tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post7249187834910122779..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: CHOOSING BOOKS WE READ--Steinbeck IVJoaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-773451264607346422010-09-26T10:21:37.250-07:002010-09-26T10:21:37.250-07:00To answer your question about Herb Behrens' af...To answer your question about Herb Behrens' affliation with the National Steinbeck Center - He is a volunteer there. He works three days a week cataloging the archives and answering e-mail questions from "enquiring minds"<br /><br />Herb BehrensAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-85728063647141341782010-09-23T02:30:21.657-07:002010-09-23T02:30:21.657-07:00Unfinished Business:
Since I've received n...Unfinished Business: <br />Since I've received no response to date, and find it necessary to move my focus to other matters, I have requested that the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences disregard my inquiry about a statement in the book I reviewed. I want to add for any of this blog's readers that I have no reason to question the veracity of the book's authors joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-38400003680338906792010-09-21T21:36:05.741-07:002010-09-21T21:36:05.741-07:00M.E.: Yes, they studied with a young Tibetan lama...M.E.: Yes, they studied with a young Tibetan lama, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche who had come to the U.S. to teach Buddhism in the early seventies. <br /><br />I've often thought that marriage vows might well be given more serious consideration than some of the rote traditional wordings.<br /><br />I would agree about being open to the possibility of religion change. Maybe the reference was to joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-8254018992637677082010-09-21T19:30:38.951-07:002010-09-21T19:30:38.951-07:00Thanks for a long, informative post! I've nev...Thanks for a long, informative post! I've never been much of a fan of Steinbeck...liked Wm Faulkner much more. So I will re-read his books. I was fascinated to learn about Nancy Faulkner and her comments on Buddhist marriage. I suppose she and her husband met at Naropa Institute?<br />I can't quite agree about staying with one's childhood religion. That seems like a life sentence Xtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-27917609267552019912010-09-20T01:58:49.048-07:002010-09-20T01:58:49.048-07:00Joy: Yes, he wrote some pretty remarkable novels....Joy: Yes, he wrote some pretty remarkable novels.<br /><br />Karen: I remember the year that title seemed to have special significance for me. Kind comments. <br /><br />Liz: Appreciate the additional information you provided and your generous word.<br /><br />Chancy: Weren't you lucky at the book sale! I really enjoy such events and going to used book stores, though not many left joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-79616975743093900682010-09-18T18:15:23.596-07:002010-09-18T18:15:23.596-07:00Recently I came across "Grapes Of Wrath"...Recently I came across "Grapes Of Wrath" At our library's book sale so I bought it for a song and brought it home to read. One of the best books I have ever read. I loved the Joad's courage in the face of great adversity. I felt I was there with them on their journey to the west.Chancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888087428059834691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-7675159100622081352010-09-18T13:31:15.909-07:002010-09-18T13:31:15.909-07:00Excellent! I knew about John IV's Viet Nam do...Excellent! I knew about John IV's Viet Nam documentary, and as I recall there was another famous son who was a reporter during those times: Sean Flynn (son of Errol Flynn). <br /><br />He was captured by the Khymer Rouge. There is a possibility his body has been found recently:<br /><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/03/29/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046377772628135937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-29100507968300551922010-09-18T08:12:53.110-07:002010-09-18T08:12:53.110-07:00My favorite Steinbeck is The Winter or Our Discont...My favorite Steinbeck is The Winter or Our Discontent. I still think it's one of the best books I've ever read about the pain of the mid-life phase. Joared, you've written a very fine essay here. It's also a pleasure to read a discussion of a controversial issue that actually discusses the issue.Karen Greenbaum-Mayahttp://cloudslikemountains.