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Book James Patterson'd would like to give
- The Blind Side: Evolution Of A Game By Michael Lewis
"Book I’d like to give: “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game” by Michael Lewis. I generally don’t read books about sports, but I loved his other book on sports, “Moneyball,” and “The Blind Side” is even better. Lewis explains how things work and don’t work — in this case, in football — better than anybody else. It’s a great gift for sports fans who like to read."
Source:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com
James Patterson's favorite books:
- One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
(literature and fiction, classics)
"I think the main reason I've worked so hard to get my ten year old Jack hooked on books -- is that I wasn't hooked until I was a freshman in college. Ever since, reading has been one of the greatest joys of my life. Catcher in the Rye made a big impression on me in high school, but the book that got me hooked was 100 Years of Solitude when I was 19. Jack says that my Max series got him hooked. Makes me proud!
What was the book that most influenced your life?
A Hundred Years of Solitude is probably the novel that most influenced me as a young writer -- simply because as I read it, I realized that I could never do anything half as good. So why not try mysteries? Gabriel García Márquez's magical mystery tour begins with one of the most engaging lines in fiction: "Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice." What follows is an exhilarating recounting of a century in the imaginary Colombian town of Macondo -- the comedies and tragedies, joy and suffering, sublime and ridiculous. An entire town, for example, is affected with insomnia at one point in the novel. A woman literally rises to heaven while drying her laundry. And eventually, the firing squad, fires. Some have called this the great American novel – only it was written by a South American. " - The Catcher in the Rye
(literature and fiction, classics)
"..Catcher in the Rye made a big impression on me in high school.." - The Day of the Jackal
(literature and fiction, mystery and thrillers)
"What book, writer or other person had the biggest impact on your life?
There have been a bunch. From teachers, to books like Day of the Jackal and Ulysses . . . one thing I think you’ll find as a dedicated reader is that life becomes a very rewarding place—so rewarding, it’s hard to identify the all the sources." - Ulysses by James Joyce
(literature and fiction, classics)
"What book, writer or other person had the biggest impact on your life?
There have been a bunch. From teachers, to books like Day of the Jackal and Ulysses . . . one thing I think you’ll find as a dedicated reader is that life becomes a very rewarding place—so rewarding, it’s hard to identify the all the sources." - Treasure Island
(literature and fiction, classics)
"What was your favourite book as a kid?
"Maybe Treasure Island. But, truth be told, I didn’t really come to love books till I was no longer a kid. Hence a lot of my dedication to seeing that this doesn’t happen to other kids. I feel like I lost a lot of important years there."
Source:
http://www2.firstbook.org
http://www.dads-space.com
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
Why should you listen to him?
After initially being turned down by twenty-six publishers, Patterson's first novel, The Thomas Berryman Number (1976), was published and went on to win the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery Novel. However, it was not until the success of Along Came A Spider (1992) that the former chairman of advertising company J. W. Thompson left to take up writing full time.
As of 2006 it is estimated that he has sold about 130 million books worldwide. In North America alone he sold 12 million copies in 2006. In 2005 he had five consecutive #1 New York Times bestselling hardcovers and is the first author to simultaneously hold the #1 spot on both the New York Times adult and children's bestseller lists.
A prolific author, he has written 14 books in his Alex Cross series (including Cross Country, 2008), seven books in the Women's Murder Club series (including 7th Heaven, 2008), four in the Maximum Ride series (including Final Warning, 2008), plus over 20 stand along novels. Increasingly he writes with coauthors, most notably Maxine Paetro and Andrew Gross.
He also founded the James Patterson PageTurner Awards and, as of 2007, has personally given away over $600,000 to reward "people, companies, schools, and other institutions who find original and effective ways to spread the excitement of books and reading."
He lives in Palm Beach, Florida with his wife, Susan, and son, Jack.
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