Who This Author Is

Michael Allen has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 40 catalog-linked books across 1980 to 2022, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction, Business & Self-Help.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Essential elements for strings and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1980 to 2022; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Hal Leonard Corp and Kingsfield Publications.

Best Place To Start

Essential elements for strings

Hal Leonard Corp • 1996 • 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: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • Business & Self-Help entry points • common used copies from Hal Leonard Corp and Kingsfield Publications

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction • Business & Self-Help

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1980 to 2022; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Hal Leonard Corp and Kingsfield Publications.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Essential elements for strings

    Hal Leonard Corp • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 158 pages.

  2. How and Why Lisa's Dad Got to Be Famous

    Kingsfield Publications • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 218 pages.

  3. TM

    Aspen Publishers • 2006 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 128 pages.

  4. Grumpy Old Bookman

    Kingsfield Publications • 2005 • standard commitment

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

  5. A Danger to Society

    Lulu.com • 2003 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 204 pages.

  6. The Truth About Writing

    Kingsfield Publications • 2003 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 256 pages.

  7. Essential Elements 2000 For Strings [Teacher's Manual Book 2]

    Hal Leonard Corporation • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 302 pages.

  8. Family Secrets: The Films of D.W.Griffiths

    Univ of California Pr • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 193 pages.

  9. How to Make It in Musicals: The Insider's Guide to a Career As a Singer-Dancer

    St Martins Pr • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 246 pages.

  10. Rodeo Cowboys in the North American Imagination (Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History and Humanities)

    Univ of Nevada Pr • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 270 pages.

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