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John Grisham

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Long before his name became synonymous with the modern legal thriller, he was working 60-70 hours a week at a small Southaven, Mississippi, law practice, squeezing in time before going to the office and during courtroom recesses to work on his hobby--writing his first novel.Born on February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to a construction worker and a homemaker, John Grisham as a child dreamed of being a professional baseball player. Realizing he didn't have the right stuff for a pro career, he shifted gears and majored in accounting at Mississippi State University. After graduating from law school at Ole Miss...

Amanda Jones

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For twenty years Amanda has been photographing dogs exclusively for private and commercial clients across the United States. Her style is simple and elegant, highlighting each subject's expressive features. Whether it's a two hundred pound Bull Mastiff or a two pound Chihuahua, Amanda always gets the shot.

Amanda runs her studio with her husband and business partner, Chris. For the past ten years they've assembled teams in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles to create packaging and print advertising campaigns for some of the world's most recognized pet brands: Pedigree, GoodLife Recipe,...