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2) Lifeboat
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
When their vessel is torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean during WWII, eight survivors find refuge in a lifeboat. Short on food and water, their situation is further complicated when they rescue a crew member from the German submarine that sank their ship.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Today's foremost Steinbeck scholar writes an extended meditation on the influence of The Grapes of Wrath, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its first publication In this compelling biography of a book, Susan Shillinglaw delves into John Steinbeck's classic to explore the cultural, social, political, scientific, and creative impact of The Grapes of Wrath upon first publication, as well as its enduring legacy. First published in April 1939,...
7) Cannery row
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
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.
10) Monterey Bay
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
This exciting day-by-day account of Steinbeck's trip to the Gulf of California with biologist Ed Ricketts, drawn from the longer Sea of Cortez, is a wonderful combination of science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure. Annotation. In 1940, Steinbeck and his friend, biologist Ed Ricketts, ventured into the Gulf of California to search for marine invertebrates along the beaches. This exciting, day-by-day account of their trip, drawn from the longer...
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