Who This Author Is

Lester Faigley has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 36 catalog-linked books across 1992 to 2017, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

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 Penguin Handbook (paperbound), The (2nd Edition) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1992 to 2017; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Addison-Wesley and Longman Pub Group.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Addison-Wesley and Longman Pub Group

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

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 1992 to 2017; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Addison-Wesley and Longman Pub Group.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Penguin Handbook (paperbound), The (2nd Edition)

    Longman Pub Group • 2005 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 928 pages.

  2. Longman Guide to the Web, The

    Addison-Wesley • 1999 • quick commitment

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

  3. The Little Penguin Handbook

    Longman Pub Group • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 288 pages.

  4. Fragments of Rationality: Postmodernity and the Subject of Composition (Pitt Comp Literacy Culture)

    Univ of Pittsburgh Pr • 1992 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1992 • 296 pages.

  5. Backpack Writing (1-Download)

    Pearson Education, Limited • 2015 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2015 • 432 pages.

  6. The Brief Penguin Handbook

    Addison-Wesley • 2003 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2003.

  7. The Penguin Handbook (MLA Update)

    Addison-Wesley • 2003 • commitment varies by edition

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

  8. The Penguin Handbook (MLA Update) (Paperbound)

    Addison-Wesley • 2003 • commitment varies by edition

  9. Visual rhetoric

    University of Minnesota • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 27 pages.

  10. The Brief Penguin Handbook Custom Edition for the University of the Incarnate Word

    n/a • 2013 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2013.

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