title: True Facts, Tall Tales, and Pure Fiction (Southwestern Writers Collection Series)
author:  Larry L. King 
description: For years now I've considered Larry L. King one of the finest and most versatile of our American writers. . . . Even at his most cutting, his writing would be characterized by a commitment to authentic American valuesalmost to an older and vanished America whose expressed ideals of democratic justice and humility touched somehow the unsophisticated young men in its provinces and shaped them into maturity. (Willie Morris )
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  Praise for Different Seasons
  
  
  “Riveting, irresistible . . . a zestful delight to read . . . his best so
  far!”
  
  
  —Los Angeles Herald Examiner
  
  
  “Fast-paced page turners . . . an unqualified success!”
  
  
  —People
  
  
  “Clever and triumphant . . . Stephen King remains a master!”
  
  
  —The New York Times
  
  
  “Cause for rejoicing!”
  
  
  —The Washington Post Book World
  
  
  “Hold on to your hats! Stephen King is back with a major book!”
  
  
  —The Richmond News Leader
  
  
  “To find the secret of his success, you have to compare King to Twain,
  Poe—with a generous dash of Philip Roth and Will Rogers thrown in for popular
  measure. King’s stories tap the roots of myth buried in all our minds.”
  
  
  —Los Angeles Times
  
  
  “Engrossing!”
  
  
  —The Philadelphia Inquirer
  
  
  “Hypnotic!”
  
  
  —The New York Times Book Review
  
  
  “Enough. Buy Different Seasons. I promise you’ll enjoy it. . . . He creates
  people who are so alive, you can almost sense them.”
  
  
  —Minneapolis Star-Tribune
  
  
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