Background
George E. Harrar was born on July 25, 1949, in Abington, Pennsylvania, United States. He is a son of Frank S. Harrar and Helen (Stitzinger) Harrar.
325 Highland Ave, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania 19046, United States
George attended Jenkintown High School.
New York University, New York City, NY 10003, United States
In 1971, George graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from New York University.
New York University, New York City, NY 10003, United States
In 1971, George graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from New York University.
325 Highland Ave, Jenkintown, Pennsylvania 19046, United States
George attended Jenkintown High School.
(The first full-length portrait of Olsen and his company d...)
The first full-length portrait of Olsen and his company describes the hectic pace of DEC's growth; the engineers' revolt, that led to the formation of Data General; the loss of the personal computer market to IBM and Apple; and Wall Street's call for the ouster of Ken Olsen in 1983.
https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Entrepreneur-Digital-Equipment-Corporation/dp/0809245590
1988
(This work describes experiments, in which apes and dolphi...)
This work describes experiments, in which apes and dolphins have been taught aspects of human language, and discusses the contributions of these experiments to our understanding of animal intelligence.
https://www.amazon.com/Signs-apes-songs-whales-communication/dp/0671677489/?tag=2022091-20
1989
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VB9AUY/?tag=2022091-20
1990
(When a car crash takes a life, to whom does the tragedy r...)
When a car crash takes a life, to whom does the tragedy really happen — the wife who dies? The husband who was driving? Or the six-year-old son sitting in the backseat? Author George Harrar explores this provocative question in his debut novel, set in the arts colony of New Hope, Pennsylvania, on the Delware River. The book begins 10 years after the accident, when Jake Paine, now 16, comes home after almost a year as a runaway. His return sparks painful memories in his father, a man, verging on a nervous breakdown. Jake’s appearance also ignites old fears among townspeople about a boy, who dances on the edge of craziness.
https://www.amazon.com/First-Tiger-George-Harrar/dp/1579620515
1999
(Twelve-year-old Andrew, who has ADD, is adopted by new pa...)
Twelve-year-old Andrew, who has ADD, is adopted by new parents after years of other foster homes and desperately hopes, that he will not mess up the situation.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1571316329/?tag=2022091-20
2001
(This work follows the story of family man Evan Birch, who...)
This work follows the story of family man Evan Birch, whose accused involvement in the disappearance of a high-school cheerleader appears to be a case of mistaken identity until elusive clues and inconclusive behaviors suggest a darker side to his personality.
https://www.amazon.com/Spinning-Man-George-Harrar/dp/039914983X/?tag=2022091-20
2003
(What do you do, when a bottle of liquid hand-sanitizer la...)
What do you do, when a bottle of liquid hand-sanitizer lasts you only a week? Or how about, when you realize that you’re unable to eat in the school cafeteria? (Too dirty.) Or sit on an office couch? (Ditto.) And is it a crime to have all of your shirts neatly lined up, color-coded and buttoned from top to bottom? What about alphabetized books? When does neatness become an obsession? Preoccupied with orderliness, cleanliness and warding off impending disaster through rituals, Devon Brown is concerned with all of the above and then some. Preoccupied with orderliness, cleanliness and warding off impending disaster through rituals, Devon Brown is concerned with all of the above and then some. Which is just fine by him, but his parents and therapist see his "tendencies" in a more negative light — especially when such compulsions land him in the middle of big trouble at his new high school.
https://www.amazon.com/Not-Crazy-Seem-George-Harrar/dp/0618263659/?tag=2022091-20
2003
(In 1919, following a disagreement with his father and his...)
In 1919, following a disagreement with his father and his first whipping by a belt, twelve-year-old Jeremy hops a train to Boston to meet his older brother, a soldier, returning from World War I.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1571316477/?tag=2022091-20
2003
(It’s 1954, a year when polio, known as the great crippler...)
It’s 1954, a year when polio, known as the great crippler of children, terrified parents. Jesse’s mom won’t let him go to the playground or hang out with friends for fear, that he will catch the disease — so Jesse stays home, making up his own games with his grandfather and dog, Gort. No matter what Jesse does, he can’t seem to please his father, who wanted a basketball-baseball-football kind of son. Instead, Jesse spends his days drawing pictures, watching cowboy movies and playing war with his army of metal soldiers. Then polio strikes, paralyzing Jesse’s legs. With the help of an unlikely girlfriend, Jesse turns his imagination to creating comic strips, reinterpreting his life as The Wonder Kid, with the power to make things happen by thinking them. In this strange summer of UFOs and fallout shelters and deadly hurricanes, Jesse discovers just how much he has in common with his father and what it really means to be a hero.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618563172/?tag=2022091-20
2006
(More than a conventional mystery or thriller, "Reunion at...)
More than a conventional mystery or thriller, "Reunion at Red Paint Bay" is an exploration of the consequences of guilt, denial and moral absolutism. Harrar weaves a dramatic and suspenseful tale sure to spur readers into examining the limits of responsibility for one's actions.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007WKZSHG/?tag=2022091-20
2013
George E. Harrar was born on July 25, 1949, in Abington, Pennsylvania, United States. He is a son of Frank S. Harrar and Helen (Stitzinger) Harrar.
Initially, George attended Jenkintown High School. In 1971, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from New York University.
During the period from 1976 till 1979, George served as an editor at the Middlesex News (present-day The MetroWest Daily News) in Framingham, Massachusetts. Between 1980 and 1983, he acted as a freelance editor and writer in Wayland, Massachusetts. Then, in 1983, Harrar was appointed a features editor at Computerworld Newspaper in Framingham and remained in that position until 1989, when he began working as a freelance editor and writer again in Wayland, Massachusetts.
As for George's writing career, his works include "The Ultimate Entrepreneur" (1988), an unauthorized biography of engineer Ken Olsen, one of the founders and head of the computer company DEC; works for children, such as "Radical Robots: Can You Be Replaced?" (1990) and "Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales: Adventures in Human-Animal Communication" (1989), among others. In 1999, "First Tiger", Harrar's first novel was published.
Currently, Harrar lives and works in Wayland, Massachusetts.
George E. Harrar is a renowned fiction writer, whose short stories have appeared in a dozen of literary magazines. "The 5:22" won Story Magazine’s Carson McCullers Prize in 1998 and was selected for the 1999 edition of Best American Short Stories. His literary mystery "The Spinning Man" (2003) was described by The New York Times as "elegant and unnerving". It's worth noting, that this work was adapted into the film "Spinning Man", starring Guy Pearce, Minnie Driver, Pierce Brosnan and Odeya Rush.
George's other awards include Wellspring Short Story Contest First Prize, Milkweed Prize for Children's Literature and Gemini Magazine Short Story Prize.
(When a car crash takes a life, to whom does the tragedy r...)
1999(The first full-length portrait of Olsen and his company d...)
1988(This work follows the story of family man Evan Birch, who...)
2003(This work describes experiments, in which apes and dolphi...)
1989(In 1919, following a disagreement with his father and his...)
2003(What do you do, when a bottle of liquid hand-sanitizer la...)
2003(Twelve-year-old Andrew, who has ADD, is adopted by new pa...)
2001(More than a conventional mystery or thriller, "Reunion at...)
2013(It’s 1954, a year when polio, known as the great crippler...)
2006George married Linda D. (Davis) Harrar, a documentary filmmaker, whose work has appeared on PBS, Discovery and Turner channels, on November 5, 1974. The couple has one son, Anthony.
