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William H. Patterson Jr.

Died

April 21, 2014

Website

http://www.whpattersonjr.com/

Influences

Robert A. Heinlein

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William Patterson lived in San Francisco, California. He published numerous articles and two books on the works of Robert A. Heinlein, and he was a frequent public speaker on Heinlein and his works.

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Average rating: 4.13 · 782 ratings · 132 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Have Space Suit—Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein, William H. Patterson Jr. (Introduction) 3.93 avg rating — 31,218 ratings — published 1958 — 99 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rolling Stones by Robert A. Heinlein, Robert James (Introduction), William H. Patterson Jr. (Introduction) 3.89 avg rating — 7,764 ratings — published 1952 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century: Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve 4.14 avg rating — 446 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Take Back Your Government by Robert A. Heinlein, William H. Patterson Jr. (Introduction) 3.66 avg rating — 408 ratings — published 1992 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century Volume 2: The Man Who Learned Better 4.11 avg rating — 254 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Martian named Smith: Critical perspectives on Robert A. Heinlein's Stranger in a strange land by William H. Patterson Jr., Andrew Thornton 4.15 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters from a Hard-Boiled Teacher to His Half-Baked Son by William H. Patterson Jr., George Frederick Miller it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Liberty, Commerce, and Literature (Cato Unbound Book 7022012) by William H. Patterson Jr., Sarah E. Skwire, Amy H. Sturgis (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters to Principal Patterson 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century (2 books)
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“Nineteen-year-old Ray Bradbury was rambunctious and so energetic that it made Leslyn tired to be in the same room with him; it was too much like having to manage a large and unruly puppy”
― William H. Patterson Jr., Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century: Volume 1 (1907-1948): Learning Curve

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“I suggest that it never helps anyone to tell a mother that her baby is ugly.”
― William H. Patterson Jr., Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century: The Man Who Learned Better, 1948–1988

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“Treat people magnanimously if you can,” he said, “It’ll make you feel better. Expect nothing and you won’t be disappointed. Do the decent thing if you can, but for its own sake.”
― William H. Patterson Jr., Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century: The Man Who Learned Better, 1948–1988

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