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-11692010590714124962010-09-18T08:01:09.109-07:002010-09-18T08:01:09.109-07:00I love John Steinbeck's work...Cannery Row, Ea...I love John Steinbeck's work...Cannery Row, East of Eden, Grapes of Wrath; although I haven't gone back to read them again....maybe I should. I should also read The Other Side of Eden...I know I'd enjoy it. My husband loved Steinbeck and re-read his work many times over.Joy Des Jardinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893445642606862131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-38124323616202476032010-09-17T18:31:22.608-07:002010-09-17T18:31:22.608-07:00Kay: Steinbeck certainly has a place in the liter...Kay: Steinbeck certainly has a place in the literary world. Interesting you started reading him at such a young age. Be interested in your thoughts about "The Other Side of Eden" after you finish reading it.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-46006584865789588272010-09-17T14:38:33.834-07:002010-09-17T14:38:33.834-07:00I started reading Steinbeck when I was about 12 an...I started reading Steinbeck when I was about 12 and have re-read his books periodically ever since. I do the same with Hemingway. I will be reading The Other Side of Eden soon thanks to your writing here. Thank you.Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-47420259912354998102010-09-17T12:36:56.414-07:002010-09-17T12:36:56.414-07:00FWIW I'm still waiting for a reply from the Na...FWIW I'm still waiting for a reply from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences regarding the Emmy award the book reports John Steinbeck IV received and questioned here by Herb Behrens.<br /><br />Hattie: I remember when buses, commercial, then private, were a popular way to travel. With air travel comfort deteriorated so, maybe we should all resume using buses.<br /><br />joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-45827048138565733652010-09-16T23:16:32.922-07:002010-09-16T23:16:32.922-07:00Very intereseting Post, my dear....Dick Davalos is...Very intereseting Post, my dear....Dick Davalos is an old friend of mine and rarely talks about his Acting experience in EAST OF EDEN. I'm not sure why, but I have always tried to respect his privacy in the matter. It certainly was a very important film, considering that James Dean only made 3 or 4 films in his short life...<br />Steinbeck's works certainly had a great impact on the OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-30556204931538233022010-09-16T13:25:43.318-07:002010-09-16T13:25:43.318-07:00As a Californian and very familiar with the landsc...As a Californian and very familiar with the landscape and society that Steinbeck writes about, I enjoyed this comprehensive review. <br />I'll bet his most popular work is *Travels with Charley.* People I know who have never read anything else by him have read that book, which set off quite a fad for seeing the country in the way he did.<br />One of the books that sticks in my mind is *The Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-57402731359656832742010-09-15T18:08:54.751-07:002010-09-15T18:08:54.751-07:00Herb: Appreciate your interest and comment. You d...Herb: Appreciate your interest and comment. You did not say, but I wonder if you are associated with Salinas, California's National Steinbeck Center? <br /><br />I do want to provide accurate information and sources for what I write here. I have contacted the TV Academy requesting clarification on whether or not John Steinbeck IV received an Emmy. The program did win a documentary Emmy joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-52413395434928505282010-09-15T16:40:40.002-07:002010-09-15T16:40:40.002-07:00I have always loved the elder Steinbeck's book...I have always loved the elder Steinbeck's books, especially Cannery Row (which I ought to read again!) I may look for these others, as it would be interesting to read their viewpoints.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-75745599705348778912010-09-15T15:06:33.575-07:002010-09-15T15:06:33.575-07:00Of course you'd get a different perspective fr...Of course you'd get a different perspective from reading In Touch. John IV wrote it when he was in his early twenties, while heavily involved with drugs and alcohol. He was 44 years old when he wrote the memoirs contained in The Other Side of Eden, twenty years later. After several years of sobriety, therapy and 12 Step Meetings, he felt compelled to write about his past with honesty and Nancy Steinbeckhttp://www.nancysteinbeck.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-84882306203362686332010-09-15T09:45:23.647-07:002010-09-15T09:45:23.647-07:00The Emmy website does not list John Steinbeck, IV ...The Emmy website does not list John Steinbeck, IV as a recipient of an Emmy. Read In Touch and you may get a different perspective on the relationship between John Steinbeck, IV and his father.<br /><br />Herb BehrensAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com