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Barbara Joy Cooley Recent Books by Thomas Cooley The Norton Sampler, 8^th edition An outstanding collection of brief essays providing high-interest models of the rhetorical modes, along with beautifully written instruction that demonstrates its own lessons about good writing. Available now:  Back to the Lake, third edition A Reader for Writers Taking its title from “Once More to the Lake,” the classic essay by E. B. White found in all rhetorically arranged readers, Back to the Lake offers much that is new. The Ivory Leg in the Ebony Cabinet, University of Massachusetts Press “Ambitious, provocative, and deeply satisfying .  .  . a study of major importance. It will make a difference in how we study, teach, and just plain read American literature.”—Terence Martin, Indiana University Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources, Criticism A Norton Critical Edition, edited by Thomas Cooley Order Tom’s books from Amazon.com The Ivory Leg in the Ebony Cabinet The Norton Sampler: Short Essays for Composition The Norton Guide to Writing Educated Lives: The Rise of Modern Autobiography in America Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources, Criticism Click here for a copy of B. Cooley's biosketch, in PDF format. Any document in PDF (Portable Document Format)  must be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader software. If you do not have this free software, obtain it at: Adobe Acrobat Reader software.