James Patterson by James Patterson : the stories of my life / James Patterson.
"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]
- Copyright: ©2022
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Subject: | Patterson, James, 1947- Authors, American > Biography. |
Genre: | Autobiographies. Biographies. |
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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)
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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)
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Plated 2022: In Loving Memory of Chris A. Raffensberger, husband of Linda Raffensberger
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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 | - |
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Friendship Community Library | McN B Pat (Text) | 00153908 | ADULT McNaughton Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Gettysburg Library | BIOG PATT-J (Text)
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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)
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Plated 2022: In Memory of Daniel Edward "Ned" Rutledge
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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)
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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 | - |