{"title":"John Robert Mack","description":"John studied writing in college, published the short story, \"Jonny Hates Jazz,\" wrote a column, \"Dancing The Rainbow,\" for two years in the regional Texas dance periodical, \"The Dancer's Guide,\" and has written and produced five plays (one on commission). His play \"Talking With Jacob\" won statewide recognition in Wisconsin. He produced an adaptation of the Ray Bradbury story, \"The Better Part of Wisdom\" with the author's input and blessing. He also self-published (before it was cool and edgy) a book called KEEP BREATHING: Zen and the Art of Social Dance. For the past twenty years, John has worked as a dance teacher. He has choreographed musicals like West Side Story and helped create and coach the original Radio Disney dance team in San Antonio, TX. He has a total of twelve completed novel manuscripts, six plays, and ten screenplays. As a dance teacher, he has been featured twice in the international education periodical Quality in Action.","products":[{"product_id":"no-tengo-tango-paperback","title":"No Tengo Tango - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe third and final book in the Tango Triptych! If you thought Ethan Fox's troubles were over after the thrilling conclusion to Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, think again! The action starts on page one as Ethan falls further into a world of witchcraft, battling enemies old and new to save his friends and family while trying to work through his feelings for Tango. Who lives? Who dies? As the body count mounts, Ethan must make a desperate choice to save the friends he has left.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67840668139743,"sku":"9780692567180","price":22.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/9sfd3WNKTV9780692567180.webp?v=1790805172"},{"product_id":"the-gospel-of-john-paperback","title":"The Gospel of John - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe cloned Jesus. It seemed like a good idea at the time. The fundamentalists were taking over, you know, the United Church of America? The leader of those psychos got himself elected President. Then the shit hit the fan, just like he predicted: floods, famine, plagues. They declared him a God damned prophet.When HIV went airborne, when he said it was terrorists? That was the excuse he needed to throw everyone into the ghettos. Gays, Muslims, Hispanics, Blacks. Once he declared the UCA the national religion, he managed to throw the Jews in there as well.So the Pope dug a piece of wood out of a vault and said it was from the cross of Jesus. Enough blood on it to make a clone. With all the religion going around, if the Catholics had Jesus himself to spout their party line? They'd win back all those souls who'd converted to the UCA... and their money, too. It was all about money and power.Wasn't it always?But they messed up. They had no clue what they'd done. Hadn't they read the Bible? Didn't they have any idea what Jesus would really do?Hadn't they heard of the fucking Apocalypse?Third Testament tells the story of a twenty-first century Messiah: his birth, his life and his mission, none of which are what the Church who created him expected. Forget Dystopia. This is the Apocalypse.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67842067661023,"sku":"9780692394687","price":22.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/L5zUJcwc119780692394687.webp?v=1790837487"},{"product_id":"whiskey-tango-foxtrot-paperback-2","title":"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen an up and coming Austin band wants the dance crew to perform for their music video, it's a dream come true... until they realize it's a swing band, and almost no one on the crew knows anything about swing. Ethan comes to the rescue to make sure all his friends get their fifteen minutes of fame, in spite of the fact that he's having horrible nightmares that just may be the product of Twist's deranged imagination. The band wants to make the videos an homage to slasher films, so they rent a campground that's the perfect setting for every slasher film every made. Can you say, \"Kill, kill, kill. Die, die, die?\" And whatever happened to Twist? Is he out there causing trouble? How do you finish filming a music video if you're dead? Praise for \"Tango with a Twist,\" Step One in the \"Tango Triptych.\"\"Great characters, non-stop snappy dialogue, ever- escalating drama and loads of heart. Dancing! Boxing! Small-town desperation, big city dreams. A demented stalker who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. But it's also about having to face a huge setback in order to figure out what's really important in life: in other words, Tango with a Twist is a story for everyone.\" Alma Katsu, Author of The Taker trilogy \"Tango with a Twist is a fast-paced, thrilling mystery with an emphasis on dancing. I love Mr. Mack's cheeky characters and his introduction to fascinating worlds most people wouldn't get to experience otherwise.\" C. L. Bevill, Author of the Bubba mysteries \"The characters are great. . . Reminds me of Hope Floats meets Glee (and I say this as a compliment.)\" Kevin Maurer, New York Times best-selling author of No Easy Day: The Autobiography of a Navy Seal \"John captures the art of dancing in such a wonderful way in this book. Every page leads to a new turn that keeps you on your toes. What a fantastic read!\" Emily Drinkall, 2012 UCWDC Masters and three-time Superstar Line Dance World Champion \"John accurately describes the struggles of partnership dancers. It's an interesting read for dancers and non-dancers alike. Well done.\" Debbie Figueroa, National West Coast Swing, 2-Step, Showcase and Hustle Champion \"John takes us on a joyful romp. . . and really captures the flavor of the life of a dancer. Join Ethan and his new friends as he discovers a life he'd dreamed of but never knew existed, you'll have a bunch of fun along the way.\" Sherry Reynolds, UCWDC World Champion, Master Dancer and Judge\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67854996766943,"sku":"9780692217962","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/qQSxnlFauM9780692217962.webp?v=1790866298"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/john-robert-mack.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}