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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).

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.

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.

Personal life

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

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.

• American male novelists
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• Writers from Chicago
• Writers from Evanston, Illinois
• Yale University alumni
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• American memoirists
• 20th-century American male writers
• Novelists from Illinois
• American male non-fiction writers
• 21st-century American male writers