John Grisham

John Grisham

出生 : 1955-02-08, Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Ray Grisham, Jr. (born February 8, 1955)  is an American author, best known for his popular legal thrillers. John Grisham graduated from Mississippi State University before attending the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1981 and practiced criminal law for about a decade. He also served in the House of Representatives in Mississippi from January 1984 to September 1990.  Beginning writing in 1984, he had his first novel A Time To Kill published in June 1989. As of 2008, his books had sold over 250 million copies worldwide. A Galaxy British Book Awards winner, Grisham is one of only three authors to sell two million copies on a first printing, the others being Tom Clancy and J. K. Rowling. Grisham's first best seller was The Firm. Released in 1991, it sold more than seven million copies. The book was adapted as a feature film. In addition, seven more of his novels: The Chamber, The Client, A Painted House, The Pelican Brief, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, and A Time to Kill, were adapted as movies. His books have been translated into 29 languages and published worldwide.  His other best-selling books include The Testament, The Summons and The Broker. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Grisham , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Soul of America
The Soul of America
Self
Writer, journalist, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and presidential biographer John Meacham offers his timely and invaluable insights into the country’s current political and historical moment by examining its past. Based on his 2018 bestseller of the same name.
Hot Coffee
Hot Coffee
Himself
Most people think they know the "McDonald's coffee case," but what they don't know is that corporations have spent millions distorting the case to promote tort reform. HOT COFFEE reveals how big business, aided by the media, brewed a dangerous concoction of manipulation and lies to protect corporate interests. By following four people whose lives were devastated by the attacks on our courts, the film challenges the assumptions Americans hold about "jackpot justice."
クランク家のちょっと素敵なクリスマス
クランク家のちょっと素敵なクリスマス
Novel
今年は恒例のクリスマスパーティーをしないと決めたクランク夫妻。ツリーもなし、飾りつけもなしと決め込んだ2人に、近所の風当たりは強くなっていき...。
Mickey
Mickey
Writer
Best-selling author John Grisham deviates from his usual literary thrillers with this winning film that stars Harry Connick Jr. as Tripp Spence, a widower who goes on the run from the IRS with his 12-year-old baseball-phenomenon son, Derrick (Shawn Salinas). They assume new identities and flee to Las Vegas, where Derrick, now known as Mickey, joins a team that makes it to the Little League World Series. But will fame give away his true identity?
Mickey
Mickey
Producer
Best-selling author John Grisham deviates from his usual literary thrillers with this winning film that stars Harry Connick Jr. as Tripp Spence, a widower who goes on the run from the IRS with his 12-year-old baseball-phenomenon son, Derrick (Shawn Salinas). They assume new identities and flee to Las Vegas, where Derrick, now known as Mickey, joins a team that makes it to the Little League World Series. But will fame give away his true identity?
A Painted House
A Painted House
Novel
A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanwhile, the boy dreams of living in better conditions. However, with this particularly tough farming season, the boy learns that his challenges guide him in discovering who he really is.
ニューオーリンズ・トライアル
ニューオーリンズ・トライアル
Novel
A juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer.
The Street Lawyer
The Street Lawyer
Writer
An attorney leaves his high-priced firm to work for the less fortunate.
The Gingerbread Man
The Gingerbread Man
Writer
Savannah lawyer Rick Magruder is at a party celebrating his courtroom victory defending a cop killer when a member of the catering staff, Mallory Doss, discovers her car has been stolen. Having had a few drinks, Magruder offers to give her a lift home, a decision that turns into a one night stand. Rick soon learns that her nut-case father, Dixon, seems to have begun threatening her again. Rick puts the force of his law firm behind Mallory, who he barely knows, has Dixon picked up by the police, and subpoenas the girl's belligerent ex-husband, Pete, to testify against the old man. Dixon is put away in an asylum. However, he soon escapes, putting the lives of everyone who conspired against him in jeopardy.
レインメーカー
レインメーカー
Novel
理想に燃える若き法学部卒業生ルーディ。しかし現実は彼が抱いていた理想とはかけ離れていた。大手保険会社から支払いを拒否された貧しい家族や、社会的に弱い立場の依頼人が溢れる中、やがて彼は世の正義に疑問を持ち始める。
The Chamber
The Chamber
Novel
Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather, Sam Cayhall, a former Ku Klux Klan member he has never met.
評決のとき
評決のとき
Novel
2人の白人青年に暴行を受けた黒人　少女の父親カールは自ら犯人を射殺する。陪審員全員が白人という圧倒的にカールに不利な状況の中、彼を助けるべく若き弁護士が立ち上がる。J．グリシャム原作の映画化。
評決のとき
評決のとき
Producer
2人の白人青年に暴行を受けた黒人　少女の父親カールは自ら犯人を射殺する。陪審員全員が白人という圧倒的にカールに不利な状況の中、彼を助けるべく若き弁護士が立ち上がる。J．グリシャム原作の映画化。
依頼人
依頼人
Novel
上院議員殺しの真相を知る弁護士が自殺した。検事局は、目撃者の11歳の少年マークの口を割ろうと執拗な接触を図る。頼る者のないマークは、わずか1ドルで女弁護士を雇うが……。
ペリカン文書
ペリカン文書
Novel
検察官を目指し法科に通うダービーは、世間を騒がす最高裁連続殺人に関する自分なりの説をまとめ文書を作った。それがいつの間に国家の上層部の黒幕の目に触れ、“ペリカン文書”と名付けられ、彼女は命を狙われる。恋人でもあった恩師は殺された。孤立無援の彼女を助ける者は新聞記者のD・ワシントンの他にいない……。ジョン・グリシャムのベストセラーをジュリア・ロバーツ主演で映画化したサスペンス・スリラー。
ザ・ファーム 法律事務所
ザ・ファーム 法律事務所
Novel
ハーヴァード・ロースクール卒業の苦学生ミッチ・マクディーアは、テネシー州メンフィスの税務方面を得意とする法律事務所から初年俸8万ドル+ボーナスの給料や、手厚い福利厚生などの破格の条件を提示され、大喜びで就職する。
Calico Joe
Calico Joe
Novel
The moving story about fathers and sons, forgiveness and redemption, set in the world of Major League Baseball.