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David has published books of fiction and non-fiction. His latest novel SAN CAFÉ, set in Central America, was published in 2012. SLICK! a novel set in the Middle East with the same protagonist, Bobby Gatling, appeared in 2011.

David also authored the non-fiction work GOD’S OTHERS: NON-ISRAELITES’ ENCOUNTERS WITH GOD (iUniverse, 2010), a project that required a dozen years of research and writing. A retired advertising creative, he also wrote the book—literally—on the business side of freelancing: SOLO SUCCESS: 100 TIPS FOR BECOMING A $100,000-A-YEAR-FREELANCER (Crown Publishers, 1998).

David holds a BA in English Literature from Alfred (New York) University and an MA in English from St. Mary’s (San Antonio) University. He also is a graduate of the U.S. Army’s Infantry Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia. David and his wife, the actor Carolyn Power, live in San Francisco.