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Steve Fiffer
Born (1950-07-10) July 10, 1950 (age 73)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Alma materYale
OccupationAuthor
Years active1972–
SpouseSharon Fiffer
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences, US & Canada

Steve Fiffer is an American author whose books include his memoir Three-Quarters, Two Dimes, and a Nickel.

Education

Fiffer is a graduate of New Trier High School. (1968) Yale University 1972 and the University of Chicago Law School (1976).[citation needed]

Career

Fiffer has collaborated with civil rights lawyer Morris Dees and former Secretary of State James Baker on the New York Times bestseller, Work Hard, Study, and Keep Out of Politics.[citation needed]

Fiffer's non-fiction books include Jimmie Lee and James, Tyrannosaurus Sue, Fifty Ways to Help Your Community, and How to Watch Baseball. The winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship, his work has appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Slate.[1]

Personal life

Fiffer and his wife Sharon, parents of three grown children, live in Evanston, Illinois.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Beck, Martha (April 11, 1999). "Getting Around". The New York Times. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  2. ^ Jacobson, Les (September 9, 2015). "Steve Fiffer: Lightning Strikes Twice For Local Author". evanstonroundtable.com. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Steve Fiffer | Authors". Macmillan. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
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