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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: Against medical advice: a true story

    First published in 2008 11 editions in 1 language — 7 previewable Cover of edition isbn_9780446505246 Cover of edition isbn_9780316025041 Cover of edition medheadmyknockdo00patt Cover of edition medheadmyknockdo0000patt Cover of edition isbn_9780446546775 Cover of edition againstmedicalad00patt
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    First published in 2015 11 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition robotsgowild0000patt_k7n7 Cover of edition robotsgowild0000patt_w3u4 Cover of edition houseofrobots0000patt_d2o2 Cover of edition robotsgowild0000patt
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    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: Count to Ten: A Private Novel

    First published in 2017 11 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition counttotenprivat0000patt Cover of edition isbn_9781538759622 Cover of edition counttoten0000patt_s6n8
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  • Cover of: Middle School: Just My Rotten Luck

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    First published in 2021 10 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition horsewoman0000davi Cover of edition horsewoman0000jame
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  • Cover of: James Patterson: The Stories of My Life

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  • Cover of: Jailhouse Lawyer

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  • Cover of: Perfect Assassin: A Doc Savage Thriller

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  • Cover of: Home Sweet Murder

    First published in 2018 10 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition homesweetmurder0000patt Cover of edition homesweetmurdert0000patt_x6p7 Cover of edition homesweetmurdert0000patt_f4p5
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  • Cover of: Unbelievably boring Bart

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  • Cover of: Filthy Rich: The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein - the Billionaire's Sex Scandal

    First published in 2016 10 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition filthyrichpowerf0000patt Cover of edition filthyrichjeffre0000patt Cover of edition filthyrichjeffre0000patt_m6k7
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  • Cover of: The River Murders

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  • Cover of: Killer Instinct

    First published in 2019 10 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition killerinstinct0000patt_z4q8 Cover of edition killerinstinct0000patt_k8t3 Cover of edition killerinstinct0000patt Cover of edition killerinstinct0000patt_j7x0 Cover of edition killerinstinct0000patt_d0m0
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American author

Born 22 March 1947 Newburgh, Orange County
Subjects
Fiction, New York Times bestseller, Fiction, thrillers, general, Children's fiction, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, thrillers, Murder, Large type books, collectionid:jpsat, Protected DAISY, Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, OverDrive, Fiction, suspense, Investigation, Police, Accessible book, Juvenile fiction, American literature, Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths, New york (n.y.), fiction, Humorous stories, Cross, alex (fictitious character), fiction, Schools, fiction, Suspense, Detective and mystery stories
Places
New York (State), New York, Washington (D.C.), California, New York (N.Y.), San Francisco, San Francisco (Calif.), United States, Australia, France, Los Angeles, Los Angeles (Calif.), Paris, Paris (France), Sydney (N.S.W.), Chicago (Ill.), England, Florida, Illinois, India, Boston, Boston (Mass.), Californie, Chicago, Colorado
People
Alex Cross (Fictitious character), Michael Bennett (Fictitious character), Kylie MacDonald (Fictitious character), Zach Jordan (Fictitious character), Cory Friedman, Lindsay Boxer (Fictitious character), Aaron Hernandez, Albert Einstein (1879-1955), Daniel X, Eric Van Lustbader, Harriet Blue (Fictitious character), Howard Carter (1874-1939), Jacky Hart, Jamie Grimm (Fictitious character), Jamie grim, Jeanne Marie Laskas (1958-), Jeffrey Epstein, Joseph Banks (1743-1820), Lee child, Lindsay Boxer (literarna junakinja), Royal family, Sydney Hart, Toutânkhamon roi d'Égypte, Tutankhamen King of Egypt, Yuki Castellano (literarna junakinja)
Time
20th century, 21e siècle, 21st century, 1948-, 1980's, 1993-2001, 2012, 2014-, 2016, Eighteenth dynasty, ca. 1570-1320 B.C., Fiction, Medieval period, 987-1515, Meiguo, Modern Times, New York, Siglo XXI, To 1500, current time, the year 200

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  • JAMES PATTERSON / ANDREW GROSS
  • Patterson, James, Karp, Marshall
  • James Patterson,James Patterson

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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