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Ben Gross

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Bethlehem, PA, The United States

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Ben Gross of Park City, Utah is a fifteen-time Boston Marathoner who hikes, runs or skis every day of the year, mostly with his three dogs and sometimes with his reluctant teenagers. Long time ago he went to football games at Penn State and emerged with a degree in Political Science. After stints in retail and teaching, he went to law school in one of the few states where year-round outdoor pools are a thing. Leaving the University of Florida with a juris doctor and designated as Order of the Coif, Ben took and passed a few bar exams, worked in a few law firms, and ended up back in retail. His current day job is general counsel, chief people officer and fit model for a US outdoor retailer. Fun facts: Ben was briefly mayor of a small town in ...more

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I now understand why 'literary' fiction has a small and declining audience. Upon reaching page 190 of this slim novel, I exhaled in relief. Yes, the writing would achieve top marks in top graduate programs (though, that's really the problem too, isn' ...more
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