{"product_id":"james-patterson-the-stories-of-my-life","title":"James Patterson The Stories Of My Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The master storyteller of our times''\u003c\/b\u003e Hillary Rodham Clinton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The whole story of his truly astonishing life'' \u003c\/b\u003eBob Woodward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The book was damn near addictive. I loved it'' \u003c\/b\u003eRon Howard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''At times his poignant narrative will bring you to tears'' \u003c\/b\u003ePatricia Cornwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A compelling account of the life events that shaped an extraordinary man'' \u003c\/b\u003eNicholas Sparks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''So much content and inspiration from one of the world''s most successful authors'' \u003c\/b\u003eSir David Jason\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''This is a poignant, funny and inspiring account of a phenomenally successful career from a master storyteller'' \u003c\/b\u003eJake Humphrey\u003cbr\u003e______________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHIS BEST STORIES ARE THE STORIES OF HIS LIFE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e· His father grew up in a New York poorhouse called the ''Pogie''.\u003cbr\u003e· He worked at a psychiatric hospital where he met the singer James Taylor and the poet Robert Lowell. Both were patients.\u003cbr\u003e· He was at Woodstock and was also an usher at the Fillmore East.\u003cbr\u003e· 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''.\u003cbr\u003e· He once watched Norman Mailer and James Baldwin square off to fight.\u003cbr\u003e· He''s played golf with three US presidents and has nine holes-in-one.\u003cbr\u003e· Dolly Parton sang Happy Birthday to him over the phone. She calls him Jimmy James.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames 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.''\u003cbr\u003e______________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Stories of My Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A masterpiece of storytelling! Funny, poignant, brutally honest'' \u003c\/b\u003eAdmiral Willam H. McRaven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Will delight fans, and even non-fans, of America''s storied storyteller'' \u003c\/b\u003eBen Bradlee Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''James Patterson makes his own life as addictively enjoyable as his novels'' \u003c\/b\u003eNadine Dorries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Jim Patterson''s life is a thriller itself . . . This book is a pure joy to read'' \u003c\/b\u003eStephen A. Schwarzman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Always entertaining . . . You will enjoy the read'' \u003c\/b\u003ePhil Knight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''James Patterson''s first rule of storytelling is \"be there\". And that''s the genius of his autobiography'' \u003c\/b\u003eMike Lupica\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Anyone who has ever started a James Patterson thriller knows how damned difficult it is to put down. And the same is true of this vivid, invigorating memoir'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312162283902,"sku":"NW9781529160383","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529160383.jpg?v=1778586797","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/james-patterson-the-stories-of-my-life","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}