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Pitching An Agent: Nonfiction Books That 'Change Lives'

From legal counsel to lit guru, this agency's founder runs a media-minded operation

By M. David Hornbuckle – June 30, 2009
Name of agent/agency: Gail Ross Literary Agency
Number of agents: Two: Gail Ross and Howard Yoon
Number of clients: The agency sells 25-30 major projects per year.
Notable clients: Francis Collins, former head of the Human Genome Project and author of the bestselling Language of God; Pulitzer Prize winners Kai Bird, Marty Sherwin and Dana Priest;...
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