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Title: The Log from the Sea of Cortez by John Steinbeck, Edward Flanders Ricketts, Richard Astro ISBN: 0-14-018744-8 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: November, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.57 (14 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: collection of animals and a sense of adventure
Comment: steinbeck's darwinian novel that captues a sense of adventure as well with his good friend. there may be a need to be interested in the science of animal classification to really enjoy this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: My Favorite From Steinbeck
Comment: As someone who has been reading and admiring Steinbeck since childhood, this was by far my favorite of all his books. The book is full of adventure, amazing insight, and quite a bit more of humor than one would expect from a non-fiction story pertaining largely to biology.
Steinbeck is joined by biologist Ed Ricketts as they sail the Sea of Cortez and examine the various conditions and sea life within. Upon each discovery or finding, Steinbeck offers a detailed description of their encounter, and further makes a correlation to life on the land as it is experienced by humankind. Just to cite one example, Steinbeck notes how animals that prey on others and have stronger instincts are seen as "survivors" and admired, whereas human beings who step on others to get to the top are seen as evil or heartless.
I would highly recommend this book to anybody that enjoys well-written non-fiction that reads just as if it were fiction. If you enjoy this book you should definitely read Travels With Charley by Steinbeck next.
Rating: 4
Summary: Not the usual Steinbeck fare
Comment: But still a good read. If you are an aficianado of Steinbeck you are gonna find far less pleasurable than this one.
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Title: Searching for Steinbeck's Sea of Cortez: A Makeshift Expediton Along Baja's Desert Coast by Andromeda Romano-Lax ISBN: 1570612552 Publisher: Sasquatch Books Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Forgotten Peninsula: A Naturalist in Baja California by Joseph Wood Krutch, Ann Zwinger ISBN: 0816509875 Publisher: University of Arizona Press Pub. Date: August, 1986 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Cannery Row by John Steinbeck ISBN: 0140177388 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: February, 1993 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck ISBN: 0140042407 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $8.00 |
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Title: Between Pacific Tides by Edward F. Ricketts, Jack Calvin, Joel W. Hedgpeth, David W. Phillips ISBN: 0804720681 Publisher: Stanford Univ Pr Pub. Date: August, 1992 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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