{"product_id":"james-patterson-by-james-patterson-the-stories-of-my-life-hardcover","title":"James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Patterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.4 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698631643199,"sku":"9780316397537","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ce8b6fe5e58bef9d6a2cc78d9dd8ecf7.webp?v=1765010835","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/james-patterson-by-james-patterson-the-stories-of-my-life-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}