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James Patterson is a novelist with over 200+ novels and holds the record for the most #1 New York Times bestsellers, so it can be difficult for people who are wanting to read his books for the first time to decide which ones are the best ones, to begin with. And that's not even mentioning the fact that he has over 114 books that have made it onto the New York Times Bestseller's list in total. That's why we've decided to research his entire bibliography, so we can pull out the true gems that we think our readers are...

Dogs are mankind's best friends, but no one wants to put up with a canine who ends up eating the sofa or using the kitchen floor as his or her personal bathroom. That's why responsible pet owners do everything in their power to make sure that their canine companions are well trained. And one way to do that is to make sure that you have the best dog training books at your disposal. We know because we've organized a collection of some of the best books on the subject below. Now no one has to put up with an...

Every fan of horror knows that eventually there's going to be a zombie apocalypse. Regardless of whether corpses rise from their tombs or some flu-like plague turns ordinary people into flesh gobbling ghouls, there's going to come a day when society crumbles and the world of the living succumbs to the whims of the dead. Of course, for those who want to be prepared for it either practically or psychologically, the following books offer a glimpse into this fictitious fate of mankind. Below are the best zombie books in this horror genre—books that are sure to have the readers...

Set in detailed and fantastic worlds, high fantasy is a genre that captures the imagination and whisks readers to realms beyond their own. This genre usually features a protagonist who has to battle the forces conspiring against them and is usually centered by the theme of good versus evil. This makes it quite different from low fantasy or sword & sorcery fantasy. These stories also usually have the main character fighting against overwhelming odds that they have to overcome to succeed. This feature, coupled with imaginative world-building, makes these books great page-turners that the reader won't be able to put...

The western is a fiction genre that's primarily set after the Civil War, towards the end of the 19th century, although there are a few stories that occur before the war. These stories contain ranchers and Pinkertons, cowboys and Native Americans, and gunslingers, outlaws, and bounty hunters in various amounts. This is a genre that usually portrays the end of what is considered the “idealized American frontier” or man against nature. The stories that fall under this genre often have a mythic nature to them—although many of the revisionist westerns do try to peel away that veneer. Either way,...

Unfortunately, war is an activity that humans have engaged in for tens of thousands of years. It's an inextricable part of humanity that isn't going to end anytime soon—if it ever ends at all. Although the war has brought untold sorrow and destruction to millions of people throughout history, it's also something that's been the backdrop for countless stories of heroism and valor—both in fiction and in historical accounts. We should know because we've reviewed some of the best war books available, and have some of the ones that everyone should have in their library. These are stories that...