Alistair Cooke

  • 17

    Catalog books

  • 5

    Works

  • 1970 to 2010

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Alistair Cooke has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 17 catalog-linked books across 1970 to 2010, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Memories of the Great and the Good and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1970 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Little Brown & Co and Penguin.

Best Place To Start

Memories of the Great and the Good

Little Brown & Co • 1999 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Little Brown & Co and Penguin

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1970 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Little Brown & Co and Penguin.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Memories of the Great and the Good

    Little Brown & Co • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 277 pages.

  2. Fun & Games With Alistair Cooke : On Sport and Other Amusements

    Little Brown & Co • 1995 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995 • 255 pages.

  3. London in Old Photographs 1897-1914

    Little Brown & Co • 1995 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  4. The American home front, 1941-1942

    Atlantic Monthly Press | Distributed by Publishers Group West • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 327 pages.

  5. Fun and Games with Alistair Cooke

    Pavilion • 1994 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1994 • 256 pages.

  6. Lives Remembered

    Blewbury Press • 1992 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1992 • 320 pages.

  7. Masterpieces

    The Bodley Head Ltd • 1982 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1982 • 246 pages.

  8. Letters from America, 1946-51

    Penguin Books Ltd • 1981 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1981 • 208 pages.

  9. The Americans

    Penguin Books Ltd • 1980 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1980 • 288 pages.

  10. Alistair Cooke's America.

    Knopf; [distributed by Random House] • 1973 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1973 • 400 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Fun & Games With Alistair Cooke : On Sport and Other Amusements is the easier short commitment, while Memories of the Great and the Good asks for more reading time up front.
  • Fun & Games With Alistair Cooke : On Sport and Other Amusements gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Memories of the Great and the Good leans later in the catalog.

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