Welcome to the website of best-selling author and public speaker Patrick Lindsay.
The Coast Watchers
now in stores
Patrick’s latest book, The Coast Watchers, is now in all good book stores.
It explores the heroic exploits of the tiny band that stayed behind in the Pacific Islands after the Japanese occupation in WWII. Aided by loyal islanders, they watched and they warned, despite being constantly hunted by the enemy and knowing that capture meant certain death (indeed more than 30 were caught and executed, most by beheading).
The Coast Watchers’ reports and warnings gave the Allies a vital edge against the Japanese who had hitherto swept unchecked through Asia and the Pacific.
The famed American Admiral William “Bull” Halsey summed up their contribution when he said: “Guadalcanal saved the Pacific, and the Coast Watchers saved Guadalcanal.”
Be Happy now in bookstores
Be Happy aims to highlight that happiness doesn't depend on everything in our world - career, health, relationships - being perfect all the time. Rather, it comes from deep within us and can be drawn forth by even the smallest actions
We all have the power to lighten our burdens by changing the way we think. We can take charge of our own destinies.
The book is a collection of reflections and uplifting quotes designed to inspire us to find the best in ourselves and the world around us.
Be Happy is published by Hardie Grant Books, rrp $19.95.
INTRODUCING … bookviews
Think movie trailers for books
I’ve created a series of video previews of my most recent books, Kokoda Spirit and Fromelles, and my upcoming book, The Coast Watchers, to give you a feeling for their style and content.
I call them bookviews.
I hope to briefly capture the essence of the books in words and images so readers can browse them electronically.
The videos are on YouTube and you should be able to reach them with a single click. Please let me know what you think of them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km6-F-udkR0
Fromelles bookview
Kokoda Spirit bookview