James Patterson: The Stories of My Life

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'The master storyteller of our times' Hillary Rodham Clinton<br>'The whole story of his truly astonishing life' Bob Woodward<br>'The book was damn near addictive. I loved it' Ron Howard<br>'At times his poignant narrative will bring you to tears' Patricia Cornwell<br>'A compelling account of the life events that shaped an extraordinary man' Nicholas Sparks<br>'So much content and inspiration from one of the world's most successful authors' Sir David Jason<br>'This is a poignant, funny and inspiring account of a phenomenally successful career from a master storyteller' Jake Humphrey<br>______________________________<br><br>HIS BEST STORIES ARE THE STORIES OF HIS LIFE<br>· His father grew up in a New York poorhouse called the 'Pogie'.<br>· He worked at a psychiatric hospital where he met the singer James Taylor and the poet Robert Lowell. Both were patients.<br>· He was at Woodstock and was also an usher at the Fillmore East.<br>· He was CEO of advertising agency J. Walter Thompson North America when he was thirty-seven. He wrote the ad jingle, 'I'm a Toys 'R' Us Kid'.<br>· He once watched Norman Mailer and James Baldwin square off to fight.<br>· He's played golf with three US presidents and has nine holes-in-one.<br>· Dolly Parton sang Happy Birthday to him over the phone. She calls him Jimmy James.<br><br>James says, 'I always wanted to write the kind of novel that is read and re-read so many times the binding breaks, and the book literally falls apart, pages scattered in the wind. I'm still working on that one.'<br>______________________________<br>More praise for The Stories of My Life<br><br>'A masterpiece of storytelling! Funny, poignant, brutally honest' Admiral Willam H. McRaven<br>'Will delight fans, and even non-fans, of America's storied storyteller' Ben Bradlee Jr.<br>'James Patterson makes his own life as addictively enjoyable as his novels' Nadine Dorries<br>'Jim Patterson's life is a thriller itself . . . This book is a pure joy to read' Stephen A. Schw

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781529160383

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

196 x 129 x 26 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Verlag / Hersteller

Cornerstone