Heroes Among Us | Hachette Book Group

If You Can Read This, Thank a Teacher

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Recipient of the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, the National Humanities Medal, and the 2025 WHYY Lifelong Learning Award, James Patterson is the author of the #1 bestselling Heroes Among Us nonfiction series. Teachers are the heroes we too… Read More
Walk the Blue Line

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Walk in My Combat Boots: true-life stories from the men and women who protect and serve our homes, families and communities.Protect These men and women are our eyes. Our ears. Our… Read More
The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians

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This “celebration of the world of books” (Kirkus) from New York Times bestselling author James Patterson explores the inner lives of the people who kindle our passion for reading.“When the pandemic started, Patterson launched a movement, #SaveIndieBookstores [and] pledged half a… Read More
American Heroes

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Instant #1 National Bestseller!“A monumental contribution to comprehending the motivation and distinguished service of American warriors. American Heroes is a book that every citizen should read.” — Association of the United States ArmyFrom the authors of Walk in My Combat Boots, “American Heroes is a gripping collection of… Read More
Walk in My Combat Boots

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Discover “the stories America needs to hear” (Admiral William H. McRaven, US Navy (Ret.)) with these moving and powerful recollections of war, told by the men and women who lived them.Walk in my Combat Boots is a powerful collection crafted from hundreds… Read More
E.R. Nurses

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They save our lives every day, and we’ve never heard their stories. The life-or-death intensity of working on the front lines, from America’s greatest unsung heroes. “The compassion, the work ethic, and the selflessness of nurses … are given… Read More

James Patterson

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James Patterson is the world’s bestselling author, best known for his many enduring fictional characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Maximum Ride, Middle School, I Funny, and Jacky Ha-Ha. Patterson’s writing career is characterized by a single mission: to prove to everyone, from children to adults, that there is no such thing as a person who “doesn’t like to read,” only people who haven’t found the right book. He’s given over a million books to schoolkids and over forty million dollars to support education, and endowed over five thousand college scholarships for teachers. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.

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by James Patterson, With Shan Serafin

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If You Can Read This, Thank a Teacher

Walk the Blue Line

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians

American Heroes

Walk in My Combat Boots

E.R. Nurses

James Patterson

About the Author

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