Patrick Bates

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Patrick Bates

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Patrick’s favorite books

The Green Mile by Stephen King

Very Good, Jeeves! by P.G. Wodehouse

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

The Trials of Rumpole by John Mortimer

The Informant by Kurt Eichenwald

1984 by George Orwell

The Remorseful Day by Colin Dexter

Brief Lives of the English Monarchs by Carolly Erickson

Pompeii by Robert Harris

Cathedral by Raymond Carver

Rumpole of the Bailey by John Mortimer

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Patrick’s Bookshelves

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2026-reading-list‎ (17)
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fact‎ (282)
irish‎ (186)
history‎ (133)
politics‎ (123)
biography‎ (120)
library‎ (102)

kindle‎ (90)
borrowbox‎ (86)
classics‎ (81)
sports‎ (58)
business‎ (56)
comedy‎ (52)

audible‎ (32)
self-help‎ (16)
to-buy‎ (11)
wellbeing‎ (7)
short-stories‎ (3)
poetry‎ (2)

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Patrick is Currently Reading

Burned: The Insid...

Patrick Bates is currently reading

Burned: The Inside Story of the ‘Cash-for-Ash’ Scandal and Northern Ireland’s Secretive New Elite

by Sam McBride

bookshelves: fact, history, irish, library, politics, currently-reading

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Jan 25, 2026 03:01PM

Nobody's Girl: A ...

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Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice

by Virginia Roberts Giuffre

bookshelves: biography, borrowbox, crime, fact, politics, currently-reading

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Jan 20, 2026 09:50AM

The Happiness Tra...

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The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT

by Russ Harris

bookshelves: self-help, wellbeing, currently-reading

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2026 Reading Challenge

Patrick Bates has read 6 of 70 books.

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