Jörg Layes

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Jörg Layes (born October 20, 1966 in Brilon ) is a German author of non-fiction books on various topics, especially in the field of economics .

Life

Jörg Layes attended the rainbow elementary school in Gelsenkirchen-Erle and then the comprehensive school in Berger Feld up to upper secondary school.

He has been a freelance writer since the early 1990s. As a co-author, he published several non-fiction books, most of which were published by Idsteiner Möwe Verlag , and wrote numerous articles in various print media such as magazines and specialist journals . His main topics included u. a. Computers, investments, real estate, management, motivation and sales. In addition, Layes works as a ghostwriter and also takes on editing tasks . He also wrote some novels , some of which he published under the pseudonym Charles McDean in a book-on-demand publishing house.

Layes is an avowed member of the new Scientology religious movement . The Möwe Verlag, favored by Layes at the time, was repeatedly brought into connection with Scientology, and the Düsseldorf real estate agent and entrepreneur Klaus Kempe, with whom Layes wrote two non-fiction books on Kempe's sales and business strategies at the time and who later appeared in public several times, is an avowed Scientologist .

Since 2017 he has published books in the Schalketown series, which are about the fictional private detective James Kowalski. Schalketown is a term coined by Layes for Gelsenkirchen.

Jörg Layes lives and works in Düsseldorf .

Publications (selection)

Non-fiction

Authorship

  • The IT professional. How you can make more of your specialist knowledge. How best to get started in the right computer business. How you can convert your know-how towards financial success. 1st edition. Möwe Verlag, Idstein 1993, ISBN 3-925127-35-6 (with: Herbert Leitner).
  • Targeted tax savings with real estate. Möwe Verlag, Idstein 1993, ISBN 3-925-127-52-6 (with: Armin Hinz, Dieter Frey, Dieter König, Anja Tiedemann).
  • Increase sales success through the computer. What advantages computer aided selling already offers in day-to-day sales business. Möwe Verlag, Idstein 1993, ISBN 3-925127-56-9 (with: Dieter König).
  • New computer solutions for the financial services industry. Möwe Verlag, Idstein 1994, ISBN 3-925127-58-5 (with: Dieter König).
  • The success traffic light. The secret of the professional seller revealed! 1st edition. Kempe Grundbesitz und Anlagen AG, Düsseldorf 1997, ISBN 3-00-001380-6 (with: Klaus Kempe).
  • How do I make a fortune from real estate. Well-founded strategies. Tried and tested concepts. Solid know-how. Kempe Grundbesitz und Anlagen AG, Düsseldorf 1998, ISBN 3-00-003192-8 (with: Klaus Kempe).

Editorial collaboration

  • Ulrich R. Ernst, Anja Tiedemann (author); Jörg Layes (Red. Collaboration): Investment and Europe. What financial opportunities Europe really offers investors. Möwe Verlag, Idstein 1993, ISBN 3-925127-55-0 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Portrait Layes on Scientology.org
  2. ↑ Matthias S. Fifka , Nadine Sykora: Scientology in Germany and the USA. Structures, practices and public perception. Lit Verlag, Münster 2009, ISBN 978-3-643-10248-5 , pp. 109, 111 ( limited preview in Google Book Search ).
  3. ^ Frank Nordhausen , Liane von Billerbeck : Scientology. How the sect group wants to conquer the world. 1st edition. Ch. Links Verlag, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-86153-470-9 , pp. 87, 398 ( limited preview in Google Book Search ).
personal data
SURNAME Layes, Jörg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German author of non-fiction books
DATE OF BIRTH 20th October 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Brilon