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Michael J. Sheehan: Author, Senior Advocate

Michael Sheehan retired in 1994 after teaching English for 26 years in the City Colleges of Chicago. He lives in Leelanau County, Michigan, with his artist wife Dona. In his spare time he is a writer, and he does a weekly guest stint on Tuesday mornings from 9:00-10:00 EST on AM 580, WTCM. The show is called Words to the Wise, and it covers the joys and vicissitudes of the English language. Listen live in real time anywhere in the world by going to [wtcmradio.com] Podcasts will be found under "The Ron Jolly Show."

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He holds an appointment to the State Advisory Council on Aging (MI); his term ends in 2011. He is also on the Board of Advisors of the Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan, and he is a member of the Bay Area Senior Advocates. Professor Sheehan is a member of the Society of Midland Authors, the Dictionary Society of North America, the American Dialect Society, and Michigan Writers.

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His bibliography follows:

* More Words to the Wise, (Arbutus Press, 2009) ISBN 978-1-933926-18-6 * The Word Parts Dictionary, 2nd Edition (McFarland & Co., 2008) ISBN: 0-7864-0819-7     [ http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-3564-7] * On the Lamb in a Doggy Dog World: At Play with the English Language,  (Arbutus Press, 2006) ISBN 13-978-0-9766104-9-6 * Words to the Wise: A Lighthearted Look at the English Language, (Arbutus Press, 2004) ISBN 0-9665316-8-X        [http:arbutuspress.com]

* The Word Parts Dictionary (McFarland & Co., 2000) ISBN: 0-7864-0819-7

* Words! A Vocabulary Power Workbook (Harcourt Brace, 1996) ISBN: 0-15-502570-8

* Handbook for Basic Writers (Prentice-Hall, 1991) ISBN: 0-13-381898-5

* Workbook for Basic Writers (Prentice-Hall, 1991) ISBN: 0-13-381948-5

* The Cry of the Jackal (Avalon Books, 1991) ISBN: 0-8034-8879-3

* In the Shadow of the Bear (Avalon Books, 1990) ISBN: 0-8034-8838-6