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...Such looming legal troubles, along with the fact that Hurricane Katrina decimated his district and scattered his traditional base of supporters, would be enough to sink most politicians. But "Dollar Bill," as his detractors dubbed him years ago, is a fierce campaigner and formidable power broker who has muscled his way out of tight spots before. "There's a question mark on this one right up to the end," said Louisiana political consultant Elliott Stonecipher, of the District 2 race. Jefferson's "historic ability to turn out black votes that others couldn't find or turn...
...assayed a fictionalized memoir about his childhood (A Painted House). Since then, he has written an inspirational holiday novel (Skipping Christmas), a football novel (Bleachers) and a spy thriller (The Broker). He even wrote and produced a movie, the Little League-- themed Mickey (sharp-eyed viewers will spot Grisham as the league commissioner). Now the writer who defines American escapism has strayed even further from the Theme. He has written his first book of nonfiction--a gritty, harrowing true-crime story, The Innocent Man (Doubleday; 360 pages...
...York Times if I'm in a hurry." Williamson's story hit him like a thunderbolt. Grisham writes on a strict and orderly schedule: he likes to start a book every August and finish it by Thanksgiving. Williamson died in December 2004, when Grisham had just finished The Broker, and he didn't want another book to write. But there was something about Williamson's life that he couldn't get away from. "It was a natural," he says. "He and I are about the same age and grew up at the same time, in the same part...
...back to fiction, but don't be surprised if you see a more ambitious Grisham novel on those airport bookstore racks. "Everything I'm thinking about writing now is about politics or social issues wrapped around a novel," he says. "It's fun to write a book like The Broker, which has no redeeming social value. But I'd much rather tackle a social issue." In that respect John Grisham--like Ron Williamson--has never stopped dreaming of the big leagues...
...Sweden, and is currently the president of the National Iranian-American Council. In the course of research for his forthcoming book Treacherous Triangle - The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States, Parsi interviewed more than 130 leading U.S., Israeli and Iranian officials. With European efforts to broker a compromise with Iran apparently faltering, TIME.com's Tony Karon asked Dr. Parsi to parse the prospects for a diplomatic solution...