This is a softcover book, Cannery Row by John Steinbeck. "Steinbeck's tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society, dependant on one another for both physical and emotional survival." It is a 1994 trade paperback edition from Penguin Books with an introduction by Susan Shillinglaw. Here's a synopsis from the publisher: "A Penguin Classic Published in 1945, Cannery Row focuses on the acceptance of life as it is both the exuberance of community and the loneliness of the individual. Drawing on his memories of the real inhabitants of Monterey, California, including longtime friend Ed Ricketts, Steinbeck interweaves the stories of Doc, Dora, Mack and his boys, Lee Chong, and the other characters in this world where only the fittest survive, to create a novel that is at once one of his most humorous and poignant works. In her introduction, Susan Shillinglaw shows how the novel expresses, both in style and theme, much that is essentially Steinbeck: 'Scientific detachment, empathy toward the lonely and depressed... and, at the darkest level... the terror of isolation and nothingness.' " Book is in excellent condition, shows hardly any wear at all. Pages are all intact and clean, binding is tight, and there's no writing in it. Asking $3.00 obo. Everything I have listed for sale is "or best offer", so feel free to make an offer. ~~~~~ ALL ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL PICKUP. I sell a huge variety of stuff to supplement my income and help me put the last of my kids through college. Some items come from flea markets or estate sales, and some come from around our home, but many items come to me from my extended family of hardcore hoarders. So, the variety really can be vast and unpredictable. Please check back often, because you really never know what I will have from one day to the next! Thanks for visiting and have a great day!