Who This Author Is

Blaine Harden has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 4 catalog-linked books across 1991 to 2015, 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 The great leader and the fighter pilot and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1991 to 2015; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Center Point Large Print and Flamingo.

Best Place To Start

The great leader and the fighter pilot

Center Point Large Print • 2015 • longer 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 Center Point Large Print and Flamingo

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 2015; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Center Point Large Print and Flamingo.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The great leader and the fighter pilot

    Center Point Large Print • 2015 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2015 • 487 pages.

  2. A River Lost: The Life and Death of the Columbia [Paperback] by Harden, Blaine

    W W Norton & Co Inc • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 272 pages.

  3. Africa: Despatches from a Fragile Continent

    Flamingo • 1992 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1992 • 334 pages.

  4. AFRICA FRAGILE CONTINENT PA

    Houghton Mifflin • 1991 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 335 pages.

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