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2016 Foreword Reviews Indies Award, Silver 2016 Association for Mormon Letters Award 2017 Independent Publisher Book Award, Gold This introspective and exuberant collection of Patrick Madden’s essays is wide-ranging and wild, following bifurcating paths of thought to surprising connections. In Sublime Physick, Madden seeks what is common and ennobling among seemingly disparate, even divisive, subjects, ruminating on midlife, time, family, forgiveness, loss, originality, a Canadian rock band, and much more, discerning the ways in which the natural world (fisica) transcends and joins the realm of ideas (sublime) through the application of a meditative mind. In twelve essays that straddle the classical and the contemporary, Madden transmutes the ruder world into a finer one, articulating with subtle humor and playfulness how science and experience abut and intersect with spirituality and everyday life.

In Quotidiana Patrick Madden illuminates common actions and seemingly commonplace moments, making connections that revise and reconfigure the overlooked and underappreciated. Madden muses on the origins of human language, the curative properties of laughter, and the joys and woes of fatherhood. Sparked by considerations of selling garlic, washing grapes, changing a diaper, or chipping a tooth, his essays are an antidote to the harried hullabaloo of talk-show and tabloid culture-and a reminder that we are surrounded by wonders that whisper to the curious and attentive.Ingenuous and erudite, and with a beguiling wit, Madden examines the intricate tapestry of ordinary life in its extraordinary patterns. His book is a poetic and engaging exploration of the unexpectedly wide scope of our everyday existence.

15 Bytes Book Award 2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards, Gold Medal Winner In English disparate means “different” or “miscellaneous”-apt descriptors of these essays by Patrick Madden. In Spanish, however, disparate means “nonsense,” “folly,” or “absurdity,”-words appropriate to Madden’s goal of undercutting any notion that essays must be serious business. Thus, in this collection, the essays are frivolous and lively, aiming to make readers laugh while they think about such abstract subjects as happiness and memory and unpredictability. In this vein, Madden takes sidelong swipes at weighty topics via form, with wildly meandering essays, abandoned essays in honor of the long tradition of essayists disparaging their own efforts, and guerrilla essays-which slip in quietly under the guise of a borrowed form, abruptly attack, and promptly escape, leaving laughter and contemplation in their wake. Madden also incorporates cameos from guest essayists, including Mary Cappello, Matthew Gavin Frank, David Lazar, Michael Martone, Jericho Parms, and Wendy S. Walters, much like a musician features other performers. Disparates reflects the current zeitgeist by taking on important issues with a touch of cleverness, a dash of humor, and a little help from one’s friends.

2016 Foreword Reviews Indies Award, Silver 2016 Association for Mormon Letters Award 2017 Independent Publisher Book Award, Gold This introspective and exuberant collection of Patrick Madden’s essays is wide-ranging and wild, following bifurcating paths of thought to surprising connections. In Sublime Physick, Madden seeks what is common and ennobling among seemingly disparate, even divisive, subjects, ruminating on midlife, time, family, forgiveness, loss, originality, a Canadian rock band, and much more, discerning the ways in which the natural world (fisica) transcends and joins the realm of ideas (sublime) through the application of a meditative mind. In twelve essays that straddle the classical and the contemporary, Madden transmutes the ruder world into a finer one, articulating with subtle humor and playfulness how science and experience abut and intersect with spirituality and everyday life.

The world is at crossroads in history, about to make a choice. After centuries of civilizations, with all their successes and failures, what do we know about the end of all this? 'The Game As Played' marks the first of five booklets (of the text, SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS) on the topic. SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS' booklets together explore answers to questions which humanity has sought for the past sixty- thousand years since we separated from our kin, the African Bushmen, or San. As with the other books of 'THE CHILDREN OF THE SAN' series, we start to remember who are we meant to be. Journey with me as we go through time and space, darkness and light, meeting figures from history as they step out from the shadows. Together, SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS' booklets beckon each of us to answer also this mesmerizing question: 'What do you believe' "Dr. Patrick Madden's first booklet sounds an alarm about our crazy world- politely persuasive, but relentless. He is adept at melding history, medical science, philosophy and common sense, to force us to think for ourselves. Hello It's wake up' time " Robert Burke, action videographer, and Super Happy Fun America's 'Dragonslayer' 'The Game As Played' is a communication through poetry, coalescing mini-insights into a vista of diverse quotations, where science meets metaphysics and rhetoric peaks into wisdom. A passing eagle's view of tortuous landscape. Engrossing and compelling." Michael Gendre, Ph.D., author, lecturer, and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, Middlesex Community College, Mass.

Nineteen-year-old Gwydion Llewellyn, roams the Elgam Mountains of Blaenafon, South Wales. Who would think that such an innocent act would lead him to a chance meeting with a wizard called Bleddwyn. This eerie encounter, sends him on a seemingly impossible mission that would change his life forever. An assignment that would take him from his grandfather's farm and his job at Blaenafon ironworks, across seas and oceans, to lands far away, in an attempt to fulfil a prophecy left by the instigator of wizardry, Vindaguar, centuries ago.In making this journey will Gwydion also be able to settle a feud between Bleddwyn and the wizard Brynmoroc? But, who are these wizards, and what is the mission's true intention? To help Gwydion with his quest will be the beautiful Lucia, a girl with omniscient eyes. Will she help or hinder the young Gwydion? Promises were made to Bleddwyn before Gwydion sets out. Will he be able to keep them? Together, as they travel to lands far away encountering dangers from both real and the world of wizardry, will they succeed or will broken promises put the fulfilment of the prophecy at risk and lead them to encounter the wrath of the feuding wizards?

In the beautiful valley town of Blaenavon, Julia Holland, a self-taught artist, had reached the time of life when sleeplessness was the norm.However, would her newly found love of art and a strange encounter restore the nights of peaceful sleep she so desperately craved? Or leave her desolate, without a hope?