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Articles by Don Bentley

Don Bentley: On Being Picked to Write a Book in a Famous Series Thriller author Don Bentley discusses how he was selected to write Target Acquired, the latest Tom Clancy novel. Author: Without Sanction, The Outside Man, and two forthcoming titles, as well as Target Acquired, a Tom Clancy Jack Ryan, Jr. novel. Bentley spent a decade as an Army Apache helicopter pilot during which time he deployed to Afghanistan as an Air Cavalry Troop Commander. Following his time in the military, Bentley worke...

By Valerie Turner Let’s be honest—role models for contemporary women playing blues guitar are few and far between. This isn’t because they’re not out there; it’s simply because they aren’t well recognized. I can’t tell you how many times as a performer I’ve shown up for a soundcheck, guitar in hand, only to be asked if I was a roadie or a fan. The assumption is never that I might be there to play an instrument, let alone a guitar. But this is nothing new—early blues women that...

A soldier's tale that doesn't run with cliched plot lines and stereotypes. Its follow-up is due in March.