James Patterson

So there were two clocks saying, well, yeah, this would be cool. And he hadn't laid out at all, like what was going to happen at a volcano or the other thing. But I love the idea of finishing because it was a good story and I wanted to know what the hell was going to happen at the end. But also, I hadn't really written anything with a lot of science in it.

So suddenly, I had to put a lot of science in the book. And so I got a researcher. It teaches at the University of Anchorage, Alaska. Elizabeth from Alaska. So she became my researcher. And we would go back and forth. And I'd say, here's what I'm thinking. And she'd go, I don't think that could ever happen. And then the next day, she'd call up and go, I can make that work. Yeah, it was.

So suddenly, I had to put a lot of science in the book. And so I got a researcher. It teaches at the University of Anchorage, Alaska. Elizabeth from Alaska. So she became my researcher. And we would go back and forth. And I'd say, here's what I'm thinking. And she'd go, I don't think that could ever happen. And then the next day, she'd call up and go, I can make that work. Yeah, it was.

So suddenly, I had to put a lot of science in the book. And so I got a researcher. It teaches at the University of Anchorage, Alaska. Elizabeth from Alaska. So she became my researcher. And we would go back and forth. And I'd say, here's what I'm thinking. And she'd go, I don't think that could ever happen. And then the next day, she'd call up and go, I can make that work. Yeah, it was.

Legacy was the biggest thing to me. And Sherry, his widow, was pregnant with her son when he died, so he never met his son. So that was a big thing also with the son, that he would take some pride in the book, which his father had started and never finished. So that was the big part. And the thing that I'm proudest of in the book is I defy anybody to figure out where Michael stopped and I started.

Legacy was the biggest thing to me. And Sherry, his widow, was pregnant with her son when he died, so he never met his son. So that was a big thing also with the son, that he would take some pride in the book, which his father had started and never finished. So that was the big part. And the thing that I'm proudest of in the book is I defy anybody to figure out where Michael stopped and I started.

Legacy was the biggest thing to me. And Sherry, his widow, was pregnant with her son when he died, so he never met his son. So that was a big thing also with the son, that he would take some pride in the book, which his father had started and never finished. So that was the big part. And the thing that I'm proudest of in the book is I defy anybody to figure out where Michael stopped and I started.

And I think that's pretty cool, the fact that I think it's pretty seamless. That's cool. I'm happy.

And I think that's pretty cool, the fact that I think it's pretty seamless. That's cool. I'm happy.

And I think that's pretty cool, the fact that I think it's pretty seamless. That's cool. I'm happy.

But also, we need heroes. And one of the things about the military, and it's very true in this book, in American Heroes, but also Walking My Combat Boots, the military is about we, not me. And one of the things I think we need to get back to a bit more is we. Whatever your party is, whatever the deal is, it just has to be more we rather than just me.

But also, we need heroes. And one of the things about the military, and it's very true in this book, in American Heroes, but also Walking My Combat Boots, the military is about we, not me. And one of the things I think we need to get back to a bit more is we. Whatever your party is, whatever the deal is, it just has to be more we rather than just me.

But also, we need heroes. And one of the things about the military, and it's very true in this book, in American Heroes, but also Walking My Combat Boots, the military is about we, not me. And one of the things I think we need to get back to a bit more is we. Whatever your party is, whatever the deal is, it just has to be more we rather than just me.

And as I said, it's very readable, American Heroes. You can do a lot of things in life that are just small, heroic things to do.

And as I said, it's very readable, American Heroes. You can do a lot of things in life that are just small, heroic things to do.

And as I said, it's very readable, American Heroes. You can do a lot of things in life that are just small, heroic things to do.

Well, and a lot of people, they look out there and go, well, everybody's doing it.

Well, and a lot of people, they look out there and go, well, everybody's doing it.

Well, and a lot of people, they look out there and go, well, everybody's doing it.

Fun fact, he actually wrote the Toys R Us jingle when we were kids. Remember, I don't want to grow up. I'm a Toys R Us kid. Remember that thing? He sold 400 million books.