Harley
L.
Sachs
Born:
01/31/1931
Chicago
,
IL
Parents: Jack S. Sachs, Miriam B. Sachs
Spouse: Ulla Deborah
Children: Anna-Lena Toledo, Belinda, Cynthia
Address(es):
Summer :
113 W. Houghton Avenue
Houghton , MI 49932
U.S.A.
Winter :
Apt. 222, 2545 SW Terwilliger
Portland , OR 97201
U.S.A.
Contact Information:
Phone : 503-299-4222 (winter)
Phone : 906-482-8814 (summer)
Email : [email protected]
Website : http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~hlsachs/
Parents: Jack S. Sachs, Miriam B. Sachs
Spouse: Ulla Deborah
Children: Anna-Lena Toledo, Belinda, Cynthia
Address(es):
Summer :
113 W. Houghton Avenue
Houghton , MI 49932
U.S.A.
Winter :
Apt. 222, 2545 SW Terwilliger
Portland , OR 97201
U.S.A.
Contact Information:
Phone : 503-299-4222 (winter)
Phone : 906-482-8814 (summer)
Email : [email protected]
Website : http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~hlsachs/
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
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Burnt Out | Mystery | Adult | IDEVCO Intellectual Properties, The Idea Development Company | 2012 |
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White Slave - Sequel to The Mystery Club Solves a Murder |
Fiction , Suspense/Thriller | Adult | IDEVCO Intellectual Properties, The Idea Development Company | 2012 |
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Betrayal | Fiction , Suspense/Thriller | Adult | IDEVCO Idea Development Company | 2011 |
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Yooper Tales (and other funny stuff, plus poems) - Fourth ed. |
Fiction | Adult | IDEVCO Idea Development Company | 2011 |
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Murder by Mail - Third ed. |
Fiction , Mystery , Suspense/Thriller | Adult | IDEVCO Intellectual Poperties, Idea Development Co. | 2011 |
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Retribution - Sequal to Betrayal. |
Fiction , Mystery | Adult | IDEVCO Intellectual Properties, the Idea Development Company | 2011 | |
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The 1957 Sachs Arctic Expedition | Non Fiction , Travel | Adult | IDEVCO The Idea Development Company | 2011 |
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From Tent to Castle - 2nd ed. Personal narrative. |
Travel | Adult | EVCO Idea Development Company | 2011 |
| Never Trust a Talking Horse | Dystopia/Apocalyptic | Adult | IDEVCO Intellectual Properties | 2010 | |
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The Gold Chromosome - Third ed. |
Fiction , Mystery | Adult | IDEVCO Intellectual Properties, The Idea Development Company | 2010 |
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Conspiracy! - Audio book |
Fiction , Mystery | Adult | Zumaya Enigma | 2009 |
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The Lollipop murder | Fiction , Mystery | Adult | IDEVCO Intellectual Properties | 2009 |
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HUNTING THE MAIL BUOY and other hazards to navigation | Non Fiction , Humor | Adult | IDEVCO Idea Development Company | 2009 |
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Misplaced persons : short stories - "An electronic edition is published by Wings Press." |
Fiction , Short Stories | Adult | IDEVCO | 2007 |
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Chilly-Chilly BANG! How we freelanced through Europe's coldest winter in a VW with a kid : a memoir | Non Fiction , Travel | Adult | IDEVCO Intellectual Properties | 2007 |
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Murder in the Keweenaw | Fiction , Mystery | Adult | Idea Development Company | 2006 |
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The Mystery Club and the Hidden Witness | Fiction , Mystery | Adult | Wings ePress | 2005 |
| "IS" : conversations with Harley L. Sachs | Fiction | Adult | IDEVCO | 2005 | |
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The Search for Jesse Bram - Metaphysical science fiction adventure |
Science Fiction | Adult | Wings cPress Inc. | 2003 |
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A troll for Christmas, and other stories - Sound Recording read by the author. IDEVCO (Idea Development Co.) |
Fiction | Adult , Children | IDEVCO (Idea Development Co.) | 2003 |
