Who This Author Is

Bill Harris has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 30 catalog-linked books across 1980 to 2020, 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 The Good Luck Book and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1980 to 2020; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Random House Value Pub and Clb.

Best Place To Start

The Good Luck Book

Random House Value Pub • 1999 • 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 • common used copies from Random House Value Pub and Clb

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 1980 to 2020; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Random House Value Pub and Clb.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Good Luck Book

    Random House Value Pub • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 192 pages.

  2. Washington, D.C

    Random House Value Pub • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 160 pages.

  3. Alaska

    Random House Value Pub • 1991 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1991 • 144 pages.

  4. Thresholds of the Mind

    Centerpointe Press • 2007 • standard commitment

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

  5. The Lives of Mountain Men

    The Lyons Press • 2005 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2005 • 144 pages.

  6. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Careers in the U.S. Military

    Alpha Books • 2002 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 352 pages.

  7. Second Lives: Becoming a Consultant

    St Martins Pr • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 128 pages.

  8. California: A Picture Memory (Picture Memory)

    Random House Value Pub • 1990 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1990 • 3 pages.

  9. New York; City of Many Dreams

    see notes for publisher info • 1983 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1983 • 128 pages.

  10. Vince Carter

    Key Porter Books • 2002 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 80 pages.

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