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James Patterson

James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private and Middle School series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. His books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell 1 million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped Forbes's list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million. His total income over a decade is estimated at $700 million.

In November 2015, Patterson received the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation. Patterson has donated millions of dollars in grants and scholarship to various universities, teachers' colleges, independent bookstores, school libraries, and college students to promote literacy. source

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American author

Born 22 March 1947 Newburgh, Orange County

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  • Cover of: Thriller

    First published in 2006 16 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition thriller0000unse_p4s6 Cover of edition thrillerstoriest0000unse_t9t4 Cover of edition thrillerstoriest0000unse Cover of edition thriller0000unse_y0b6
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  • Cover of: Qui a tué Toutankhamon?

    First published in 2009 15 editions in 2 languages — 8 previewable Cover of edition murderofkingtut00patt Cover of edition murderofkingtut0000patt Cover of edition murderofkingtut0000patt_l8g1 Cover of edition murderofkingtut0000patt_u0g6 Cover of edition isbn_9780316043656 Cover of edition murderofkingtutp0000patt Cover of edition murderofkingtut0000patt_y5e8
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  • Cover of: The Jericho commandment

    First published in 1979 15 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition seehowtheyru00patt Cover of edition seehowtheyr00patt Cover of edition seehowtheyrun00patt Cover of edition seehowtheyrun0000patt
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  • Cover of: Private Sydney

    First published in 2015 14 editions in 1 language — 9 previewable Cover of edition privatesydney0000patt Cover of edition privatesydney0000patt_c0g2 Cover of edition privatesydney0000jame Cover of edition missingprivateno0000patt_x1t7 Cover of edition missingprivateno0000patt_k9i8 Cover of edition missingprivateno0000patt Cover of edition missingprivateno0000patt_o1h5 Cover of edition missingprivateno0000patt_t8w7
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  • Cover of: Entrer en 4ème, la pire épreuve de ma vie!

    First published in 2014 13 editions in 2 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition saverafe0000patt_l5m2 Cover of edition middleschoolsave0000patt Cover of edition saverafe0000patt Cover of edition isbn_9780316376242
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  • Cover of: Journal d'une toquée

    First published in 2014 13 editions in 2 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition homeroomdiaries0000patt_l9v6 Cover of edition homeroomdiaries0000patt_l5c3 Cover of edition homeroomdiaries0000patt_e8t6 Cover of edition homeroomdiaries0000patt_n9l5 Cover of edition homeroomdiaries0000patt
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  • Cover of: La 11e et dernière heure: roman

    First published in 2012 13 editions in 2 languages — 7 previewable Cover of edition 11thhour0000patt_j2b6 Cover of edition 11thhour0000patt_j8f1 Cover of edition 11thhour0000patt Cover of edition 11thhour0000patt_g6g7 Cover of edition isbn_9780316208086 Cover of edition 11thhour0000patt_t4f8
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  • Cover of: Me parto más

    First published in 2001 11 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition ievenfunnier0000patt Cover of edition ievenfunniermidd0000patt_y2m4 Cover of edition ievenfunniermidd0000patt
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  • Cover of: Retour au collège: le pire endroit du monde!

    First published in 2015 11 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition justmyrottenluck0000patt_q2t1 Cover of edition justmyrottenluck0000patt_l0u7 Cover of edition justmyrottenluck0000patt
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  • Cover of: Treasure Hunters: Secret of the Forbidden City

    First published in 2015 9 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition treasurehunterss0000jame Cover of edition secretofforbidde0000patt_x4o3
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    First published in 2016 9 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition killorbekilled0000patt Cover of edition killorbekilledth0000patt Cover of edition killorbekilledth0000patt_n7n5
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    First published in 2014 8 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition ultimateshowdown0000patt Cover of edition middleschoolulti0000patt Cover of edition middleschoolulti0000patt_o2v1
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  • Cover of: School Survival: Den Letzten beißen die Hunde

    First published in 2016 7 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition dogsbestfriend0000patt_x3f5 Cover of edition dogsbestfriend0000patt
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  • Cover of: Torn apart

    First published in 1998 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition tornapart00
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  • Cover of: SelectEditions: Volume 5 2001

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    First published in 2004 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The day America told the truth: what people really believe about everything that really matters

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  • Cover of: Facciamo un gioco?

    First published in 2016 5 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition letsplaymakebeli0000patt Cover of edition letsplaymakebeli00patt
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  • Cover of: Select editions: Volume 2 2006

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American author

Born 22 March 1947 Newburgh, Orange County
Subjects
Fiction, Protected DAISY, OverDrive, Accessible book, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, New York Times bestseller, Fiction, thrillers, general, Large type books, Fiction, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, Police, Investigation, Murder, Suspense, collectionid:jpsat, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, Crimes against, Juvenile fiction, collectionid:ac, Alex Cross (Fictitious character), Children's fiction, Cross, alex (fictitious character), fiction, Romans, nouvelles, Washington (d.c.), fiction
Places
California, Washington (D.C.), New York (State), New York, San Francisco, New York (N.Y.), San Francisco (Calif.), United States, Chicago (Ill.), Florida, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (Calif.), Australia, Boston, Californie, Chicago, Colorado, East Hampton (N.Y.), England, Europe, Foreign countries, France, Illinois, Lake Geneva (Wis.), London
People
Alex Cross (Fictitious character), Michael Bennett (Fictitious character), Albert Einstein (1879-1955), Cory Friedman, Eric Van Lustbader, Harriet Blue (Fictitious character), Howard Carter (1874-1939), Jeanne Marie Laskas (1958-), Joseph Banks (1743-1820), Kylie MacDonald (Fictitious character), Lee child, Lindsay Boxer (literarna junakinja), Royal family, Toutânkhamon roi d'Égypte, Tutankhamen King of Egypt, Yuki Castellano (literarna junakinja), Zach Jordan (Fictitious character), christopher Rice, États-Unis Federal Bureau of Investigation
Time
20th century, 21e siècle, 1993-2001, 21st century, Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C., Medieval period, 987-1515, Modern Times, New York, Siglo XXI, To 1500

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  • JAMES PATTERSON / ANDREW GROSS
  • Patterson, James, Karp, Marshall
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March 26, 2024 Edited by meot adding place of birth (from inventaire.io), added to other names: James Brendan Patterson, James B. Patterson, links to publisher and kids domain
March 26, 2024 Edited by meot adding isni 0000 0001 223 8331
December 1, 2023 Edited by Robert2126586 Reverted name back to James Patterson. Undid previous editor's change.
November 18, 2023 Edited by s421 Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import