Who This Author Is

Mark Hanson has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 22 catalog-linked books across 1991 to 2020, 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 Inevitable Solar School and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1991 to 2020; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Alfred Publishing Company and Accent on Music.

Best Place To Start

Inevitable Solar School

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated • 2019 • quick commitment

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

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Alfred Publishing Company and Accent on Music

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 1991 to 2020; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Alfred Publishing Company and Accent on Music.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Inevitable Solar School

    Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated • 2019 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2019 • 176 pages.

  2. Fingerstyle Solo Guitar (Beyond Basics)

    Alfred Publishing Company • 2002 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2002 • 1 pages.

  3. Fingerstyle Guitar (Beyond Basics)

    Alfred Publishing Company • 1997 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 1 pages.

  4. The Complete Book Of Alternate Tunings

    Music Sales Corp • 1995 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 127 pages.

  5. The Art of Contemporary Travis Picking

    Hal Leonard • 2018 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2018 • 64 pages.

  6. Beyond Basics

    Alfred Publishing Company • 2004 • commitment varies by edition

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

  7. Triad Power for Guitar

    Accent on Music • 2002 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 48 pages.

  8. Great American Tablature Songbook

    Accent on Music • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 112 pages.

  9. Fingerstyle Christmas Guitar (Beyond Basics)

    Alfred Publishing Company • 1997 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997.

  10. Leo Kottke

    Music Sales Corp • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 64 pages.

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