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Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Penguin
Genre: Non Fiction
Released: 31 May, 2022
ISBN: 9781529136883

James Patterson: The Stories of My Life

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Synopsis

The official autobiography of James Patterson, where he tells the story of his life and his journey to becoming one of the bestselling writers of all time.

HIS BEST STORIES ARE THE STORIES OF HIS LIFE

· His father grew up in a New York poorhouse called the 'Pogie'

· He worked at a psychiatric hospital where he met the singer James Taylor and the poet Robert Lowell. Both were patients

· He was at Woodstock and was also an usher at the Fillmore East

· He was CEO of advertising agency J. Walter Thompson North America when he was thirty-seven. He wrote the ad jingle, 'I'm a Toys 'R' Us Kid'

· He once watched Norman Mailer and James Baldwin square off to fight

· He's played golf with three US presidents and has nine holes-in-one

· Dolly Parton sang Happy Birthday to him over the phone. She calls him Jimmy James

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About the author

James Patterson

James Patterson is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. His books have sold in excess of 385 million copies worldwide. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades – the Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels – and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers.James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries and Max Einstein series. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past eleven years in a row. He lives in Florida with his wife and son.