Who This Author Is

Bill Gutman has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 124 catalog-linked books across 1972 to 2014, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction, Biography & Memoir.

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 Lance Armstrong and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1972 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Lerner Pub Group and Simon Spotlight Entertainment.

Best Place To Start

Lance Armstrong

Simon & Schuster, Limited • 2010 • standard 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 • Biography & Memoir entry points • common used copies from Lerner Pub Group and Simon Spotlight Entertainment

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction • Biography & Memoir

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 1972 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Lerner Pub Group and Simon Spotlight Entertainment.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Lance Armstrong

    Simon & Schuster, Limited • 2010 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2010 • 192 pages.

  2. Snowboarding

    Tom Doherty Assoc Llc • 2008 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 128 pages.

  3. Tales from the 1969-70 New York Knicks

    Sports Publishing • 2005 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 192 pages.

  4. Duke

    Olmstead Press • 2001 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 180 pages.

  5. Greg Maddux: Master On / Mound

    Lerner Pub Group • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 43 pages.

  6. Michael Jordan

    Econo-Clad Books • 1999 • standard commitment

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

  7. Tara Lipinksi: Queen Of / Ice

    Lerner Pub Group • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 48 pages.

  8. Tara Lipinksi:Queen Of The Ice

    Lerner Pub Group • 1999 • quick commitment

    readers who want a faster first book

  9. Brett Favre

    Simon Spotlight Entertainment • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 163 pages.

  10. Ken Griffey Jr a Biography (4-6)

    Simon Spotlight Entertainment • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 152 pages.

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