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James, Jim, Jimmy, or Jamie Davis may refer to: Entertainment J. Gunnis Davis (1873–1937), actor and director, whose directorial work was credited as James Davis Jim Davis (actor) (1909–1981), American actor Jim Davis (cartoonist) (born 1945), creator of the Garfield comic strip Jamie Davis (actor) (born 1981), English actor Jamie Davis (musician) (born 1983), American musician James B. Davis (musician) (1917–2007), American musician James "Thunderbird" Davis (1938–1992), American Texas blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Jimmy Davis (songwriter) (1915–1997), co-writer of the song "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" Jimmy Davis (Memphis singer), singer-songwriter for 1980s rock band Jimmy Davis & Junction James Davis (critic) (1853–1907), pen-name Owen Hall, Irish-born theatre writer and theatre critic James Davis (satirist) (c. 1706–1755), Welsh doctor and satirist James G. Davis, American artist Sports American football James Davis (cornerback) (born 1957), NFL cornerback and safety James Davis (linebacker) (born 1979), NFL linebacker Jim Davis (gridiron football) (born 1981), American football player James Davis (running back) (born 1986), American football halfback Baseball Jumbo Davis (James J. Davis, 1861–1921), American baseball player Jim Davis (pitcher) (1924–1995), baseball pitcher Jim Davis (third baseman) (fl. 1945), American baseball player Other sports James Davis (Surrey cricketer) (fl. 1840s), English cricketer James Davis (Kent cricketer) (died 1870), English cricketer Jim Davis (rugby league) (1887–1934), Australian rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s Jim Davis (basketball player) (1941–2018), American basketball player Jim Davis (basketball coach) (born 1946), American college basketball coach James Davis (sprinter) (born 1976), American sprinter Jimmy Davis (footballer) (1982–2003), Manchester United footballer James Davis (fencer) (born 1991), British fencer James Davis (footballer, born 1995), Equatoguinean footballer Politics James Davis (printer) (1721–1785), first postmaster of North Carolina James Davis (Australian politician) (c. 1811–1859), politician in Alberton, Victoria, Australia James Davis (Iowa politician) (1826–1897), Iowa state senator James H. Davis (congressman) (1853–1940), United States Representative from Texas James J. Davis (1873–1947), United States Senator from Pennsylvania and Secretary of Labor James C. Davis (1895–1981), United States Representative from Georgia Jimmie Davis (1899–2000), musician and Governor of Louisiana Jim Davis (Florida politician) (born 1957), United States Representative from Florida Jim Davis (Indiana politician) (1928–2012), Indiana state representative Jim Davis (North Carolina politician) (born 1947), North Carolina state senator James E. Davis (New York politician) (1962–2003), assassinated New York City politician Jim Davis (Ohio politician) (1935–2011), Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives Religion James J. Davis (bishop) (1852–1926), Roman Catholic bishop James Peter Davis (1904–1988), American Roman Catholic archbishop James Levert Davis, African Methodist Episcopal bishop Law James Z. Davis (1943–2016), judge on the Utah Court of Appeals James Edward Davis (1817–1887), barrister, magistrate and author James E. Davis (Los Angeles police officer) (1889–1949), Los Angeles Chief of Police Business Jim Davis (businessman) (born 1943), Chairman of New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. and founder of Major League Lacrosse James M. Davis (born 1948), former chief financial officer of Stanford Financial Group who pled guilty for his role in a US$7 billion Ponzi scheme Other James Davis (VC) (1835–1893), Scottish Victoria Cross recipient James Davis (escaped convict) (1808–1889), aka "Duramboi", escaped convict who lived with Aborigines James A. Davis (1929–2016), sociologist James B. Davis (general) (born 1935), U.S. Air Force general Jim Limber Davis, mulatto boy who was briefly a ward of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America James Davis (mariner) (1575–c. 1620), English ship captain and author James William Davis, British naturalist James Davis (musical group), musical group signed to Motown Other uses USS James L. Davis (1861) (1861), sailing bark acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War See also Jimmy Davies (disambiguation) James Davies (disambiguation) Jim Davies (disambiguation) Jimmy Davies (disambiguation). Discover the James Davis popular books. Find the top 100 most popular James Davis books.

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  • In Plain Sight synopsis, comments

    In Plain Sight

    Dan Davies

    A major source for the BBC drama The ReckoningWinner of the 2015 Gordon Burn Prize and the 2015 CWA NonFiction DaggerShortlisted for the Orwell Prize and the James Tait Black Prize...

  • The Last Investigation synopsis, comments

    The Last Investigation

    Gaeton Fonzi, Marie Fonzi & Dick Russell

    A shocking exposé looking into the failure of our government to investigate the assassination of a president.Now featuring a foreword from New York Times bestselling author Dick Ru...

  • Knights Of The Cross synopsis, comments

    Knights Of The Cross

    Tom Harper

    Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Lindsey Davis, Steven Pressfield, this breathtaking and captivating novel brings the Crusades to life in all their triumphant and tragic glory.'G...

