Böcker av Kevin Patrick

Beowulf~ An Epic Poem is the ancient heroic Norse tale of the mighty Beowulf who is called upon to save the Danes from the tyranny of the dreaded monster Grendel. Beowulf is young, fearless and uses his prodigious strength and cunning to defeat whoever he is faced with. The story was first told or recited in the halls of settlers from Scandinavia around the 6th or 7th century and written down later by scribes to become one of the earliest known works in English Literature.This poetic re-telling explores the character of Beowulf and what it means to be a Hero. Beowulf is loyal to his friends, he is witty and a great storyteller, gaining much wisdom, understanding and knowledge of what being a true leader really means in his time and ours. And so now you can explore the legend of Beowulf in this easy to read rhyming version of one of the most epic and renowned Hero figures of ancient literature, Beowulf~ told with humour, warmth and love.

Ulysses: Condensed - in which James Joyce's modernist masterpiece Ulysses is rendered in its simplest form in this book that tells you what happens in that book - Ulysses. The novel many readers claim as their favourite yet many more fail to finish fully. This book tells you what happens on that fateful day June the 16th 1904 to Mr. Leopold Bloom, Stephen Dedalus and Mrs. Molly Bloom along with a host of dozens of other characters in Dublin who pop up throughout this most famous day in all of literature. Whether you have already read Ulysses or not, you will surely want to read it (again) after this. As finally, you can now read Ulysses in a single day.

We experience, learn about, and enjoy nature throughout our lifetimes in woods close to home. In the spirit of Walden, author Kevin Patrick spent a year connecting with Whites Woods, a 500-acre tract in an Allegheny forest adjacent to his home in Indiana, Pennsylvania. He captured in prose and photographs the four seasons of this near-woods paradise, weaving natural history with human experience to create a geography of place to stand for all similar near-woods places.