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Nelson Cover

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Baltimore, MD, The United States

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https://www.allmortalgreatness.com

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Nelson Cover graduated from Johns Hopkins with a BA in English and San Francisco State University with a Masters in English with a concentration in Creative Writing.

He formerly worked as the Associate, and then Director of Annual Giving at The Johns Hopkins Institutions, Director of Development and Executive Director of the Cancer Research Foundation at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine, Director of Development at the Washington National Cathedral, and Director of Development at The American Enterprise Institute. He then founded The Sheridan Group, where he served as president for thirty years, a full-service, fundraising consulting firm. He retired in 2013 and is now a full-time author.

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Average rating: 4.29 · 113 ratings · 72 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	From the Midst of Wickedness 3.94 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Mortal Greatness 4.83 avg rating — 24 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Matter of Circumstance (Sessions University, #2) 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Danced by the Light of the Moon 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Truth, Lies, and Deceit: Stories 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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All Mortal Greatness - A Winner

I'm pleased to report that the Firebird Book Awards has named All Mortal Greatness as a winner in its Crime Fiction Genre.

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