Michael Patrick: 139 books

Today's Tea Party activists are motivated by the same ideological desires as our nation's Founding Fathers, argues Michael Patrick Leahy in this illuminating work of political history. Today's political class—in both parties and at all levels of government—shows a blatant disregard for...

An “alternately funny and heartbreaking” memoir of leaving—and finding—home, by the author of All Souls: A Family Story from Southie (Newsweek). In All Souls, Michael Patrick MacDonald told the story of the loss of four of his siblings to the violence, poverty, and gangsterism of Irish...

Easy-to-grasp techniques for improving the short game About 70 percent of the shots in a round of golf are taken 75 yards from the pin or closer, making the short game the most significant factor in a golfer's score. This practical guide shows readers how to shave strokes off their game by improving...

MEMORIES ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS DRUG Jonah Everitt is a killer, a DRMR addict, and a memory thief. After being hired to kill a ranking officer of the Pacific Rim Coalition and download his memories, Everitt finds himself caught in the crosshairs of a terror cell, a rogue military squadron,...

A breakaway bestseller since its first printing, All Souls takes us deep into Michael Patrick MacDonald's Southie, the proudly insular neighborhood with the highest concentration of white poverty in America. Rocked by Whitey Bulger's crime schemes and busing riots, MacDonald's Southie is populated...

New from Broadside Books' Voices of the Tea Party. I*, Light Bulb: A Death Row Testimonial* as told to Michael Patrick Leahy, demonstrates how the American economy has gone from free markets to politically correct, government controlled crony capitalism in the half century since Leonard E. Read wrote...

The purpose of this book is to inspire you to begin thinking for yourself. Why? Because we live in a society that is always dictating or telling us what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. We live in a society that has taken over our lives and our ability to think for ourselves.

How does the stonemason make such perfect statues? Will the girl of young Thomas' dreams find the gift he left for her? What does the strange creature on the deserted planet want from Captain Anderson? These and other questions are explored in The Stonemason and Other Tales. Four stories of...

This issue of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of three sharp, suspenseful, thought provoking short stories and one intimate poem - from four of todays top speculative fiction writers. S. Elliot Brandis opens with a visit to airport security (what could be more chilling). Award...

"What kind of lackwit moron would even think this was publishable? It’s terrible!" - Ebert & Roper "You woke me up for this crap? Seriously?" - Gene Siskel "This guy paid me $150,000 to say something nice about this book. I'm sorry, man, I'm just going...

Memories are the most dangerous beast. Kari Akagi is ex-British Special Forces, augmented by her government to be the prime soldier. In the wake of a devastating attack that cost her her legs, she has a new mission – protecting South Africa’s endangered species as a ranger for the Kruger...

SOME MEMORIES ARE BETTER LEFT FORGOTTEN Still recovering from the events that befell her in Los Angeles, Mesa Everitt is learning how to rebuild her life. The murder of a memorialist enclave changes all of that and sets into motion a series of violence that forces her into hiding. Hunted...

In a rivalry between two of the greediest, wealthiest, and most powerful corporations, a quest for dominance descends into a global war. For those caught in the middle, every choice is a matter of survival.

A century after his death, Theodore Roosevelt remains one of the most recognizable figures in U.S. history, with depictions of the president ranging from the brave commander of the Rough Riders to a trailblazing progressive politician and early environmentalist to little more than a caricature of...