How 200,000 Books Were Given to U.S. Troops

Moving 200,000 books isn’t an easy task, but through the goodwill and team work of several organizations, that’s exactly what happened in an unprecedented donation of James Patterson’s own books to the United States Armed Forces. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]

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