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1) Cannery row
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English
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In a rundown California town where the inhabitants struggle to survive and better themselves, a romance develops between a quiet marine biologist and a runaway supporting herself through prostitution.
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Polish
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Ulica Nadbrzezna: "Bohaterami są włóczędzy, właściciel małego sklepiku, doktor z laboratorium biologicznego i dziewczęta z domu publicznego. Akcja nie jest najważniejsza; autor maluje poezję biednej ulicy, gdzie śmietniska i place zarosłe chwastami graniczą z fabryką i knajpą, chwyta "żywcem poemat, smród i ogłuszający hałas, feerię świateł, manię i sen".--Lubimyczytac.pl.
Cudowny Czwartek: "Widzisz, jeśli mężczyzna podrywa...
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Presents a science journalist's journey along the Pacific Coast from California to Alaska to track the status, health, habits, personality, and viability of sea otters--the appealing species unique to this coastline that was hunted to near extinction in the 18th and 19th centuries.
11) John Steinbeck
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Twayne's United States authors volume TUSAS 2
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English
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Steinbeck's progression from naturalism to drama of consciousness is traced in a study bringing to light concepts of human destiny accounting for differences between novels and stories written prior to and after 1945.
14) Monterey Bay
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"In 1940, fifteen year-old Margot Fiske arrives on the shores of Monterey Bay with her eccentric entrepreneur father. Margot has been her father's apprentice all over the world, until an accident in Monterey's tide pools drives them apart and plunges her head-first into the mayhem of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row... Alternating between past and present, Monterey Bay explores histories both imagined and actual to create an unforgettable portrait of...
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This collection of 5 dozen pieces of literary criticism was published in the Washington Post between March 2003 and January 2010. It is a collection of Yardley's opinions of books that he believes are worthy of a second look. They scan the realms of fiction, biography and autobiography, memoirs, and history.
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"A biography of one of America's most popular and misunderstood authors, John Steinbeck. This first full-length biography of the Nobel Laureate to appear in a quarter century explores John Steinbeck's long apprenticeship as a writer struggling through the depths of the Great Depression, and his rise to greatness with masterpieces such as The Red Pony, Of Mice and Men, and The Grapes of Wrath. His most poignant and evocative writing emerged in his...
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What do the great books of your youth have to say about your life now? Smokler's essays on the classics are divided into ten sections, each covering an archetypical stage of life from youth and first love to family, loss, and the future. The author not only reminds you about the essential features of each great book but gives you a practical, real-world reason why revisiting it in adulthood is not only enjoyable but useful.
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"Incisive linked stories about a lesbian couple moving from San Francisco to the Cannery Row, the heart of Steinbeck country, wonderful profiles of their new neighbors and the challenges of being strangers in a new place. A narrator, raised in a working-class Croatian American fishing family and immigrant community, enjoys an early career in labor-oriented jobs. Years later, she unexpectedly finds herself in an academic position in a white-collar...
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Whether fresh from the vine or as an indispensable ingredient in a countless array of dishes and food products, tomatoes can't be beat when it comes to flavor and versatility. And they are far and away the most popular of all home garden plants, with dozens of varieties perfectly suited to various growing conditions and individual taste preferences. This wonderful book is bursting with fascinating information about the tomato in history and culture,...