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Cannery Row (Penguin Drop Caps)

John Steinbeck

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Stuff You Should Know

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Stuff You Should Know

It was mentioned in a quick list of John Steinbeck's books, with no further discussion.

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What's the Cannery Row one?

— Episode: Pearls: Second Best Thing About Oysters

Episode: Pearls: Second Best Thing About Oysters

It was mentioned in a quick list of John Steinbeck's books, with no further discussion.

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What's the Cannery Row one?

Episode: Pearls: Second Best Thing About Oysters

It was briefly mentioned by Chuck while discussing Steinbeck's works and the context of 'Of Mice and Men'.

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Of Mice and Men. What's the Cannery Row one?

Cannery Row of Mice and Men. Of Mice and Men, man.

Acquired

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Acquired

It was mentioned as a source for a quote that was used as an epigraph in 'Amazon Unbound'. The quote was used to encourage readers to contemplate both the positive and negative impacts of Amazon's growth.

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It has always seemed strange to me. The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the con commitments of failure in our system and those traits...

— Episode: Special: Amazon Unbound (with Brad Stone...

Episode: Special: Amazon Unbound (with Brad Stone)

It was mentioned as a source for a quote that was used as an epigraph in 'Amazon Unbound'. The quote was used to encourage readers to contemplate both the positive and negative impacts of Amazon's growth.

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It has always seemed strange to me. The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the con commitments of failure in our system and those traits we detest sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest are the traits of success. And while men admire the quality of the first, they love the produce of the second.

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

He suggested that listeners read a book to calm down, offering "Cannery Row" as an example of something they might pick up.

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If this sort of thing upsets you, may I suggest you read a book. Maybe something like Cannery Row.

— Episode: Mayhem in the Morgue | Foraging Misadven...

Episode: Mayhem in the Morgue | Foraging Misadventures

He suggested that listeners read a book to calm down, offering "Cannery Row" as an example of something they might pick up.

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If this sort of thing upsets you, may I suggest you read a book. Maybe something like Cannery Row.

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