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Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 5010340-6
As the son of a celebrated literary icon, John Steinbeck IV grew up in a privileged world peopled by the literati and the intellectual elite. Sadly, it was also a world of alcoholism, bitter divorce, estrangement, and abuse, on the part of both his mother and father. In this fascinating memoir, the late son and namesake of John Steinbeck writes with great insight and a gift for lyrical expression about his often painful youth. Left unfinished at his untimely death, this testament to his life is here reconstructed by his wife of twelve years. Interweaving her own reminiscences of her life with John Steinbeck IV, Nancy Steinbeck has created an engrossing account from two perspectives: her husband's memories of his chaotic and adventurous upbringing and her own thoughts on their journey together to make a new life apart from the long shadow of a famous father and a troubled past.
From the Publisher: "Brilliant, tragic, sad, pathetic, poignant, and powerful indeed. It's hard to come up with modifiers to fit the extraordinary story told in [this book], and the even more extraordinary way that story is told by a writer of tortured and torturing genius. John Steinbeck IV illuminates and transcends his famous father here in penetrating, poetic, and often devastating prose. Everywhere--in the barest facts of a brutally painful childhood and an adulthood marked by both awful self-destruction and stunning insights--the father's ghost leaks through. One steps away from this book in awe of the terrible struggles of this writer's son whose immense talents might have, under different circumstances, even surpassed his celebrated father's. Nancy Steinbeck, with skill and sometimes profoundly disturbing candor, fleshes out her husband's story until, in the end, one feels that nothing has been left out, neither joy nor horror. This book is impossible to put down once w! e pick it up." --Louis Owens, Ph.D., author
Title: The Other Side of Eden : Life with John ...
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st ed.
Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported. Seller Inventory # 1573928585-8-1
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Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Short tear to jacket. Seller Inventory # 116363
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. 1st ed. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 5010340-6
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Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. As the son of a celebrated literary icon, John Steinbeck IV grew up in a privileged world peopled by the literati and the intellectual elite. Sadly, it was also a world of alcoholism, bitter divorce, estrangement, and abuse, on the part of both his mother and father. In this fascinating memoir, the late son and namesake of John Steinbeck writes with great insight and a gift for lyrical expression about his often painful youth. Left unfinished at his untimely death, this testament to his life is here reconstructed by his wife of twelve years. Interweaving her own reminiscences of her life with John Steinbeck IV, Nancy Steinbeck has created an engrossing account from two perspectives: her husband's memories of his chaotic and adventurous upbringing and her own thoughts on their journey together to make a new life apart from the long shadow of a famous father and a troubled past. Seller Inventory # SONG1573928585
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Seller: Wayward Books, South dartmouth, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. B&W photos throughout, small tear to the rear of the DJ. Scarce!. Seller Inventory # 031045
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Seller: Purpora Books, Comox, BC, Canada
Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine Plus. First Edition, First Printing. 360 pages with index plus16 pages of B&W illustrations from photos. Seller Inventory # 21733
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Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First printing. Fine in a near fine (small corner creases to flaps) dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 94137
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Seller: Tangled Web Mysteries and Oddities, Kennebuunkport, ME, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. Stated FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, full number line starting with "1". Appears to be a previously owned book that was shelved, stored, and/or briefly handled but never read. Dust jacket clean and intact in near mint condition with no chipping on edges or price stickers, sticker residue or scars. No markings, tears, corner creases, foxing or other defects noted in text block. Images available on request. Providing superior service since 2001. Dropshippers heartily welcomed. Seller Inventory # 123928
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Seller: Aladdin Books, Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED by co-writer NANCY STEINBECK to a female recipient in blue pen on front flyleaf in 2001. Fine in fine dust jacket. Pages edges have slight dirt soiling. Jacket has no chips or tears. Book. Seller Inventory # 006691
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