives that take on extraordinary perspectives. Among them: a pop singer whose greatest passion is the coming alien invasion, assisted-suicide practitioners, and an Alaskan town's Christmas-induced high school mass-murder plot. He explores all these tales with a sense of higher purpose and universality, yet they are stories not about the fringe of society. They are about all of us. Incisive and hilarious, poignant and maddening, revealing and disturbing--Ronson writes about our modern world, and reveals how deep our collective craziness lies, and the chaos stirring at the edge of our daily lives.
Jon Polito - Unicycling at the Edge of the Abyss - An Actor's Autobiography
Jon Polito
Bearmanor Media
2022
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Jon Polito - Unicycling at the Edge of the Abyss - An Actor's Autobiography (hardback)
Jon Polito
Bearmanor Media
2022
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This Hope We Have: Selected Sermons and Meditations of Jon Appleton
Jon Appleton
Nurturing Faith Inc.
2017
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In his imaginary odyssey, fiction seemed more palpable than reality.The spring of 1931, Gin Oliver, an enigmatic retired Wing Commander of the Royal Air Force, unites World War veterans in an attempt to assassinate Finn Larsen, the kingpin oforganised crime. Gin plunges into anarchism and gets tangled in several moral conflicts. In the midst of an approaching fascist revolution, Gin and his brave comrades fight to safeguard Imperial Britain's glory. The summer of 2018, Jonathan Rhodes, a college drop-out and popular guitarist of The Chequered, visits Malaysia with his family. His encounter with the infamous Finn Larsen eventually turns into a dreadful nightmare. Haunted by the ghastly glow of his nemesis, Finn's, eyes, he embarks on an adventure with his alter-ego, Gin Oliver, along the river Thames upon his return to London. Along the way, Jonathan struggles to escape from the chamber of his deranged stupor.Ensnared in an identity crisis, Jonathan must make a decision; who is he - Jonathan Rhodes or Gin Oliver?
What could go wrong when the lives of an abused biracial mystery child and a wealthy widow happen to intersect? Jon Teel is the story of abuse and evil, love and salvation set in a small town in South Louisiana.
As he fights for his life, a young man finds solace in the amazing world he has built in his head. After being diagnosed with a terrible illness, he makes the decision to fight back. As he battles for his life every day, he experiences a wide range of emotions, from pain to pleasure to love to hatred and to loss. The beginning is just that, only the beginning.
Warning: This thriller contains one bad ass protagonist. A robbery at Jon's warehouse, which resulted in the death of his little cousin, just may have been the opening shot of a turf war. As he investigates, Jon learns that things aren't quite as they appear. Someone has gone through a lot of trouble to deflect the blame, even kidnapping an innocent woman to advance their plans. Once Jon learns of the kidnapping, he vows to bring her home safely, and make the people responsible pay the ultimate price. His world has its own brand of justice: an eye for an eye. Will Jon be able to unravel this mystery and rescue the woman before it's too late? Or will he face an all out war, opening the door for his enemies to take what he's worked so hard to build? Double Tap is the perfect read for fans of the Porter series, Jack Reacher, and anyone who enjoys investigation and action.
Jon Cornwall's Adventures Part 2
David Higgins
Strategic Book Publishing Rights Agency, LLC
2016
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Experience the thrill and adventure of extreme sports like never before Designed for readers age 12 and up, this nonfiction action sports series examines adrenaline-pumping disciplines such as BASE jumping, big wave surfing, cave diving, and the world of full-contact mixed martial arts. The origins, growth, controversies, and star athletes of each sport are profiled. Jon Jones steps onto the canvas floor of the Octagon. The tension is thick and growing stronger and stronger. The fight begins, and this mixed martial arts (MMA) master unleashes his championship skills. Captured in this title from Creative Education's Odysseys series, Jones's ultimate fighting journey is a thrilling ride, filled with triumphs, challenges, and no shortage of dangers. High school readers get detailed knowledge of how this combat specialist found and continues to succeed at the extreme sport. Action-packed photography and sidebars make for engrossing reading. Includes a table of contents, glossary, index, and further resources.
