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America and Americans and Selected Nonfiction

This book is a compilation of nonfiction pieces that delve into the history, culture, and societal dynamics of America and its inhabitants. more

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John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck was an American author renowned for his profound depiction of American society and the lives of farmers. His works often explore themes of poverty, social injustice, and human nature. Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1962 for his significant contribution to American literature. more

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“It has always seemed strange to me... the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first they love the produce of the second.”

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Book:The short novels of John Steinbeck: Tortilla Flat, The red pony, Of mice and men, The moon is down, Cannery Row, The pearl
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“It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.”

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Book:Sweet Thursday
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“A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.”

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Book:Travels with Charley in Search of America
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“I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.”

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Book:The Portable Steinbeck
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“Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.”

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Book:Conversations with John Steinbeck
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