Jon Ronson





Jon Ronson

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Jon Ronson is a writer and documentary film maker. His books, Them: Adventures With Extremists and The Men Who Stare At Goats were international bestsellers. The Men Who Stare At Goats is currently being filmed as a major motion picture starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges. He's also the author of two collections, Out Of The Ordinary: True Tales of Everyday Craziness and What I Do: More True Tales of Everyday Craziness.

He's written the popular "Human Zoo" and "Out of the Ordinary" columns for The Guardian, where he still contributes features. He currently writes and presents the twice Sony nominated BBC Radio 4 series, Jon Ronson On....

For Channel 4, Jon has made a number of films including the acclaimed f...more


Average rating: 3.78 · 13,634 ratings · 2,207 reviews · 12 distinct works
The Psychopath Test: A Jour...
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The Men Who Stare at Goats
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Them: Adventures with Extre...
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Out of the Ordinary: True T...
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What I Do: More True Tales ...
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The Amazing Adventures of P...
3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2011
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The Psychopath Test: A Jour...
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How to Spot a Psychopath
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Clubbed Class
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Es Usted Un Psicopata?
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December 2011, Jon Ronson
"Do you know any psychopaths? Find out about their manipulative and narcissistic ways in The Psychopath Test, a nonfiction exposé of madness by a daring journalist." ...More

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“There is no evidence that we've been placed on this planet to be especially happy or especially normal. And in fact our unhappiness and our strangeness, our anxieties and compulsions, those least fashionable aspects of our personalities, are quite often what lead us to do rather interesting things.”
Jon Ronson, The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry

“‎I have panicked unnecessarily in all four corners of the globe.”
Jon Ronson, The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry

“Suddenly, madness was everywhere, and I was determined to learn about the impact it had on the way society evolves. I've always believed society to be a fundamentally rational thing, but what if it isn't? What if it is built on insanity?”
Jon Ronson, The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry

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