'There is only one book to a man,' Steinbeck wrote of East of Eden, his most ambitious novel. Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the intertwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Here Steinbeck created some of his most memorable characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity; the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence.

Classic / American English "All novels ...are built on the never-ending contest in ourselves between good and evil." John Steinbeck, one of America's greatest writers, considered East of Eden to be his most important work. Set in California, the novel is a story of love and jealousy, forgiveness and revenge--and what it means to be human.

California's fertile Salinas Valley is home to two families whose destinies are fruitfully, and fatally, intertwined. Over the generations, between the beginning of the twentieth century and the end of the First World War, the Trasks and the Hamiltons will helplessly replay the fall of Adam and Eve and the murderous rivalry of Cain and Abel. East of Eden was considered by Steinbeck to be his magnum opus, and its epic scope and memorable characters, exploring universal themes of love and identity, ensure it remains one of America's most enduring novels. This edition features a stunning new cover by renowned artist Bijou Karman.

'There is only one book to a man' Steinbeck wrote of East of Eden. Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the interwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Here Steinbeck created some of his most memorable characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of indentity; the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence.

'There is only one book to a man' Steinbeck wrote of East of Eden. Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the interwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Here Steinbeck created some of his most memorable characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of indentity; the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence.

'There is only one book to a man' Steinbeck wrote of East of Eden. Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the interwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Here Steinbeck created some of his most memorable characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of indentity; the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence.

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Аннотация:Аудио диск East Of Eden - Mercator Projected 2008 представляет собой переиздание классического альбома группы East Of Eden, который впервые увидел свет в 1969 году. Этот альбом смешивает элементы прогрессивного рока, фолка и джаза, создавая уникальное звучание, которое до сих пор остается свежим и захватывающим.Рецензия:Аудио диск East Of Eden - Mercator Projected 2008 - это настоящая находка для любителей альтернативного и экспериментального рока. Этот альбом, впервые выпущенный в 1969 году, до сих пор поражает своей оригинальностью и инновационным звучанием.Группа East Of Eden была передовым явлением своего времени, смешивая различные стили и жанры, чтобы создать прогрессивный и уникальный звук. Альбом Mercator Projected не является исключением, предлагая слушателям фьюжн из прогрессивного рока, фолка и джаза. Это смелое и освежающее сочетание, которое делает этот альбом по-настоящему уникальным.Композиции на этом альбоме раскрывают широкий спектр музыкальных идей и экспериментов. От энергичных инструментальных пьес, где гитары и саксофоны сливаются в одно целое, до трогательных вокальных мелодий с фольклорными влияниями, каждая песня предлагает слушателям уникальное музыкальное путешествие.Звуковое качество этого переиздания на высоком уровне, позволяя полностью погрузиться все богатство и нюансы музыкального материала. А упаковка в формате Case обеспечивает безопасность диска и привлекательный внешний вид.Аудио диск East Of Eden - Mercator Projected 2008 - это настоящая находка для всех, кто ищет нестандартную и качественную музыку. Этот альбом продолжает вдохновлять и впечатлять слушателей своей оригинальностью и потрясающим звучанием. Погрузитесь в мир East Of Eden и насладитесь этим музыкальным шедевром.

Collected here for the first time in a deluxe paperback volume are six of John Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved novels. From the tale of commitment, loneliness and hope in Of Mice and Men, to the tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society in Cannery Row, to The Pearl's examination of the fallacy of the American dream, Steinbeck stories of realism, that were imbued with energy and resilience.

John Steinbeck wrote some of the best and most famous American stories ever. Jody Tiflin is often alone and he knows little of the world. But one day he gets a pony. He learns how to love and his whole life changes.

Just after the iron curtain fell on Eastern Europe John Steinbeck and acclaimed war photographer, Robert Capa ventured into the Soviet Union to report for the New York Herald Tribune. This rare opportunity took the famous travellers not only to Moscow and Stalingrad - now Volgograd - but through the countryside of the Ukraine and the Caucasus. A Russian Journal is the distillation of their journey and remains a remarkable memoir and unique historical document. Steinbeck and Capa recorded the grim realities of factory workers, government clerks, and peasants, as they emerged from the rubble of World War II. This is an intimate glimpse of two artists at the height of their powers, answering their need to document human struggle.

In 1960 John Steinbeck and his dog Charley set out in their green pickup truck to rediscover the soul of America, visiting small towns and cities from New York to New Orleans.The trip became Travels With Charley, one of his best-loved books. Half a century on, Geert Mak sets off from Steinbeck's home. Mile after mile, as he retraces Steinbeck's footsteps through the potato fields of Maine to the endless prairies of the Midwest and stumbles across glistening suburbs and boarded-up stores, Mak searches for the roots of America and what remains of the world Steinbeck describes. How has America changed in the last fifty years; what remains of the American dream; and what do Europe and America now have in common?

Lennie was still staring at the door where the woman had stood. 'Oh, she's really pretty,' he said and smiled. George turned round to face him, took hold of one of his ears and shook him. 'Listen to me, you fool,' George said fiercely. 'Don't even look at that woman. I don't care what she says and what she does. I've see dangerous women before, but nobody as dangerous as her.' The tragic story of George and Lennie, who move from one farm to another, looking for work. George is clever but Lennie's size and slowness is always getting him into trouble. One day the two men get a job on a farm. Things are going well until they meet the unhappy wife of Curley, the farm foreman. Curley's wife becomes friendly with Lennie... Retold by Martin Winks.

George and his large, simple-minded friend Lennie are drifters, following wherever work leads them. Arriving in California's Salinas Valley, they get work on a ranch. If they can just stay out of trouble, George promises Lennie, then one day they might be able to get some land of their own and settle down some place. But kind-hearted, childlike Lennie is a victim of his own strength. Seen by others as a threat, he finds it impossible to control his emotions. And one day not even George will be able to save him from trouble. Of Mice and Men is a tragic and moving story of friendship, loneliness and the dispossessed.

Drifters in search of work, George and his childlike friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back - and a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch in California's Salinas Valley, but their hopes are dashed as Lennie - struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy - becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes of friendship and shared vision, and giving a voice to America's lonely and dispossessed, Of Mice and Men remains Steinbeck's most popular work, achieving success as a novel, Broadway play and three acclaimed films.

'To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently, and they did not cut the scarred earth.' Drought and economic depression are driving thousands from Oklahoma. As their land becomes just another strip in the dust bowl, the Joads, a family of sharecroppers, decide they have no choice but to follow. They head west, towards California, where they hope to find work and a future for their family. But while the journey to this promised land will take its inevitable toll, there remains uncertainty about what awaits their arrival . . .