  • James H. Davis v. Gladys M. Davis synopsis, comments

    James H. Davis v. Gladys M. Davis

    First District Court of Appeals of Indiana

    PlaintiffAppellant James Davis (James) attempts to appeal from an amended judgment in a divorce action adjusting the previously decreed property rights of the parties favorably to ...

  • Impact Statement synopsis, comments

    Impact Statement

    Bob Halloran

    As the biggest criminal trial since the Boston Strangler draws nearer, the public’s fascination with the life and crimes of mob boss Whitey Bulger continues to heat up. Many storie...

  • We Begin at the End synopsis, comments

    We Begin at the End

    Chris Whitaker

    Winner of the Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel from the Crime Writers’ Association (UK)Winner for Best International Crime Fiction from Australian Crime Writers AssociationAn Insta...

  • Siege of Heaven synopsis, comments

    Siege of Heaven

    Tom Harper

    If you love Conn Iggulden, Lindsey Davis and Steven Pressfield, you will love this breathtaking historical adventure, brimming with murder, betrayal, bloodshed and romance, from th...

  • James Z. Davis v. Penny A. Davis synopsis, comments

    James Z. Davis v. Penny A. Davis

    Supreme Court of Vermont

    Defendant Penny A. Davis appeals from a decree of divorce awarding custody of the parties minor child to plaintiff James Z. Davis. James Davis crossappeals, challenging the distric...

  • Aretha Franklin synopsis, comments

    Aretha Franklin

    Mark Bego

    A frank examination of Aretha Franklin, Mark Bego's definitive biography traces her career accomplishments from her beginnings as a twelveyearold member of a church choir in the ea...

  • Behind the Shoulder Pads synopsis, comments

    Behind the Shoulder Pads

    Joan Collins

    USA TODAY BESTSELLER“I’ve had many amazing adventures in my life. Some stories, though, I have only ever shared with my friends.… Until now!”Dame Joan Collins has always believed t...

  • Victim synopsis, comments

    Victim

    Matthew Smith

    Suicide? Or murder? Marilyn Monroe's death in August 1962, apparently a suicide, shocked the world. A Hollywood star, a global icon, why would she have killed herself? Yet the coro...

  • A Diary from Dixie synopsis, comments

    A Diary from Dixie

    Mary Boykin Chesnut

    With centuries of literature, it's inevitable that some will fall through the cracks. We hunt down public domain works and restore them so they're not lost to the world. Who are w...

  • The Secret Chamber synopsis, comments

    The Secret Chamber

    Patrick Woodhead

    People have been disappearing in what the explorer Stanley called the black heart of Africa the impenetrable forests of northern Congo. But when a brilliant young English doctor v...

  • Object Lessons synopsis, comments

    Object Lessons

    The Paris Review

    A New York Magazine Best Book of the YearA Huffington Post Best Book of the Year Twenty contemporary authors introduce twenty sterling examples of the short story from the pages o...

  • Murder in Waiting synopsis, comments

    Murder in Waiting

    Lynn Cahoon

    In the latest Tourist Trap mystery from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Lynn Cahoon, bookshop café owner Jill Gardner contends with a best frie...

  • Aretha Franklin synopsis, comments

    Aretha Franklin

    Mark Bego

    A frank examination of Aretha Franklin, Mark Bego’s definitive biography traces her career accomplishments from her beginnings as a twelveyearold member of a church choir in the ea...

  • John Garrow, Thomas Y. how, Jr., James Seymour, And George Miller, Appellants v. Amos Davis synopsis, comments

    John Garrow, Thomas Y. how, Jr., James Seymour, And George Miller, Appellants v. Amos Davis

    United States Supreme Court

    Complainants' Points. Point I. The complainants, assignees of the contracts of February 17, 1835, for 28,804 acres of pine lands, had an interest in those contracts and lands, whic...

  • American School Shooting The Growing Problem Of Mass Shooting For Homeland Security synopsis, comments

    American School Shooting The Growing Problem Of Mass Shooting For Homeland Security

    vincenzo nappi

    School shootings have significantly impacted many aspects of our lives across the United States.They first became a recognized problem in American society in the 1960s and have sin...

  • The Mosaic Of Shadows synopsis, comments

    The Mosaic Of Shadows

    Tom Harper

    Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Lindsey Davis, Steven Pressfield, this breathtaking and captivating novel brings the Crusades to life in all their triumphant and tragic glory.'G...

  • What Happened to Bernie Sanders synopsis, comments

    What Happened to Bernie Sanders

    Jared H. Beck

    For the first time, the definitive answer to the relative disappearance of Bernie Sanders and his political revolution in our new Trumpocracy.One year into Donald Trump’s presidenc...

  • The Diary of Lady Murasaki synopsis, comments

    The Diary of Lady Murasaki

    Murasaki Shikibu

    The Diary recorded by Lady Murasaki (c. 973c. 1020), author of The Tale of Genji, is an intimate picture of her life as tutor and companion to the young Empress Shoshi. Told in a s...

