The Abbey & Me: Renegades, Rednecks, Real Estate & Religion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781456491819)

Once upon a time, J. Patrick (Pat) Rick was a Grand Jury defendant, a monk, thought to be a felon but a hemophiliac forever. He is best known for portraying a certain U.S. President in film and television. At Hollywood's 'Reel Awards' he was recognized for these portrayals of Bill Clinton. This Beaumont, Texas native, now living in Austin, wrote The Abbey & Me. Prior to the book, he produced and narrated it's companion short documentary, The Novitiate, on the plight of contemporary dissident Native Americans. This film won Best of Show at the 'Real to Reel Film and Video Festival.' The Abbey & Me was a Notable Memoir Winner in the 'Shelf Unbound Writing Competition'. Pat's next non-fiction project, he edited and published, I Don't Buy Green Bananas, is the autobiography of a man having had three human hearts. His intriguing memoir, EXPUNGED, is his latest book.