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James Patterson by James Patterson : the stories of my life.
"How did a kid whose dad lived in the poorhouse become the most successful storyteller in the world? On the morning he was born, he nearly died. Growing up, he didn't love to read. That changed. He worked at a mental hospital in Massachusetts, where he met the singer James Taylor and the poet Robert Lowell. While he toiled in advertising hell, James wrote the ad jingle line "I'm a Toys ‘R' Us Kid." He once watched James Baldwin and Norman Mailer square off to trade punches at a party. He's only been in love twice. Both times are amazing. Dolly Parton once sang "Happy Birthday" to James over the phone. She calls him J.J., for Jimmy James. Three American presidents have invited him to golf with them. How did a boy from small-town New York become the world's most successful writer? How does he do it? He has always wanted to write the kind of novel that would be read and reread so many times that the binding breaks and the book literally falls apart. As he says, "I'm still working on that one.""-- Publisher's website.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316397537 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 360 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2022.
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| Subject: | Patterson, James, 1947- Authors, American > 20th century > Biography. Authors, American > 21st century > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. Autobiographies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 813.54092 Patte | 31681010278158 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
James Patterson is the world's bestselling author. The creator of Alex Cross, he has produced more enduring fictional heroes than any other novelist alive. How did a kid whose dad lived in the poorhouse become the most successful storyteller in the world? - Baker & Taylor
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, where 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 - Baker & Taylor
A #1 best-selling author shows how a boy from small-town New York made it to literary stardom. 250,000 first printing. - Grand Central Pub
âIt's quite a life, Patterson's, and this fizzing, funny, often deeply moving memoir is a perfect way to understand the dizzying world of a best-selling writer." âDaily MailÂ
âDamn near addictive. I loved it . . . that Patterson guy can write!â âRon Howard
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERâHow did a kid whose dad lived in the poorhouse become the most successful storyteller in the world?- On the morning he was born, he nearly died.
- His dad grew up in the Pogeyâ the Newburgh, New York, poorhouse.
- He worked at a mental hospital in Massachusetts, where he met the singer James Taylor and the poet Robert Lowell. Â
- While he toiled in advertising hell, James wrote the ad jingle line âIâm a Toys âRâ Us Kid.â
- He once watched James Baldwin and Norman Mailer square off to trade punches at a party.
- Heâs only been in love twice. Both times are amazing.
- Dolly Parton once sang âHappy Birthdayâ to James over the phone. She calls him J.J., for Jimmy James.Â
