{"product_id":"james-patterson-by-james-patterson-the-stories-of-my-life-9780316397537","title":"James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"It'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.\" --\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Damn near addictive. I loved it . . . that Patterson guy can write!\" -Ron Howard \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT #1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER--How did a kid whose dad lived in the poorhouse become the most successful storyteller in the world?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e On the morning he was born, he nearly died. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e His dad grew up in the Pogey- the Newburgh, New York, poorhouse. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e He worked at a mental hospital in Massachusetts, where he met the singer James Taylor and the poet Robert Lowell. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e While he toiled in advertising hell, James wrote the ad jingle line \"I'm a Toys 'R' Us Kid.\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e He once watched James Baldwin and Norman Mailer square off to trade punches at a party. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e He's only been in love twice. Both times are amazing. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dolly Parton once sang \"Happy Birthday\" to James over the phone. She calls him J.J., for Jimmy James. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e 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.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Patterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316397537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/23\/2022 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022 pg. 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Patterson\u003c\/b\u003e is the world's bestselling author. The creator of Alex Cross, he has produced more enduring fictional heroes than any other novelist alive. He lives in Florida with his family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40836384948339,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d59e05fa-5992-4a5e-ac37-470388f05a14.jpg?v=1685111705","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/james-patterson-by-james-patterson-the-stories-of-my-life-9780316397537","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}