  • The Islander synopsis, comments

    The Islander

    Chris Blackwell

    In the vein of Sound Man and The Soundtrack of My Life, a lyrical memoir from the founder of one of the greatest music labels of all time, Island Records, about his astonishing lif...

  • The Love Child synopsis, comments

    The Love Child

    Constance Heaven

    Lose yourself in this beautifully written, emotional and enthralling novel from much loved author Constance Heaven. It conjures up the glittering society and changing times of the ...

  • Shoe Dog synopsis, comments

    Shoe Dog

    Phil Knight

    In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously mediashy man behind the sw...

  • Six Degrees of Paris Hilton synopsis, comments

    Six Degrees of Paris Hilton

    Mark Ebner

    In the burgeoning Hollywood club scene, where ecstasy dealers dine alongside celebrities, and illicit money bubbles up from below like the La Brea Tar Pits, a handsome doublemurder...

  • Shoe Dog synopsis, comments

    Shoe Dog

    Phil Knight

    “An eyeopening look into the story of Knight before his multibillion dollar company.” School Library Journal“A great story about how an ambition turned into a business…serves as a ...

  • Two Miserable Presidents synopsis, comments

    Two Miserable Presidents

    Steve Sheinkin

    New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Honor recipient Steve Sheinkin gives young readers the causes and curses that divided America into Union and Confederate nations in Tw...

  • Impact Statement synopsis, comments

    Impact Statement

    Bob Halloran

    No one can deny that mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger and Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi are two of the most brutal killers in American historynot even the two gangsters themselves. B...

  • Coup in Dallas synopsis, comments

    Coup in Dallas

    H. P. Albarelli & Dick Russell

    The CIA, Dallas, and the Hard Details of the JFK AssassinationCoup in Dallas leaves speculation and theory aside to give the hard details of who killed President John F. Kennedy an...

  • Seen and Unseen synopsis, comments

    Seen and Unseen

    Marc Lamont Hill & Todd Brewster

    A riveting exploration of how visual media has shifted the narrative on race and reignited the push towards justice by the author of the “worthy and necessary” (The New York Times)...

  • Near-Death Experiences . . . and Others synopsis, comments

    Near-Death Experiences . . . and Others

    Robert Gottlieb

    A new collection of immersive essays from the most acclaimed editor of the second half of the twentieth centuryThis new collection from the legendary editor Robert Gottlieb feature...

  • The Season synopsis, comments

    The Season

    Charlotte Bingham

    An immensely readable drama of period society that you WILL NOT be able to put down. Authored by the million copy and Sunday Times bestselling author Charlotte Bingham, perfect for...

  • ROAR synopsis, comments

    ROAR

    Bruce Wagner

    A new novel by Hollywood’s "master of satire."The myth of an epic, public lifeits triumphs and tragediesis a particularly American obsession. ROAR is a metafictional exploration of...

  • Bookends synopsis, comments

    Bookends

    Michael Chabon

    A brilliant, idiosyncratic collection of introductions and afterwords (plus some liner notes) by New York Times bestselling and Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon“one of ...

  • Sinatra and Me synopsis, comments

    Sinatra and Me

    Tony Oppedisano & Mary Jane Ross

    This intimate, revealing portrait of Frank Sinatrafrom the man closest to the famous singer during the last decade of his lifefeatures neverbeforeseen photos and new revelations ab...

  • Sentieri di Celluloide n. 4 synopsis, comments

    Sentieri di Celluloide n. 4

    Joe Denti

    Il Cinema, la Storia del Cinema raccontata da un grande esperto fuori dal coro come Joe Denti che unisce la profonda conoscenza della Settima Arte con una capacità divulgativa fuor...

  • Who Pays The Piper synopsis, comments

    Who Pays The Piper

    Mackenzie Smith

    It's 1999. The SAS have been sent to the jungle of Sierra Leone to rescue a group of British soldiers taken hostage by the notorious West Side Boys. Captain Christian McKie leads a...

  • August Wilson synopsis, comments

    August Wilson

    Patti Hartigan

    The first authoritative biography of August Wilson, the most important and successful American playwright of the late 20th century, by a theater critic who knew him.August Wilson w...

  • American Childhood synopsis, comments

    American Childhood

    Todd Brewster

    A remarkable collection of over 200 stunning photographs of childrenfrom the Civil War era to the presentthat captures the everchanging experience of childhood throughout American ...

  • The Basketball 100 synopsis, comments

    The Basketball 100

    The Athletic & Dan Kaufman

    A celebration of basketball by way of the 100 greatest players to ever grace the court in the history of the NBAfrom The Athletic’s foremost basketball writers and analysts the gam...

  • Jimi and Me synopsis, comments

    Jimi and Me

    Jonathan Stathakis & Chris Epting

    A young screenwriter is invited to collaborate with Jimi Hendrix on a film, resulting in the wildest eighteen months of his life and coinciding with the tumultuous final months of ...