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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: Maximum Ride: the final warning

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  • Cover of: Judge and Jury

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  • Cover of: Run For Your Life

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  • Cover of: Witch & Wizard

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  • Cover of: Sail

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  • Cover of: Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

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  • Cover of: The 6th Target

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  • Cover of: You've Been Warned

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  • Cover of: Alex Cross

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  • Cover of: Kill Alex Cross

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  • Cover of: 7th Heaven

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  • Cover of: 8th Confession

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  • Cover of: Worst Case

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  • Cover of: First Love

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  • Cover of: Cross Country

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  • Cover of: Burn

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  • Cover of: Sundays at Tiffany's

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  • Cover of: The postcard killers

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  • Cover of: Middle School Get Me Out of Here

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  • Cover of: Cross Fire

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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, Detective and mystery stories, Schools, fiction, Suspense

Places

New York (State), Washington (D.C.), New York, 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, London (England), Boston, Boston (Mass.), Californie, Chicago

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 Brendan Patterson
  • James B. Patterson
  • JAMES PATTERSON
  • James PATTERSON
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  • James. Patterson
  • James Patterson (editor)
  • James Patterson (Editor)
  • JAMES. PATTERSON
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  • Patterson James
  • Patterson, James 1947-
  • Patterson, James, 1947-
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  • PATTERSON JAMES (author)
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  • PATTERSON, JAMES
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  • James Patterson Ned Rust
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  • James (and Michael Ledwidge) Patterson
  • James (with Michael Ledwidge) Patterson
  • Patterson, James, Grabenstein, Chris
  • Patterson, James; De Jonge, Peter
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  • Patterson, James, Gross, Andrew
  • Patterson, James; Ledwidge, Michael
  • Ned Rust James Patterson
  • Patterson, James; Paetro, Maxine
  • Patterson, James, Rust, Ned
  • 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