J. Scott Payne began his writing career as a cub reporter for the Kansas Star. After service with the U.S. Army in Korea, Vietnam, and Washington, D.C., he worked as a reporter and editor of several Midwestern newspapers and magazines. Now retired, he lives in a small west Michigan college town with his wife, Jane.

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Elizabeth Payne was born in Nettleton, Mississippi, and grew up to become a history professor and author. Her books include The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, Meet the Pilgrim Fathers, and Meet the North American Indians.

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T. L. Payne is the author of the postapocalyptic EMP survival series, Days of Want. When not researching for the next book, T. L. enjoys hiking the trails of Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest.

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Erica Payne is founder and president of the Patriotic Millionaires, a group of hundreds of high-net-worth Americans committed to making all Americans better off by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation. She is the author of The Practical Progressive! and coauthor of Tax the Rich!

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N. H. Paxton has been writing fantasy, dark fantasy, and urban fantasy since he was twelve years old. He works as a pharmacist, as well as an author. He is the father of two wonderful children, and husband to an incredibly supportive wife.

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Diana L. Paxson is the author of more than a dozen historical novels with strong spiritual themes, including The White Raven and The Serpent's Tooth. She is also the coauthor, with Marion Zimmer Bradley, of Priestess of Avalon and has continued the immensely popular Mists of Avalon series on her own.

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James O. Pawelski, PhD, is Professor of Practice and Director of Education in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where he cofounded the Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program with Martin Seligman.

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Suzann Pileggi Pawleski, MAPP, is a freelance writer and well-being consultant specializing in the science of happiness and its effects on relationships and health. She has a Master of Applied Positive Psychology degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Miriam Pawel is the author of The Crusades of Cesar Chavez, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and California Book Award winner, and The Union of Their Dreams. She is a Pulitzer Prize–winning editor and reporter who spent twenty-five years at Newsday and the Los Angeles Times. She lives in Southern California.

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Laura Pavlov writes sweet and sexy contemporary romance that will make you both laugh and cry. The author of several series, including Willow Springs, Laura resides in Las Vegas, where she is living her own happily ever after. Visit her online at laurapavlov.com.

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Lyudmila Pavlichenko was one of the top scoring snipers of World War II, with 309 recorded kills. She died on October 10th, 1974.

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Katie Pavlich is the news editor for Townhall.com and a contributing editor to Townhall magazine.

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