Jones Town. The Power And The Myth Of Alan Jones

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Allen And Unwin
Publisher Place: Crows Nest, Sydney
Publisher Year: 2006
Edition: First Edition

Description: 512 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout. How Do We Rank A Man Who Raises Millions For People In Need But Whose Actions Waste Millions In Support Of Unworthy Mates And Poor Public Policy? How Do We Define Someone Who On His Own Finds Jobs For The Out Of Work But Who Routinely Trashes The Careers Of Others? These Are Some Of The Many Paradoxes Of Alan Jones. Why He Is Adored? Why Is He Reviled?

Publishers Description: How do we rank a man who raises millions for people in need but whose actions waste millions in support of unworthy mates and poor public policy How do we define someone who on his own finds jobs for the out of work but who routinely trashes the careers of others These are some of the many paradoxes of Alan Jones. Why is he adored Why is he reviled Why does this talk radio host have the power to dine with presidents, lecture prime ministers and premiers, and influence government ministers And how is it that he could not only survive a scandal such as the cash for comment affair, but go on to greater reward Chris Masters seeks the answers to these questions and in doing so reveals a complex individual and the potent relationships he has with both Struggle Street and the big end of town. Compelling and probing, Jonestown takes us to the hazardous intersection of populism and politics. It reaches deep into a powerful industry and exposes the myth and the magic of a very powerful man.

ISBN: 9781741751567