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JOHN STEINBECK is one of my favorite authors. He was raised right here in the Salinas Valley. Many of his stories were based here and in nearby Monterey. Steinbeck had a way of describing things and places that not only made you feel as though you were there; but that you never want to leave. For sure, If you read one of these books, you'll never want it to end.
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Burning Bright; John Steinbeck. A tastfully handled story of love and sacrafice.
East Of Eden; John Steinbeck. Tumultuous youth in the 20's and 30's.
Tortilla Flat; His first story set on the Monterey peninsula. Learn the true spirit of unconditional freindship.
Cannery Row; Life among Monterey's once famous fish cannerys and simple Italian immigrants, characters that you will never forget.
Sweet Thursday; The unusually great sequel to Cannery Row.
The Pearl; What sudden wealth can do to simple people.
The Winter of Our Discontent; Don't let the title throw you. A GREAT book! A man in moral turmoil. On the edge between family and concience. With tragic consequences among the ashes of a mans spirit. (Another personal favorite).
The Moon is Down; A town brought together by war.
To a God Unknown; Explores mans inner struggle to explain his own existence.
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Man in the Ice; Konrad Spindler; Fascinating story of the recent discovery of a 5000 year old body frozen in the icy Italian Alps. (non-fiction).
Spiral Road; Jan De Hartog; A man in conflict with solitude,"PG", (pure gin), and the darkest African Jungle. Memorable!
Dove; Robin Graham; Grab your imagination and sail around the world with Robin Graham. True story of a 16 year old boy who had the guts to persue his dream alone. (Serialized story in National Geographics in the late 60's.
Maiden Voyage; Tania Neale; Similar to 'Dove' but this time the youngest girl to make the trip. Great reading.
Around the World Singlehanded; The Cruise of the 'Islander'.
Adrift; Steven Callahan; 76 days of survival at sea. True story.
The Universe Below; Pulitzer Prize winner William J Broad takes us on an epic journey to the planet's last and most exotic frontier--the sea.
Deep Atlantic; Life, Death, and Exploration in the Abyss; Richard Ellis.
Jaques Cousteau; Exploring the Wonder of the Deep; Lois Markham.
The Perfect Storm; A True Story of Men Against the Sea. Oct.1991, 100 foot waves, the 'Andrea Gail' and her 6 man crew never seen again....
Into Thin Air; A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster, by Jon Krakauer
Touching the Void; Joe Simpson; Non-fiction account of survival and friendship in the Peruvian Andes. Must read!
The Breath of Angels; John Beattie; A true story of life and death at sea. Don't miss this one.
The following three books were written by Richard Bach, another favorite author. MUST READ!!
The Bridge Across Forever; Not all of us find our "soulmate" but we like to hear about those that do.
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah; Discover ageless truths that make our souls fly.
Johnathan Livingston Seagull; In my opinion not only one of RB's best books, but one of the most inspirational ever written! You can read it in an hour, but it will stay with you forever.
TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION, (And Far More Interesting).
The Double Helix; A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA. Great book, great movie.
Horror in the Heartland; True crime by Ann Rule author and acquaintance of Ted Bundy, executed serial killer.
Bad Memory; Duane Franklet; Hackers and computer terrorism.
To Hell and Back; Audie Murphy, moving story of the most decorated soldier in WWII. He ultimately rose to fame as an actor,did his battles with drugs, to end in a tragic plane crash.
Berlin Diary; WWII Classic by William L. Shirer.
Wonder is the Feeling of a Philosopher; and Philosophy Begins in Wonder.... Socrates
The Corner; by David Simon and Edward Burns; A year in the life of an inner-city neighborhood.
Homicide; A Year on the Killing Streets; by David Simon.
My Dark Places; by James Ellroy; Author recounts the murder of his mother and his own obsession with violence.
The Beast; by Tracy Thompson; A Journey Through Depression
Fighting Fire; by Caroline Paul; One of the first female firefighters in San Francisco
Sleepers; by Lorenzo Carcaterra; Four boys + Hells Kitchen + Wilkinson Home for Boys = Torture, pain, revenge, and ruined lives. Extraordinary true story.
Pilgrimage on a Steel Ride; A Memoir About Men and Motorcycles; by Gary Paulsen; After reading this book you may want to go out and buy a Harley and make a run for the ages.
First Comes Love; by Marion Winik; A gay husband, passion, drug addiction, betrayal, AIDS, and death; but first comes love....
Letting Go; Morrie's Reflections on Living While Dying. ALS, terminal! One mans chronology of his final journey.
ALIVE!; by Piers Paul Read; True story about how a group of people survived a plane crash in the Andes by resorting to cannibalism.
CHECK BACK LATER, MANY MORE TO COME!