I've investigated some pretty strange cases in my life, but I have to say this is a first. A corpse-a murder victim-has gone missing during the middle of an investigation, and no one has any clue where it went. Psy is called in to clear the investigative team, make sure they're not an accomplice. It's a four hour drive outside of Nashville, to a place famous for being haunted, so none of us are particularly eager to go. And then we arrive on scene and I see who we're dealing with and I want nothing more than to turn around and go right back to Nashville. This case is complicated and strange, and absolutely nothing is as it seems at first glance. Even with my eyes, it's going to take some digging to get to the truth. Tags: haunted house, disappearing corpses, not in a zombie way, Donovan doesn't do ghosts, family drama, because families are complicated, muuuuurder, bareback sex, terrible parenting, Donovan puts up with a lot to say the least, developing relationship, Garrett's a good bro, sometimes, yeeeeeeeeeeeeees, FINALLY, healthy life choices, possibly wrong forensics, I don't even know, I tried, no ghosts were harmed in the making of this story, supernatural elements, the author regrets nothing
Jon would like a relaxing weekend away from the crazy cases. Instead the Clarksville PD calls him up and presents him with a teeny problem.Namely, a serial attacker with no leads, three murders, and six victims. Oh, and no witnesses.The only good part of the case? Working with the FBI. The really bad part? Having to do a level 3 reading which is hell on Jon.At this point Jon isn't sure what will break first: the case or Donovan's patience. Jon hopes for their relationship's sake it's the case. Tags: Relationships, Loss of control, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Domestic, Tenderness, Tooth-rotting fluff, Alternating POV, Women being awesome, Protectiveness, The fluffiest mystery you'll ever read, I mean really this is just ridiculous, Bisexuality, Size Difference, Communication, Holding Hands, Healthy Relationships, Pansexual Character, Donovan is Boss AF, Jon is so smitten it's embarrassing, Handcuffs, Jon what are you getting yourself into?, Mental health issues, dealt with delicately (I hope), Violence, Because they're detectives duh, bit of pain, That sounds terrible, it's brief I promise, Snuggles heal all the pains, most pain, some pain?, Jon basically has to deal with everyone wanting to cuddle him
Heavy Tales: The Metal. The Music. The Madness. As lived by Jon Zazula
Jon Zazula
Crazed Management LLC
2019
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Heavy Tales is the detailed, never before told story as lived by Jonny Zazula of how he founded Megaforce Records out of a flea market in New Jersey with his wife, Marsha and built a dynasty unmatched by others, forever changing the scope of Heavy Metal. The bands they worked with would go on to release some of the most prolific and important albums in heavy metal history, giving it its Golden Era.Jonny Zazula was a renegade youth who went from living on the New York City streets, to later working on Wall Street, and then moving unexpectedly towards the music business. In the winter of 1982, while working in a flea market, he received an unexpected demo tape from underground, unsigned band Metallica. Eager and determined to have the music heard by the entire world, Jonny Z and Marsha founded Megaforce Records in 1983, and soon after released Metallica's debut album, Kill 'Em All. Through this release Megaforce had cemented its position as the de-facto music label in America for Heavy Metal - but that's just the start.Heavy Tales details the stories of how Jonny Z worked miracles by managing and releasing albums by Metallica, Anthrax, Testament, Mercyful Fate, Raven, Overkill, Exciter, Stormtroopers of Death, Method of Destruction, Ace Frehley, King's X, Ministry, Mindfunk, Nudeswirl, Warren Haynes, Disco Biscuits and others, and how one night in 1984, he jokingly created Rap Metal before anyone else conceived the idea.With the foreword written by Chuck Billy, plus over 100 rare photographs unearthed from the MegaVault and photographer friends, Heavy Tales is the definitive American story of a family man with a dream, determined to prove to the world that heavy metal belonged on the stage, on the radio and in your living room.
Heavy Tales: The Metal. The Music. The Madness. As lived by Jon Zazula
Jon Zazula
Crazed Management LLC
2019
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Heavy Tales is the detailed, never before told story as lived by Jonny Zazula of how he founded Megaforce Records out of a flea market in New Jersey with his wife, Marsha and built a dynasty unmatched by others, forever changing the scope of Heavy Metal. The bands they worked with would go on to release some of the most prolific and important albums in heavy metal history, giving it its Golden Era.Jonny Zazula was a renegade youth who went from living on the New York City streets, to later working on Wall Street, and then moving unexpectedly towards the music business. In the winter of 1982, while working in a flea market, he received an unexpected demo tape from underground, unsigned band Metallica. Eager and determined to have the music heard by the entire world, Jonny Z and Marsha founded Megaforce Records in 1983, and soon after released Metallica's debut album, Kill 'Em All. Through this release Megaforce had cemented its position as the de-facto music label in America for Heavy Metal - but that's just the start.Heavy Tales details the stories of how Jonny Z worked miracles by managing and releasing albums by Metallica, Anthrax, Testament, Mercyful Fate, Raven, Overkill, Exciter, Stormtroopers of Death, Method of Destruction, Ace Frehley, King's X, Ministry, Mindfunk, Nudeswirl, Warren Haynes, Disco Biscuits and others, and how one night in 1984, he jokingly created Rap Metal before anyone else conceived the idea.With the foreword written by Chuck Billy, plus over 100 rare photographs unearthed from the MegaVault and photographer friends, Heavy Tales is the definitive American story of a family man with a dream, determined to prove to the world that heavy metal belonged on the stage, on the radio and in your living room.
Jon Bragg: Blue Essence is a Norse Mythology Fantasy that is perfect for fans of Norse gods. If you like the Magnus Chase series and movies like Mortal, then you will love Jon Bragg: Blue Essence. Jon Bragg enjoys a quiet life in the small town of Grinwell, Iowa. He has loving parents, a typical, bratty little sister, and a best friend named Marc Miller, who is so fascinated by Norse mythology that everyone at school calls him Thor; mostly to tease him, but he doesn't mind. However, when Jon turns sixteen, a new kid arrives, stirring up a whirlwind of trouble, and Jon and Marc find themselves caught in the middle of a hunt for demigods and their blue essence. If you have a passion for stories about Odin, Thor, and Loki, then have you heard of Bragi? His power is fueled by something completely different than thunderbolts and trickery--words and music. Jon Bragg: Blue Essence will give you the opportunity to learn about and fall in love with Bragi, Odin's second eldest son.
