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David Ball


Born
in Denver, Colorado, The United States
September 12, 1949

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Genre
Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction


David Ball has been to 60 countries on six continents. He has lived and worked in various parts of Africa. In the course of researching his novel Empires of Sand, he crossed the Sahara desert four times, and got lost there only once. Research trips for other novels have taken him to China, Istanbul, Algeria, and Malta - a little island where so far he hasn't gotten lost at all.

A former pilot, sarcophagus maker, and businessman, David has driven a taxi in New York City and built a road in West Africa. He installed telecommunications equipment in Cameroun and explored the Andes in a Volkswagen bus. He has renovated old Victorian houses in Denver and pumped gasoline in the Grand Tetons.

He has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia Unive ...more

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Average rating: 3.96 · 23,784 ratings · 2,533 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors
Backwards and Forwards: A T...
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Ironfire
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Empires of Sand
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China Run
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George Orwell's Animal Farm
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The Experience of prison: A...
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Ground Hog Dinner
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