{"product_id":"0140177388-cannery_row","title":"Cannery Row","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnburdened by the material necessities of the more fortunate, the denizens of \u003cb\u003eCannery Row\u003c\/b\u003e discover rewards unknown in more traditional society. Henry the painter sorts through junk lots for pieces of wood to incorporate into the boat he is building, while the girls from Dora Flood’s bordello venture out now and then to enjoy a bit of sunshine. Lee Chong stocks his grocery with almost anything a man could want, and Doc, a young marine biologist who ministers to sick puppies and unhappy souls, unexpectedly finds true love. Cannery Row is just a few blocks long, but the story it harbors is suffused with warmth, understanding, and a great fund of human values.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e First published in 1945, \u003cb\u003eCannery Row\u003c\/b\u003e focuses on the acceptance of life as it is—both the exuberance of community and the loneliness of the individual. \u003cb\u003eJohn Steinbeck\u003c\/b\u003e draws on his memories of the real inhabitants of Monterey, California, and interweaves their stories in this world where only the fittest survive—creating what is at once one of his most humorous and poignant works. In \u003cb\u003eCannery Row\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJohn Steinbeck\u003c\/b\u003e returns to the setting of \u003cb\u003eTortilla Flat\u003c\/b\u003e to create another evocative portrait of life as it is lived by those who unabashedly put the highest value on the intangibles—human warmth, camaraderie, and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eDrawing characters based on his memories of real inhabitants of Monterey, Steinbeck interweaves the stories of Doc, Henri, Mack, and his boys, in a world where only the fittest survive, in a novel that focuses on the acceptance of life as it is--a story at once humorous and poignant.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterature \u0026amp; Fiction\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHumor \u0026amp; Satire\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eHumorous\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":46670695858366,"sku":"0140177388-4","price":15.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/41sK2DL-t7L._SL500.jpg?v=1776880570","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0140177388-cannery_row","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}