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About Chris Manno

I don't want you to read my books--I want you to live the stories. When I write habitable prose, stories you can live yourself rather than just read, the end game is that you, the reader, own the story. It's yours--you lived, breathed, hoped, sweated, struggled, fought it, believed in it--thus you own it.

That's the writing I teach--habitable, liveable prose--at my university. That's what I think is most worth reading.

I've had some success with that:

_East Jesus_ named finalist (second place), "Best Fiction of 2017," N. Texas Book Festival, April 2017!

_Blood and Remembrance_ named finalist (third place) "Best Fiction 2019," N. Texas Book Festival, 2019.

_Voodoo Rush_ named winner "Best Fiction of 2018," N. Texas Book Festival, April 2018!

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Chris Manno earned his undergraduate degree in English from the Virginia Military Institute and his PhD in English from Texas Christian University.

In addition to flying a full schedule as an airline captain for a major carrier, he teaches writing at Texas Christian University.

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An Airline Pilot's Life Mar 21, 2020

by Chris Manno

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Winner of "Best Non-Fiction 2020," here's the Amazon #1-rated new release in Commercial Aviation! Who didn't want to be a jet pilot as a kid? Yet for most, life gets in the way and charts a different course. But what if? Here's your chance to live the dream, the true story of a childhood passion for airplanes and flight to the rigorous military college that lead to Air Force pilot wings, to years as a USAF pilot in the Pacific and Asia, then into the cockpits of the world's largest airline, and decades as a captain. Live the struggle, the adventures, the flying, the ups and downs of airline crew life from an insider perspective. The Kindle version now includes embedded video commentary--for a limited time only! An airline pilot's life: strap in, hang on--it's a wild ride. N. Texas Book Festival winner of "Best Non-Fiction, 2020."

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Aircrew Confidential: The Unauthorized Airline Chronicles Oct 1, 2020

by Chris Manno

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An Amazon #1 New Release from the author of "Best Non-Fiction of 2020" "An Airline Pilot's Life," here’s your all-access pass to the authentic, raw, behind-the-curtain airline world. Pilots, flight attendants, the good, the bad, the ugly: the real airline crew life. In the air, the airports, hotels, bars, and behind closed doors—it’s the unvarnished, un-pretty, sometimes heartbreaking, usually hilarious reality that’s consistently hidden by the airlines. Until now.

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Sanctuary Moon: Author's Edition Apr 1, 2019

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Sanctuary Moon, Finalist (Third Place) for "Best Fiction of 2020": "Time is a thief and history a lie," says young Dr. Tessa Leonard, historian and survivor of the brutal Nazi takeover of Austria. But what if the past could be redone, if Keplerian math theory and cosmology could grant you access to the alchemy of time, fate, and destiny, and let YOU set things right? Join Tessa Leonard and mathematician Troc Ang on their harrowing firsthand experience of the Fall of Saigon in 1975 and the dreaded Nazi "Anschluss" in 1938. Who dies, who's saved, and at what price? This story from award-winning novelist Chris Manno (East Jesus, Voodoo Rush and Blood & Remembrance) is an adventure you'll live rather than read, and one you won't soon forget.

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#RudeLateNightCartoons: The Un-PC Cartoon Collection Mar 5, 2016

by Chris Manno

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From Chris Manno, author of the critically recognized novel East Jesus, this collection of 150 pithy, poignant and spot-on cartoons highlights the complexity, absurdity and often hilarious conflicts of modern life. Featured in periodicals such as Airways Magazine, Flipboard and Mashable, these original cartoons will make you laugh, make you wince, and most of all, make you think--all with a smile you'll wear all day.

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Voodoo Rush: Special Bonus Edition Oct 21, 2019

by Chris Manno

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Voodoo Rush, winner of "Best Fiction 2018," N. Texas Book Festival: The Louisiana bayou explodes in a deadly drugs-for-guns deal gone wrong, with rival gangs, rogue DEA agents and an elite hacker squad pitted against each other in a flash-fire that stretches from The Big Easy to the Caribbean and back. Desperate men, bold women and a thread of Voodoo weave a vivid tapestry of heart-pounding action and tense adventure. Hang on—it's a wild ride. Special Bonus: this edition contains a sneak preview of the sequel, Moscow Mojo, set for release in early 2020!

