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Jackson J. Benson
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Chris Blocker
Chris Blocker rated it 8 years ago
America and Americans and Selected Nonfiction is two different books. One is Steinbeck's final book, a collection of essays published in 1966 entitled America and Americans. In this slender volume, Steinbeck's thoughts on the state of America were originally paired with photographs by acclaimed phot...
Chris Blocker
Chris Blocker rated it 8 years ago
This book is a beast. With over a thousand pages detailing the life of a very private man, this biography truly tells one everything they could possibly know about John Steinbeck. Perhaps a more accurate title would've been: John Steinbeck, Writer, Reader, Lover, Joker, Explorer, Worrier, Drinker, T...
M Sarki
M Sarki rated it 9 years ago
What a marvelous and extensive look into the life of a great writer and American. Though a bit surly at times, and a man who could hold a grudge, John Steinbeck held a moral compass that held true throughout his thought-provoking life. His story is much sadder than what is generally known by most of...
M Sarki
M Sarki rated it 9 years ago
Much better book than expected. Steinbeck was way ahead of his time, and these essays could have been written now, in this frightful present day. I found these essays to ring especially true regarding the state of our country, the good old USA. Though a difficult, and rather too-intense an individu...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 14 years ago
Mp3 audio read to accompany Walkies! Workies! Read by Mark Bramhallblurbifications - Stegner's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel--the magnificent story of four generations in the life of an American family. Crippled Lyman Ward researches and looks back on the pioneering life of his grandparents,in partic...
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