'The master storyteller of our times' Hillary Rodham Clinton 'The whole story of his truly
astonishing life' Bob Woodward 'The book was damn near addictive. I loved it' Ron Howard 'At
times his poignant narrative will bring you to tears' Patricia Cornwell 'A compelling account
of the life events that shaped an extraordinary man' Nicholas Sparks 'So much content and
inspiration from one of the world's most successful authors' Sir David Jason 'This is a
poignant funny and inspiring account of a phenomenally successful career from a master
storyteller' Jake Humphrey ______________________________ HIS BEST STORIES ARE THE STORIES OF
HIS LIFE · His father grew up in a New York poorhouse called the 'Pogie'. · He worked at a
psychiatric hospital where he met the singer James Taylor and the poet Robert Lowell. Both were
patients. · He was at Woodstock and was also an usher at the Fillmore East. · 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'. · He once watched Norman Mailer and James Baldwin square off
to fight. · He's played golf with three US presidents and has nine holes-in-one. · Dolly Parton
sang Happy Birthday to him over the phone. She calls him Jimmy James. 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.' ______________________________ More praise for The Stories of My Life 'A masterpiece of
storytelling! Funny poignant brutally honest' Admiral Willam H. McRaven 'Will delight fans
and even non-fans of America's storied storyteller' Ben Bradlee Jr. 'James Patterson makes his
own life as addictively enjoyable as his novels' Nadine Dorries 'Jim Patterson's life is a
thriller itself . . . This book is a pure joy to read' Stephen A. Schwarzman 'Always
entertaining . . . You will enjoy the read' Phil Knight 'James Patterson's first rule of
storytelling is be there. And that's the genius of his autobiography' Mike Lupica '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' Daily Mail
