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In memory of Arthur C. Clarke
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke
Sometimes I think we’re alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we’re not. In either case the idea is quite staggering.
- Arthur C. Clarke
John Grisham Author
John Ray Grisham (born February 8, 1955) is an American former politician, retired attorney and novelist best known for his works of modern legal drama. As of 2008, his books have sold over 235 million copies worldwide.
Biography and career
John Grisham, the second oldest of five siblings, was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to Southern Baptist parents of modest means. His father worked as a construction worker and a cotton farmer; his mother was a homemaker. After moving frequently, the family settled in 1967 in the town of Southaven in DeSoto County, Mississippi, where Grisham graduated from Southaven High School. He played as a quarterback for the school football team. Unlike the main character in his 2003 novel, Bleachers, he wasn’t an All-American football player. Encouraged by his mother, the young Grisham was an avid reader, and was especially influenced by the work of John Steinbeck whose clarity he admired.
Elizabeth Gilbert
Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert (born July 18,1969) is an American novelist, essayist, short story writer, biographer and memoirist.
Background
Elizabeth Gilbert was born in Connecticut. Along with her only sister, novelist and historian Catherine Gilbert Murdock, Gilbert grew up on a small family Christmas tree farm. She attended New York University and graduated in 1991 [...]
