Cecil (Cec) Murphey is an award-winning author or co-author of 85 books. Cec, who resides in the Atlanta area, is a three-time winner of the Author of the Year Award by the Dixie Council of authors and Journalists. He is also a winner of the Golden Medallion Award. One of Murphey's best-selling books, Gifted Hands, which he co-wrote with Dr. Ben Carson, has sold more than a million copies. The companion volume, Think Big, has sold more than 700,000.