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The Mystery Club and the dead doctor | Fiction , Mystery | Adult | Wings iPress Books | 2003 |
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Mystery Club Solves a Murder | Fiction , Mystery | Adult | IDEVCO | 2002 |
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Ben Zakkai's coffin | Fiction , Mystery | Adult | Zumaya Publications | 2002 |
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Gold Chromosome | Fiction | Adult | IDEVCO | 2000 |
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Scratch out : a novel of political intrigue - Audio book published 2002. |
Fiction , Mystery | Adult | IDEVCO | 1995 |
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Threads of the covenant : growing up Jewish in small town America - Short stories. Published as Threads of the covenant : The Jews of Red Jacket in 1980. Audio recording, read by the author, published 2001. |
Fiction , Short Stories | Adult | Isaac Nathan Publishing Company | 1995 |
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Irma Quarterdeck Reports - Nautical humor. Cartoons by Peter Wells. Sound recording published 2000. |
Fiction | Adult | Westcott Cove Publishing Company | 1991 |
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Freelance Nonfiction Articles - Revised 2011. |
Non Fiction | Adult | Society for Technical Communication | 1987 |
| The rhetoric of technical and scientific writing | Non Fiction | Adult | Idea Development Co. | 1978 | |
| How to Write the Technical Article and Get it Published | Non Fiction | Adult | Society for Technical Communication | 1976 | |
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Dreams and Nightmares | Fiction | Adult | ||
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Scandinavian Stories | Fiction | Adult | Electric Umbrella Publishing |
What is the aim or goal of your writing:
"Keep on working. You will succeed."
Success-"Hard work, persistence, discipline."
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Illustrator
Awards:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan Writers prize for "My Brag Book." | 1997 |
| UP Writers Association First Prize for essay, "Summer's Last Hurrah." | 1992 |
| Peninsula People Second Prize for "A Lake Trout Mitzvah." | 1992 |
| Ed Powers Humor Award, Upper Peninsula of Michigan Writers. | 1990 |
| Ed Powers Humor Award for "Getting the Boating Bug" from Irma Quarterdeck Reports. | 1990 |
| Society for Technical Communication Award for Excellence, 1989 | 1989 |
| Award of excellence for "Mouse Traps in the Classroom" from Chicago chapter of STC. | 1989 |
| First prize for essay "Alzheimers," H.G. Roberts Foundation, 1988. | 1988 |
| First honorable mention from Literary Lights for science fiction short story, "Package Tour." | 1988 |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan Writers second prize for short story, "The Mugger." | 1981 |
| Upper Peninsula of Michigan Writers Association's Writer of the Year. | 1981 |
| Second prize, Nostalgia literary award for essay, "The Moon and I." |
Inclusion in biographical or critical works:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 206 | 2003 |
| Michigan Authors, 3rd edition | 1993 |
| Directory of American Scholars | |
| Who's Who in Community Service | |
| Who's Who in the Midwest, and others. |
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D | Indiana Christian | Noblesville , IN | 1971 |
| University of Copenhagen | Denmark | 1962 | |
| M.A.T. | Indiana University | Bloomington , IN | 1957 |
| University of Stockholm | Sweden | 1957 -1960 | |
| B.A. | Indiana University | Bloomington , IN | 1953 |
| Southern Illinois University | Alton , IL |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Emeritus | Michigan Technological University | Houghton , MI | 1999 |
| Guest Professor | Aalborg University | AalborgDenmark | 1986 -1987 |
| Professor Emeritus | Michigan Technological University | Houghton , MI | 1965 -1986 |
| Instructor | Southern Illinois University | Alton , IL | 1963 -1965 |
| Corporal | U.S. Army | 1953 -1955 | |
| - Currently free lance author and contributing editor. | |||
| Lektor | Kursverksamheten vid Stockholms Hogskola | Sweden | |
| Lecturer | Purdue University | Lafayette , IN |
Other Resources:
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