John Rullo

John Rullo

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A graduate of Queens College with a degree in communication arts and a minor in creative writing, John Rullo has spent the last forty years composing and performing songs in rock bands in the New York Metropolitan area. Retired from his day job, he now writes his unique blend of irreverent memoir and Socratic inquiry with the same inspiration he'd first found in songwriting. The father of three grown children, he lives on Long Island with his wife, Joann.

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

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<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>&quot;A somber, disturbing mystery fused with a scathing look at the fashion industry. </strong><strong>Mangin writes in a confident, razor-edged style.&quot;</strong><strong> - Kirkus Reviews</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Condom dresses and space helmets have debuted on fashion runways.</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">A dead body becomes the trend when a coat made of human skin saunters down fashion's biggest stage. The body is identified as Annabelle Leigh, the teenager who famously disappeared over a decade ago from her boyfriend's New York City mansion.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">This new evidence casts suspicion back on the former boyfriend, Cecil LeClaire. Now a monk, he is forced to return to his dark and absurd childhood home to clear his name. He teams up with Ava Germaine, a renegade ex-model. And together, they investigate the depraved and lawless modeling industry behind Cecil's family fortune.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">They find erotic canes, pet rats living in crystal castles, and dresses made of crushed butterfly wings. But Cecil finds more truth in the luxury goods than in the people themselves. Everyone he meets seems to be wearing a person-suit. Terrified of showing their true selves, the glitterati put on flamboyant public personas to make money and friends. Can Cecil find truth in a world built on lies?</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>In high fashion modeling, selling bodies is organized crime.</strong></p>

Story Behind The Book

As the world seems to be turning apocalyptic, John Rullo experiences an inexplicable encounter with a supernatural entity that overwhelms him and turns his life inside out. Just when he thinks he has seen the full picture, a string of events unfold that leads to both the end of the world as he knew it and his role in Earth’s rebirth. Based upon real life events, Planet Love’s story of hope, intrigue and mystery speaks to our everlasting search for the ground of our being and our unity with all life.

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<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">BE FOREWARNED! Planet Love by John Rullo takes you on a journey from which you will not wish to return. This highly inspirational novel reads like a memoir and curiously, by the end, the reader is left with the feeling that every detail is the God's honest Truth. The protagonist is John himself, a regular guy,an &quot;Everyman,&quot; retired, married with 2 children, who has played in a rock and roll band most of his life. One freezing cold night, after a gig, John has a split second encounter with a UFO. As a result of this &quot;visitation,&quot; he experiences illuminations and metaphysical epiphanies that blow his and the reader's mind!! This book is deeply spiritual and simply profound. It left me believing that enlightenment is possible for everyone, not just holy sages who meditate on top of mountains. It left me believing Utopia is possible. It left me yearning for the place John takes us...back to the Garden!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:'Times New Roman';color:#000000;">If you have ever wondered whether there may be more to the miracle of human life on this planet than what you can now observe, you need to read </span><em style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Planet Love.</span></em><br /><br /><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">Gripping, Suspenseful, Intelligent .... a fantastic tale of hope and love .... I couldn't put it down! Rullo invites us, nay, COMPELS us to open our hearts and go for a ride ..... and what a ride it is!!! Be assured, you will love this book .... ENJOY!!!! </span><br />