Jack Brody
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| Gender | Male |
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| Location | United States |
| Introduction | I'm a writer, ex-military, and an avid traveler. After my Army stint and then deciding to pass on law school, I went to film school, wrote screenplays, and held a number of jobs which ran from everything to working for a newspaper for one day, to film production, to then going into real estate (with at least five others along the way). I'm fascinated by history, politics, and architecture, all of which play a part in my novels (yes, I already have a couple more in the works). When not writing, I can often be found hiking with my two faithful dogs, occasionally breaking out the old BMW bike for a ride though the mountains, or playing volleyball or bar trivia with my friends. After reading Jon Krakauer's bestselling "Under the Banner of Heaven," I was inspired to undertake a full year of research in preparation for the novel. Taking what I'd learned, along with a bit of imagination, the result was the conspiracy thriller, "The Moroni Deception." Go to http://themoronideception.com/ for more information about the novel and to read the first chapters for free. |
| Interests | History, art, film, politics, pop culture, music |
| Favorite Movies | Casablanca, Star Wars IV, Raising Arizona, O' Brother Where Art Thou?, Bottle Rocket, Tootsie, The Usual Suspects, The Dark Knight, Napoleon Dynamite, and on and on. |
| Favorite Music | The Rolling Stones, Ben Harper, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Uncle Tupelo, Dave Matthews, Ryan Adams, Sun Volt, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Big Star, Avett Brothers, (and about 10, 000 others--that's about how many CD's I "inherited" from a friend I lost last year). |
| Favorite Books | A Confederacy of Dunces, Ishmael, The Impressionist, The Sirens of Titan, John D. MacDonald's Travis McGee series, just about anything by Walter Mosely, John LeCarre, Mark Twain, Charles Willeford, Michael Chabon, Barry Eisler, Michael Connelly, Christopher Reich, Dan Brown (actually, this list could probably just go on and on as well). |