Raised in a family that forbade television, reading was the only escape. Ben King has read a zillion books, but he was most influenced by Mark Twain, O. Henry, Barbara W. Tuchman, and Larry McMurtry. An English major in college, adventure stole the degree. A chronic scholar, Ben King has studied closely the why's and how's of this human experience. Hard living was the greatest influence. A rough and tumble life that began on the Cumberland Mountain of Tennessee supplied the grit to tell the truth on paper. Think About It, King's short story book, is still selling well, but more...
