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James Patterson by James Patterson : the stories of my life / James Patterson.

Summary:
"How did a kid whose dad lived in the poorhouse become one of the most successful storytellers in the world? - James nearly died early on the morning he was born. - His grandmother told him something that's been his motto for his entire writing career - 'Hungry dogs run faster'. - When James worked at a psychiatric hospital in Massachusetts, he met the singer James Taylor. And the poet Robert Lowell. - James's first novel, The Thomas Berryman Number, was turned down by thirty-one publishers. It then won the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for best first mystery. - While he toiled in advertising hell, James wrote the ad jingle line 'I'm a Toys 'R' Us Kid'. - As a young writer, James once watched James Baldwin and Norman Mailer square off to trade punches at a literary party. - He has played golf with three American presidents - and has had nine holes in one. - Dolly Parton once sang Happy Birthday to James over the phone. She calls him J.J., for Jimmy James. - He wanted to write the kind of novel that would be read and re-read so many times that the binding breaks and the book literally falls apart, pages scattering in the wind. James says, 'I'm still working on that one'. So how did he wind up writing, and reading, so many books? This is a mystery story." -- Amazon.com.
Some of Patterson's best stories are the stories of his own life: on the morning he was born, he nearly died. He worked at a mental hospital in Massachusetts, he met the singer James Taylor, and the poet Robert Lowell. In a series of short vignettes-- most only two to four pages-- Patterson takes us on a journey through his own life. He wants to tell you some stories... the way he remembers them, anyway. -- adapted from jacket

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316397537
  • ISBN: 0316397539
  • Physical Description: 360 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, [2022]
Subject: Patterson, James, 1947-
Authors, American > Biography.
Genre: Autobiographies.
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 93 of 95 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 2 current holds with 95 total copies.
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Abington Community Library 92 PATTERS (Text) 50687011780015 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library 92 PATTERS (Text) 50686016178787 Adult Nonfiction Checked Out 03/29/2024
Albright Memorial Library 92 PATTERS (Text) 50686016178803 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library 92 PATTERS (Text) 50686016207503 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library 813.54 PAT (Text) 33240004964964 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Annie Halenbake Ross Library B Pat (Text)
Donated: Gift from Carol Glessner
00153216 ADULT Biography Available -
Ashland Public Library B92 PAT (Text) 30399000371721 Biography Available -
Bangor Public Library B 92 PAT (Text) 75011000377959 Adult Biography Available -
Beaverdale Public Library 813/.54 P (Text) 31814450623365 BVRM Non-Fiction Available -
Bedford County Library B PATTERSON (Text) 35010001095510 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Bernville Area Community Library PAT (Text) 33249023893153 Biography Available -
Blossburg Memorial Library B PATTERSON PAT (Text) 30063000274060 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Boone Area Library PAT (Text) 33249024524963 Biography Available -
Boyertown Community Library PAT (Text) 33249024841474 Biography Available -
Brandywine Community Library PAT (Text) 33249025014675 Biography Available -
Cambria County Library 813.54 P317j (Text) 85131001830026 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library 92 PATTERS (Text) 50688010819762 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library 92 PATTERS (Text) 50688010819887 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Dalton Community Library 813 PATTERSON (Text) 50689090007872 Browsing Available -
Degenstein Community Library NF 813.54 PATTERSON (Text) 35031301227210 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Dillsburg Area Public Library Adults Patterson Biography (Text) 34001001417557 Adult Area Available -
Dover Area Community Library Adults Patterson Biography (Text)
Bookplate: Plated 2022: In Loving Memory of Chris A. Raffensberger, husband of Linda Raffensberger
34217000891960 Adult Area Available -
DuBois Public Library BIO PATTERSON (Text) 61000100083324 Adult NonFiction Available -
Emmaus Public Library B PATTERSON (Text) 36446002066119 Adult Biography Available -
Everett Free Library B PATTERSON (Text) 15537000013283 Adult Biography Available -
Exeter Community Library PAT (Text) 33249025336177 Biography Available -
Frackville Free Public Library 92PA (Text) 30459000381865 Adult Non-fiction Available -
Friendship Community Library McN B Pat (Text) 00153908 ADULT McNaughton Non-Fiction Available -
Gettysburg Library BIOG PATT-J (Text)
Endowment: Ann Rainbow Named Endowment, 2022
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Green Free Library (Wellsboro) 921 PATTERSON (Text) 92525538 GFWM Main Room Available -
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Adults PATTERSON Biography (Text)
Bookplate: Plated 2022: In Memory of Daniel Edward "Ned" Rutledge
34007002467327 Adult Area Available -
Hamburg Public Library PAT (Text) 33249023648920 Biography Available -
Hollidaysburg Area Public Library B PATTERSON 2022 (Text) 10HOL000480672 Adult Biography Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Biography Patterson (Text) 39427103661351 Nonfiction Room: Adult Biography Available -
Juniata County Library 92 PATTERSON (Text) 39640100637766 JUNM Non-Fiction Available -
Knoxville Public Library 362.19 PAT (Text) 30543003742908 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Kreutz Creek Valley Library Adults Patterson Biography (Text) 34261000546281 Adult Area Available -
Kutztown Community Library FC PAT BCPL FLOATING COLLECTION (Text) 33249025308184 Biography Available -
Kutztown Community Library PAT (Text) 33249024865457 Biography Available -
Lehighton Area Memorial Library 92 PAT (Text) 30445100212910 Adult Fiction Available -
Lower Macungie Library BIO PATTERSON (Text) 33400001551558 Adult Biography Available -
Martin Library Adults Patterson Biography (Text) 33454005870803 2nd Floor Available -
Martinsburg Community Library B Pat (Text) 1OMAR00089895. Adult Nonfiction Available -
Mason-Dixon Public Library Adults PATTERSON Biography (Text) 34262000777520 Reading Room Available -
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity 92 PAT PAT 2022 (Text)
Donated: Donated by GFWC PA Nazareth Woman's Club 2022
31001101856251 Adult Biography Available -
Meyersdale Public Library BIOGRAPHY 92 PATTERSON (Text) 30512005396567 MEYM Non-Fiction Available -
Mifflin Community Library PAT (Text) 33249024735007 Biography Available -
Milton Public Library B PAT (Text) 33226001071754 MLTM Adult Biography Available -
Nancy Kay Holmes Branch Library 92 PATTERS (Text) 50686016200334 Main Floor Checked Out 04/12/2024
Nanty Glo Public Library B Pat (Text) 31815190061642 NGLM Biography Available -


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