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After he penned several stories in the 1980s, his family staged an intervention with the hopes that King would get clean, which he did and has been ever since. He has been very vocal about how these substances impacted him, as well as his family. In fact, the author doesn't even remember writing Cujo due to his use of drugs and alcohol at the time. ![]() King's stories are rarely as simple as they appear. The story seems fairly simple: a dog gets infested with rabies, goes on a killing spree, and traps a mother and her child in a car as they await their demise. ![]() ![]() ![]() It will resurrect your faith in all of us to read this book." - Newsweek "Open Studs Terkel's book to almost any page and rich memories spill out. " Hard Times doesn't 'render' the time of the depression-it is that time, its lingo, mood, its tragic and hilarious stories." -Arthur Miller "Wonderful! The American memory, the American way, the American voice. 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