Bøger af Patrick Alexander

Boomer tells the story of a generation born in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War and whose members, the Baby Boomers, are now in their mid to late seventies. It is a generation that has experienced more technological, social, and cultural changes than any other in history. The austerity and rationing of the boring grey fifties were followed by the sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll of the swinging sixties. After the endless industrial strife and international terrorist attacks of the seventies, and the sunny optimism of Reagan and Thatcher's eighties, the Boomers finally took control in the nineties under Clinton and Blair. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the promise of the emerging new technologies and social media, the baby Boomers were leading us to a truly brave new world. But sadly, the promise of a new century seems to have only brought us 9/11, AIDS, Covid, red v blue states, Brexit, MAGA and the Donald. Boomer traces the decline and fall of the British Empire, the collapse of the Soviet Empire and the rise, if only temporary, of the American Empire. The world's population has quadrupled since 1946 and where to place all those extra people is one of the greatest problems we face today. The book begins with the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and ends with the coronation of her son, King Charles III and examines how the monarchy can survive in the 21st century. With the baby boomers retiring from the workforce and from public life, the book examines the world that the boomers are leaving behind for the next generation. The baby boomers.They call us 'seniors' or 'old folk'.We were born in the '40s and '50s.We grew up in the '60s and '70s.We are now in our own 70s and 80s.And we're still hanging out in the 2020s! We have lived through EIGHT different decades, TWO different centuries...TWO different millennia... We have seen more change than any other generation in history.We have also been the luckiest generation in history.It's been a wonderful journey and I've written all about it in my new book BOOMER.

Sid Carter is an American CPA who receives a letter from a stranger in Nigeria offering him a generous percentage if Sid will only help him export his $60 million fortune out of Africa. Acting on a whim, Sid finds himself drawn into a world of intrigue that takes him to Paris, the Sahara desert, Switzerland and finally into the Islamic mosques of Cleveland. At the same time that Sid is helping the Nigerian retrieve his money, agents from Homeland Security are tracking a sinister cell of Islamic jihadists who are planning a major act of terror to mark the anniversary of September 11th. Agent Jasmine Bloom has become an expert on Arab terrorism ever since her husband and two children were brutally murdered by jihadists in their London home. She has traced the roots of the Moslem Brotherhood back to Hitler's Nazi party and the Arab divisions in the Waffen-SS and she is determined that their evil shall not be repeated. Following the interception of a truck carrying a nuclear bomb, high in the French Alps, the action moves swiftly towards its unexpected heart-wrenching conclusion in a luxury yacht moored in the placid waters of Monte Carlo harbor.

In Havana, Cuba, on the eve of the Revolution, two brothers are swept apart by the unpredictable tides of history which will change, unite and finally destroy them both. Half a century later, returning home after a long boating weekend, Raymond and Margaret Doyle were horrified to discover an alligator in their swimming pool. They were even more upset to find a half digested corpse, also floating in their pool, wearing a pin-stripe, woolen suit in the middle of August. Who on earth would wear a pin stripe, woolen suit in South Florida in August! The 'Cuban Factor' is the first novel in the 'Greenhaven Trilogy' and is followed by 'Death on the Eighth'.

The Alhambra Golf Course is located in the heart of a genteel South Florida city. Resembling a traditional English village green, it is surrounded by the manicured lawns of magnificent houses and is the pride of the citizens of Greenhaven.But the tranquility of this urban oasis is threatened by a brash and vulgar, billionaire developer with bad hair who wishes the convert Greenhaven's precious jewel into a towering hotel multiplex onto which he can affix his name in gold letters.At the same time a well-respected local historian has been unearthing disquieting information concerning the founding of the city and the sordid origins of some of its more prominent families: bank robberies, bar-room brawls and brothels are just a part of it.And then there's the dead body, fifty yards short of the eighth green.

South Florida is home to a wide range of different communities and life-styles.Miami Beach itself has become synonymous with international hedonism, the playground of the 'beautiful people'.Slightly further north of Miami Beach is the City of Sunny Isle Beach-also known as Little Moscow because of all the Russian money which funds the development of luxury, ocean-view condo-towers. No doubt some of the money is possibly legal.Lying between Miami Beach and Sunny Isles Beach is Haulover Beach, where everybody-beautiful or not - gets completely naked.Inland from all these beaches is the city of Greenhaven; an oasis of genteel respectability and refined sensibilities, holding itself proudly aloof from all its tawdry neighbors. That is, until they found the dead body on the beach.

