Sherry Shahan is a photojournalist in her regular occupation. Before writing Frozen Stiff, she was on a kayaking trip and experienced, as her protagonists do, the coldness, wideness, and loneliness of the icy landscape. In her leisure time she likes to canoe on the coast of her home state, California.

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Dan C. Shahar is assistant professor of philosophy—research at the University of New Orleans and a member of the Urban Entrepreneurship and Policy Institute. He is the winner of the International Society for Environmental Ethics' 2020 Holmes Rolston III Early Career Essay Prize for Environmental Philosophy.

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Durreen Shahnaz has worked both in high finance on Wall Street and in microfinance in the back streets of rural Bangladesh. She founded a pioneering impact investment firm that brings together investors, development agencies, and entrepreneurs to advance sustainable development and empower millions of women.

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Charol Shakeshaft is a professor in the School of Education, Virginia Commonwealth University. She has been studying sexual misconduct by school employees for over three decades and has served as an expert witness in 250 lawsuits brought against K–12 schools and universities.

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William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist. His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, 2 long narrative poems, and a few other verses.

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Nicholas Shakespeare's books have been translated into twenty languages. They include The Vision of Elena Silves, winner of the Somerset Maugham Award, and The Dancer Upstairs, which was made into a film of the same name by John Malkovich. Shakespeare is married with two sons and lives in Oxford.

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"Shalash" is the Iraqi author of Shalash the Iraqi. He probably lives in Iraq.

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One of Israel's most celebrated novelists, Meir Shalev was born in 1948 on Nahalal, Israel's first moshav. His books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages and his honors include the National Jewish Book Award and Israel's Brenner Prize for A Pigeon and a Boy. He died in 2023.

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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jill Shalvis lives in a small town in the Sierras full of quirky characters. Any resemblance to the quirky characters in her books is, um, mostly coincidental. Look for Jill's award-winning books wherever romances are sold and visit jillshalvis.com for a complete book list.

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David Shambaugh is Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science, & International Affairs and the founding director of the China Policy Program in the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. As an author, he has published more than thirty books and 300 articles.

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Dave Shampine is the author of Remembering New York's North County: Tales from Times Gone By and Colorful Characters of Northern New York: Northern Lights. He has received awards from the New York State Bar Association, New York Newspaper Publishers Association, and New York State Associated Press Association.

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Art Shamsky won a World Series with the 1969 "Miracle" New York Mets. Since his playing days, Shamsky has worked as a radio and television sports broadcaster in the New York area. With Erik Sherman, he is the author of After the Miracle: The Lasting Brotherhood of the '69 Mets.

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