Snell, (H.) Michael 1945-

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SNELL, (H.) Michael 1945-

PERSONAL: Born August 16, 1945, in Denver, CO; married September 13, 1986; wife's name Patricia Anne (a literary agent); children: Cameron Boyle, Stephen. Education: DePauw University, B.A., 1967. Hobbies and other interests: Tennis, golf, shell-fishing, landscaping.

ADDRESSES: Home—P.O. Box 655, Truro, MA 02666. Agent—Michael Snell Literary Agency, P.O. Box 1206, Truro, MA 02666.

CAREER: Literary agent and author. Wadsworth Publishing Co., Belmont, CA, editor, 1967-78; Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Reading, MA, executive editor, 1978-79; H. Michael Snell, Inc., Truro, MA, chief executive officer, 1979—, and founder of Michael Snell Literary Agency.

MEMBER: Phi Beta Kappa.

WRITINGS:

(With Stephen J. Bennett) Executive Chess, New American Library (New York, NY), 1987.

(Coauthor) Emmett C. Murphy, The Genius of Sitting Bull, Prentice-Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1993.

(With Kim Baker and Sunny Baker) From Book Idea to Bestseller: What You Absolutely, Positively Must Know to Make Your Book a Success, Prima (Rocklin, CA), 1996.