Miami is not unique among American cities for having so many homicides. It is unique however, for having so many bizarre and exotic ones. The book describes twenty-five homicides which range from the usual crimes of passion and mob hits to robberies gone-wrong and political assassinations. It also includes others which can only be classified as 'weird' - or 'only in Miami'.

The crimson state.A place where red reigns supreme.A place were anger beats like a drum.A place where pain swirls and swells.A place where control is lost.A place where people die.A place which has been unlocked for Alex Orn, by a government agency intent on making use of it, with or without, his consent.

A warrior priest lies wounded beyond measure, but refuses to succumb to death's siren call. While his ancient enemy gathers her strength and readies a plan to thrown the land of Embre into all out war. Can the warrior priestand his allies rally in time to avoid annihilation, or will all of their struggles be in vain?

The sequel to the smash hit Crimson State.Two years have past since the peaks came down, but those who survived still remember. They remember the government agency artfully pulling their strings. They remember all of the hardship and pain. They remember the man who sacrificed it all, so they could live.Forging ahead with their lives, they attempt to move on, until the government returns with a lost friend in tow. Searching for a piece of their past, they dive headlong into the darkness, never wondering just how any of them might find their way back to the light.

This book examines the nature of age as an aspect of social identity and its relationship to experiences of formal education. Providing a new and critical approach to debates about age and social identity, the author explores why age remains such an important aspect of self-making in contemporary society.

An ancient evil stirs in a temple long forgotten. For fifty years it has been trapped, as the world above prospered; its people in balance with one another. But the Dark King's malice and spite are unending and after fifty years of bombardment, cracks have begun to appear. --- An ancient evil defeated, the heroes return home, but something still feels off. Unable to fully process just what that something is, they are plunged into a fight for their very lives as a bestial war descends upon them. Can they repel this latest threat to their way of life while hunting for the answers they seek or are they already doomed? --- A warrior priest lies wounded beyond measure, but refuses to succumb to death's siren call. While his ancient enemy gathers her strength and readies a plan to thrown the land of Embre into all out war. Can the warrior priest and his allies rally in time to avoid annihilation, or will all of their struggles be in vain?

A collection of two previous published works, Crimson Heart brings together the two book series covering the adventures of Alex Orn. Turned into a weapons by a shadowy, governement black ops group, Alex and his best friend Paul are on the run in an effort to live the peaceful lives they crave. But there is only so far someone can go unnoticed. And big brother is always watching. Originally published as two separate books, Crimson State and Golden Heart.

Guides to the wide world of wine are many but this is the first book on the market to pair books with wine by an author who is a preeminent expert on both.

An ancient evil stirs in a temple long forgotten. For fifty years it has been trapped, as the world above prospered; its people in balance with one another. But the Dark King's malice and spite are unending and after fifty years of bombardment, cracks have begun to appear. Some of the people of Embre have noticed a change in the land and the balance they cherish. They feel the balance weakening. But will this knowledge be in time to halt the oncoming storm which threatens to once again sweep across their world?

An accessible, irreverent guide to one of the most admired-and entertaining-novels of the past century: Rememberance of Things Past. There is no other guide like this; a user-friendly and enticing entry into the marvelously enjoyable world of Proust. At seven volumes, three thousand pages, and more than four hundred characters, as well as a towering reputation as a literary classic, Proust's novel can seem daunting. But though begun a century ago, in 1909, it is in fact as engaging and relevant to our times as ever. Patrick Alexander is passionate about Proust's genius and appeal-he calls the work "outrageously bawdy and extremely funny"-and in his guide he makes it more accessible to the general reader through detailed plot summaries, historical and cultural background, a guide to the fifty most important characters, maps, family trees, illustrations, and a brief biography of Proust. Essential for readers and book groups currently reading Proust and who want help keeping track of the huge cast and intricate plot, this Reader's Guide is also a wonderful introduction for students and new readers and a memory-refresher for long-time fans.