Peter Duluth Series (#1-2, 5-6, 8-10) by Patrick QuentinRequirements: ePUB reader, 2.6mbOverview: Patrick Quentin, best known for the Peter Duluth puzzle mysteries, also penned outstanding detective novels from the 1930s through the 1960s under other pseudonyms, including Q. Patrick and Jonathan Stagge. Anthony Boucher wrote: “Quentin is particularly noted for the enviable polish and grace […]
Cramped Style: Creative screenwriting in a risk averse industry by Patrick Quinn (Screenplay Style Book 1)Requirements: .ePUB reader, 1023 KB | Version: RetailOverview: Screenwriters are often the faceless grunts working behind the scenes in Hollywood, but every now and then a writer appears whose work is so blindingly original that their endeavours over shadow even […]
Oblivion by Patrick Holland Requirements: .ePUB reader, 1.2 MbOverview: ‘Before nightfall I rode a taxi through Narita. Neon-lit restaurants and bars and dark cypress. The snow and a wind from the Sea of Japan had all but cleared the streets. Cedar temples sat beneath grey skies. Vending machines lit the wet and empty paths to […]
Terrible Humans by Patrick AlleyRequirements: .ePUB reader, 421.91KBOverview: A small number of people, motivated by an insatiable greed for power and wealth, and backed by a pinstripe army of enablers (and sometimes real armies too), have driven the world to the brink of destruction. They are the super-villains of corruption and war, some with a […]
Machiavelli: The Art of Teaching People What to Fear by Patrick Boucheron, Willard WoodRequirements: .ePUB reader, 11.2 MbOverview: In a series of poignant vignettes, a preeminent historian makes a compelling case for Machiavelli as an unjustly maligned figure with valuable political insights that resonate as strongly today as they did in his time. Whenever a […]