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Patrick Kennedy

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Born

in Sydney, Australia

Website

http://www.longbay.net.au

Genre

History, Crime

Influences

Ted Kennedy; Pauline Curby;

Member Since

November 2013

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Patrick Kennedy has had an exciting life. He was a Nurse, Intensive Care Ambulance Paramedic and a Media Consultant and a news writer for many organisations.

He started writing books in 1999 and has written four well sought after books. The most exciting was You Must See Some Terrible Things which takes you on a 'buckle your seat belt' white knuckled ride through his career as a Paramedic. Keep your emotions in check as you go with him on emergencies in the home, in car accidents and plane crashes.

He began writing his latest book Long Bay in 2013 and it was published in 2018. This is a unique blend of storytelling and history, weaving true crime into painstaking research. Kennedy takes the reader back more than a century when the original ...more

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Average rating: 4.4 · 45 ratings · 11 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Long Bay 4.32 avg rating — 28 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Must See Some Terrible Things: Australian Ambulance Officers At Work 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Long Bay to Malabar - A Village By the Sea 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Bottle Forest to Heathcote - Sutherland Shire's First Settlement 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Long Bay in shops

Long Bay has now been officially launched by the Commissioner of Corrective Services and the Minister at Long Bay Correctional Centre. LONG BAY is now available in shops and www.longbay.net.au

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Fearfully and Wonderfully Made Ethics and the Beginning of Human Life

by Megan Best

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Patrick is currently reading Fearfully and Wonderfully Made Ethics and the Beginning of Human Life by Megan Best	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Patrick rated a book it was amazing Talking Points: Abortion: Christian Compassion, Convictions, and Wisdom for Todays Big Issues by Vaughan Roberts	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A wonderful short book on abortion. Caring, sensitive and Godly. So easy to read. 5 stars!
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Patrick rated a book really liked it Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A great tale. Really enjoyed the ending in particular.
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Patrick rated a book it was amazing Dear Dad by Doug Webster (1995-04-21) by John Hazen (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Absolutely superb! I encourage all fathers, of all ages, and mothers as well, to read this book. Wonderful insights, and beautifully crafted by the author. Five stars.
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Patrick rated a book really liked it Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A great tale. Really enjoyed the ending in particular.
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Patrick and 4 other people liked Louise's review of Remarkably Bright Creatures: "No wonder Remarkably Bright Creatures is such a well-loved story. It is clever, easy to read, has appealing characters, has a mystery at its heart while lightening yours - a winning combination for sure!"
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Patrick rated a book it was amazing Alex Cross's Trial (Alex Cross, #15) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I never thought I would give five stars to a modern day James Patterson book. Legal dramas are very much my genre and this one had a small amount of courtroom action. The overall story of the mistreatment of Negroes was exemplary. It is probably the ...more
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Patrick rated a book really liked it The Clockmaker's Secret (Slim Hardy Mysteries, #2) by Jack Benton	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A nice easy read. It got a little bogged down for one part but gained pace at the end. I loved the ending.
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Patrick rated a book did not like it Paradise (DS Walker, #2) by Patricia Wolf	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Read the first book called Outback. Quite good. This one full of gratuitous swearing and blasphemy. Very lazy writing. It was not that good anyway so I shut the covers and moved on. Did not finish.
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