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Frank: The True Story that Inspired the Movie by Jon Ronson
Category: Biography
In the late 1980s Jon Ronson was the keyboard player in the Frank Sidebottom Oh Blimey Big Band. Frank wore a big fake head. Nobody outside his inner circle knew his true identity. This became the subject of feverish speculation during his zenith years. Together, they rode relatively high. Then it all w ...Show more
Lost at Sea by Jon Ronson
Category: Biography | Series: Picador Collection
'Funny and thought provoking' - Financial Times Fascinated by madness, strange behaviour and the human mind, Jon Ronson has spent his life exploring mysterious events and meeting extraordinary people. Collected from various sources, including GQ and The Guardian, Lost at Sea features the very best of h ...Show more
Lost at Sea by Jon Ronson
Category: Travel
Updated edition. Now includes the complete text of Frank: The True Story that Inspired the Movie. Jon Ronson has been on patrol with America's real-life superheroes and to a UFO convention in the Nevada desert with Robbie Williams. He's met a man who tried to split the atom in his kitchen and asked a co ...Show more
Lost at Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries by JON RONSON
Category: Languages and Reference
UPDATED EDITION INCLUDING TWO EXTRA STORIES Jon Ronson has been on patrol with America's real-life superheroes and to a UFO convention in the Nevada desert with Robbie Williams. He's met a man who tried to split the atom in his kitchen and asked a conscious robot if she's got a soul. Fascinated by madne ...Show more
Lost at Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries by Jon Ronson
Category: Languages and Reference
Jon Ronson is fascinated by madness, extraordinary behaviour and the human mind. He has spent his life investigating crazy events, following fascinating people and unearthing unusual stories. Collected here from various sources (including the "Guardian" and "GQ America") are the best of his adventures. ...Show more
Men Who Stare At Goats Cd by Jon Ronson
Category: Audio Books
In 1979 a secret unit was established by the most gifted minds within the US Army. Defying all known accepted military practice - and, indeed, the laws of physics - they believed that a soldier could adopt the cloak of invisibility, pass cleanly through walls and, perhaps most chillingly, kill goats jus ...Show more
Out of the Ordinary: True Tales of Everyday Craziness by Jon Ronson
Category: Humour
A collection of Jon's newspaper features, reworked and with new material, with a common theme: the ways in which people get themselves into wholly irrational bubbles, within which all manner of lunacy makes perfect sense. In Jon's previous two books, Them and The Men Who Stare at Goats, the nuttiness to ...Show more
Psychopath Test Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson
Category: Non-Fiction
The Psychopath Test is a fascinating journey through the minds of madness. Jon Ronson's exploration of a potential hoax being played on the world's top neurologists takes him, unexpectedly, into the heart of the madness industry. An influential psychologist who is convinced that many important CEOs and ...Show more
So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
Category: Psychology | Series: Picador Collection
Jon Ronson's captivating and brilliant exploration of one of our world's most underappreciated forces: shame. A great renaissance of public shaming is sweeping our land. Through social media, justice has been democratized and the silent majority are getting a voice. But are we using our voice for good? ...Show more
So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
Category: Psychology
From the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author of The Psychopath Test, a captivating and brilliant exploration of one of our world's most underappreciated forces: shame. 'It's about the terror, isn't it?' 'The terror of what?' I said. 'The terror of being found out.' For the past three years, Jon Ro ...Show more
So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
Category: Self-Help
From the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author of The Psychopath Test, a captivating and brilliant exploration of one of our world's most underappreciated forces: shame. 'It's about the terror, isn't it?' 'The terror of what?' I said. 'The terror of being found out.' For the past three years, Jon Rons ...Show more