The Norton Sampler: Short Essays for Composition by Thomas Cooley is a trade paperback textbook published by Norton & Company, Incorporated. This text focuses on language arts and disciplines, specifically in the areas of rhetoric, essays, and readers. With a publication year of 2003, this book contains a total of 464 pages and is written in English. It is designed to provide students with a collection of short essays for composition and analysis, making it a valuable resource for those studying in the field of language arts.