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James Patterson
James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. He is largely known for his novels about fictional psychologist Alex Cross, the protagonist of the ''Alex Cross'' series. Patterson also wrote the ''Michael Bennett'', ''Women's Murder Club'', ''Maximum Ride'', ''Daniel X'', and ''Witch and Wizard'' series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction and romance novels. His books have sold more than 300 million copies and he holds the Guinness World Record for being the first person to sell 1 million e-books.〔(First author to sell more than 1 million e-books ):
''On 6 July 2010, the Hachette Book Group announced that James Patterson (USA), creator of the Alex Cross and Women's Murder Club series of novels, was the first author to exceed one million sales in electronic books, moving 1.14 million units of his books for devices like Kindle and the iPad.''〕
In November 2015, Patterson received the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, which cited him as a "passionate campaigner to make books and reading a national priority. A generous supporter of universities, teachers colleges, independent bookstores, school libraries, and college students, Patterson has donated millions of dollars in grants and scholarships with the purpose of encouraging Americans of all ages to read more books." 〔http://www.nationalbook.org/literarian.html#.Vl3Aq7SUD3I〕
==Early life==
Patterson was born on March 22, 1947 in Newburgh, New York, the son of Isabelle (Morris), a homemaker and teacher, and Charles Patterson, an insurance broker.〔http://www.humanities360.com/index.php/james-patterson-biography-37316/〕〔http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wickedlocal-lexington/obituary.aspx?n=isabelle-patterson-morris&pid=138772919〕 He graduated ''summa cum laude'' with a B.A. in English from Manhattan College and ''summa cum laude'' with an M.A. in English from Vanderbilt University.
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