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Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 Jonestown : The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones
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'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 such a scandal 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 relationship 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. a very powerful man.' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • ABC Books commissioned Masters to write 'Jonestown : The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones' in 2002, but in mid-2006 declined to publish the finished work on commerical grounds when it seemed likely that Alan Jones would take legal action.

    Following the ABC's decision, Masters sought other publishers for his 170,000-word manuscript. After strong interest from several publishers Masters accepted an offer from Allen and Unwin to publish the biography.

  • Dedication: To my father Charlie (1914-1988) Teaching us still

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2006
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2006 .
      image of person or book cover 4697112022006358451.jpg
      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: xv, 512p., [24]p. of platesp.
      Description: illus., ports
      Note/s:
      • Includes bibliographical references (p. 454-491) and index.
      ISBN: 174175156X (hbk.), 9781741751567 (hbk.)
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2007 .
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      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 624p.
      Edition info: Rev. ed.
      Note/s:
      • This edition exludes previously published sections of the text that were the subject of a successful defamation suit brought by former New South Wales police officer Tim Priest.
      ISBN: 9781741753202

Works about this Work

Telling It Like It Is Michael Ruffles , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 February 2010; (p. 8-9)
After Jonestown Chris Masters , Neil Chenoweth , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Author , August vol. 39 no. 2 2007; (p. 6-10)
Alan Jones Supporter Wins Defamation Payout Brad Norington , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8-9 September 2007; (p. 3)
Brad Norington reports on a successful defamation case brought by former New South Wales police officer Tim Priest against publisher Allen and Unwin over statements about Priest made by Chris Masters in Jonestown. Priest reached an out-of-court settlement with Allen and Unwin and the offending passages were removed from revised editions of Jonestown.
Strewth Sian Powell , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 12 December 2006; (p. 11)
Strewth! : Old Boys' Club Sian Powell , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 31 October 2006; (p. 11)
The Long Reach of His Master's Voice Bridget Griffen-Foley , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 November 2006; (p. 32-33)

— Review of Jonestown : The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones Chris Masters , 2006 single work biography
Jonestown Massacre Ross Fitzgerald , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 November 2006; (p. 10-11)

— Review of Jonestown : The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones Chris Masters , 2006 single work biography
The Myth of Jones Illuminated, the Extent of His Power Exposed Matthew Ricketson , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 11 November 2006; (p. 27)

— Review of Jonestown : The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones Chris Masters , 2006 single work biography
Last Man Standing Graeme Turner , 2006-2007 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 287 2006-2007; (p. 7-8)

— Review of Jonestown : The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones Chris Masters , 2006 single work biography
ABC Accused of Surrender Over Book on Jones Errol Simper , Tracy Ong , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 July 2006; (p. 8)
No Legal Bar to Jones Book, ABC Report Advised Board Matthew Moore , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 July 2006; (p. 3)
Allen and Unwin Wraps Up Jonestown Deal Jenna Price , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 July 2006; (p. 2)
Jonestown: A Saga that Goes to the Heart of ABC Independence David Marr , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 July 2006; (p. 27)
Jones Author Counts the Money, and the Cost Susan Wyndham , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 July 2006; (p. 7)
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