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I had hoped to be a writer after graduating from St. Edwards University in Austin, but family imperatives and minimum nutritional requirements argued for pragmatism, and that rode me through a series of enterprises, elected and appointed public service, a graduate degree from Harvard, higher education administration and professorship, and finally to consulting for businesses, government and non-profits. Along the way, I forgot where I started. I like to think it was a long, circuitous postponement, and it turns out it was a useful practical research that informed and inspired my first novel, Laguna, which won an IPPY Gold Medal in 2007. In 2016 I began writing full time. I guess you could say that at last I have come to the beginning.

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	The Settling 3.97 avg rating — 39 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hunting Tobias: A Holocaust Survivor Turned Nazi Hunter's Dangerous Quest To Find His Family by Michael Putegnat (Goodreads Author), Wayne Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Michael Putegnat answered Alfonso Ortiz's question: Hi Michael, How are you? I picked up your 2nd book The Settling on my last visit to B...ville and as a avid bookreader wanted to tell you that I enjoyed it very much, a good storey and a good read! Looking forward to getting your last book next time down. Regards from Cologne, Germany. Alfonso Ortiz Architekt AKNW jaor16@icloud.com Thank you, Alfonso! It is a delight to hear from you and am so glad you enjoyed the book. It starts out not far from you in Koln. You should take a look at my latest book which is centered in Berlin. "Hunting Tobias". Check it out on Amazon. I am than See Full Answer
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message 3: by Joseph

Nov 05, 2023 09:15PM

Michael
I really liked The Settlinng. Much of it remimded me of my dad (and me).

But that was over 5 years ago. Will you publish another in the near furture?

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message 2: by Donna

Jul 30, 2017 02:41PM

Michael,
I am glad to have you as a friend on Good Reads as well as Twitter.

As an avid reader, I love most all genre of books. I haven't gotten to read Laguna as yet, but will soon. I am looking forward to reading THE SETTLING, also.

Hope your summer is going well.
Donna

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message 1: by Michael

Apr 23, 2017 02:17PM

Since I wrote Laguna, I have a profound understanding of it and find it excellent. (Possible bias at work there...)

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