Stein’s book is not tedious. It is, in fact, irresistible to anyone who enjoys gossip delivered straight, with some American history on the side. ... ‘West of Eden ...

The publishers of this perplexing study of that ever-fascinating protean American city inform us that it is "told through the stories of five larger-than-life families who represent different ...

West of Eden: An American Place ... “I had a sense that my world was make-believe,” writes Stein, whose childhood memories lend the book’s more personal passages their wryly addictive flavor.

In a new book called West of Eden, oral historian and author Jean Stein tells the stories of five families who shaped our city, including her own. Her father was Jules Stein, founder of the media ...

West (Of Eden) will be on display at the Arts Council until August 5. West (Of Eden) ... And reading his books, I could see those places around me, My work is not about nostalgia.

This week, Maria Russo discusses Jean Stein’s “West of Eden,” A. O. Scott talks about “Better Living Through Criticism” and Parul Sehgal has best-seller news. Pamela Paul is the host.