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Deep Space Rodeo: Book One of the Argosy Trilogy Mar 6, 2022

by Chris Manno

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The dark forces of Deep Space threaten a tenuous human Alliance weary of war and unwilling to fight a growing menace and a treacherous rebellion. Enter Gus Harcum, lone wolf, ex-military, Black Ops contractor with a ship, a ragtag crew, and more guts than sense--caught in the middle of an alien power grab as humanity stands once again on the brink of war. Come aboard, strap in, and hang on--it's a wild ride.

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Essential Cartoons Jun 17, 2021

by Chris Manno

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Essential Cartoons is the best, all-new and original cartoon collection spanning the gamut of modern life from work to family to relationships to outer space--and everywhere in between. These wicked-funny classic drawings are in the genre of Gary Larsen's "Far Side" with the simple, clean aesthetics of Jeff MacNelly and Jim Unger. It's the time-honored tradition of uniquely creative cartoon art that surpasses the soulless digital graphic kudzu of GIFs and memes. This book is the real deal and a must-have for the cartoon connoisseur.

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Airline Crew Confidential: Second Edition Jan 2, 2019

by Chris Manno

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Drawn by a career airline pilot, these cartoons are a no-holds-barred, clever, crew's-eye cartoon view of air travel. If you're a pilot, flight attendant or air traveler, this is your confidential, insider glimpse of airline crew life. From the airport to on-board, in flight, and at far-flung destinations, live the crazy air travel world in its most irreverent, witty form. Savvy air travelers, want to impress your flight crew? Share these cartoons with them in flight: they will appreciate the laugh--and you!

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The Very BEST CARTOONS Ever Jan 2, 2019

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The best cartoons from the prolific, un-PC cartoon work of widely published, award-winning freelance cartoonist Chris Manno. Cartoons today are an endangered species, succumbing to political correctness and millennial uber-sensitivity. Not these: relentless, hilarious, wicked, un-PC and unapologetic drawings in the grand tradition of vintage New Yorker-style cartoons.

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Every Dude's Easy Recipes May 28, 2021

by Chris Manno

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The perfect beginner's introduction to fast, easy, delicious cooking. There are shortcuts and techniques to take the beginner from the grocery store to the pantry to the kitchen and ultimately, to the table with simple, delicious cuisine. Along the way, there are explanations, tips, old-school time-tested recipes; sauces, pastas, entrees and more. The Kindle version includes links to short video explanations of recipes and techniques specially made for this book; the paperback includes a QR code that unlocks the same YouTube playlist of all the cooking videos. Paperback or Kindle, this book is your passport to fun, delicious and east cooking. Beef, pork, poultry, pastas; the basic sauces; beverage recommendations--it's all here, simplified ... and delicious!

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Cartoon Pandemic: Ordinary Life in the Time of Pestilence Mar 28, 2020

by Chris Manno

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When the world turned upside down in 2020, no one knew much about the virus which has proven to be 98% survivable and for which there is a vaccine. Between then and now, people have come together and as well, they've broken apart, sharply divided over science and practice. Yet through it all, people are people and these cartoons show the best, the worst, and the funniest reality along the way. Laughter, it turns out, is still the best medicine and this cartoon collection is a hearty dose.

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East Jesus: Author's Edition Mar 3, 2019

by Chris Manno

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Named "Finalist, Best Fiction of 2017" by the N. Texas Book Festival, this critically acclaimed novel is a story you'll live and breathe rather than just read. The high price demanded of a nation embroiled in a far-off, unpopular war grips small town America where such sacrifice is ultimately borne. In the hardscrabble west Texas town of Conroy, folks prepare to send their favorite son off to that war, as a parallel battle of domestic violence erupts at home, explosive and relentless, forging bonds of strength and fortitude within the young generation struggling to surmount the violence and find redemption beyond the fighting, at home and abroad.

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