Who This Author Is

Ellen Goodman has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 6 catalog-linked books across 1981 to 2004, 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 Value Judgments and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1981 to 2004; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Fawcett.

Best Place To Start

Value Judgments

Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1993 • 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 Farrar Straus & Giroux and Fawcett

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 1981 to 2004; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Fawcett.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Value Judgments

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1993 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1993 • 353 pages.

  2. Paper Trail: Common Sense in Uncommon Times

    Simon & Schuster • 2004 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 370 pages.

  3. THE ORIGINS WESTERN LEGAL TRADIT

    Wm Gaunt & Sons • 1995 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 303 pages.

  4. VALUE JUDGEMENTS

    Perennial • 1995 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 353 pages.

  5. At large

    Summit Books • 1981 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1981 • 245 pages.

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