Beat Generation 8 Bk lot Kerouac/Stoppard/Burroughs/Ginsberg/Thompson

Description: Here's 8 related books from the Beat era of the 50s & early 60sGreat intro to the fascinating & head scratching writers of the 50s hip culture.Now making a solid comeback. 1. The Beat Generation the Tumultuous '50s by Bruce Cook PB 1st Quill ed.“An excellent, knowledgeable, and culturally important book tracing the root beginnings of the Beat Generation—and telling many of today’s disenchanted young how they got where they are and what went before.” Larry L. King “The most illuminating guide so far to The Beat Generation. They’re all here — Kerouac, Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, Gregory Corso, Neil Cassady, William Burroughs and other precursors of the hippies (themselves already part of the past). . . . Cook traces the effect of much of what they did on the counterculture that followed in the Sixties.” Playboy “The most complete, relaxed and convincing summary of a movement that has not really died, but only been regenerated on a broader scale among young people all over the world today.” Seymour Krim “A ﬁrst-rate piece of literary journalism that gives us a history of the beats in a way that relates them to now - to rock lyrics (through The Fugs), to LSD (through the Leary-Ginsberg axis), to Woodstock-as-religion, to the new journalism and much more. . ..Not only ﬁne reporting, it is funny and vital in the way Morley Callaghan’s That Summer in Paris was funny and vital about another generation.” William Kennedy"2. The Beat Book writings from the Beat generation edited by Anne Waldman intro by Allen Ginsberg PBPresents selections from the works of Gregory Corso, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsburg, and other writers of the Beat Generation, accompanied by brief biographies and information on the places they lived5.0 out of 5 stars Everything BeatReviewed in the United States on June 29, 2008If you are looking for a book that gives you the highlights, the best, of the Beats, along with background information, this is the book for you. Ginsberg wrote the forward, Waldman edited. All the writers are here. Enjoy.3. Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs PB4. Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac PBJack Kerouac (1922-1969), the central figure of the Beat Generation, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922 and died in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1969. Among his many novels are On the Road, The Dharma Bums, Big Sur, and Visions of Cody.5. Subterranean Kerouac by Ellis Amburn HB ex-libraryThe editor of Kerouac's final two novels offers a revealing portrait of Jack Kerouac and the intense, inner life that inspired his work, discussing his troubled youth, alcoholism, and homosexual relationships. 30,000 first printing. 6. Gonzo the life of Hunter S. Thompson by J. Wenner & C. Seymour HBFew American lives are stranger, more action-packed, or wilder than that of Hunter S. Thompson. Born a rebel in Louisville, Kentucky, Thompson spent a lifetime channeling his energy and insight into such landmark works as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - and his singular and provocative style challenged and revolutionized writing.Now, for the first time ever, Jann Wenner and Corey Seymour have interviewed the Good Doctor's friends, family, acquaintances and colleagues and woven their memories into a brilliant oral biography. From Hell's Angels leader Sonny Barger to Ralph Steadman to Jack Nicholson to Jimmy Buffett to Pat Buchanan to Marilyn Manson and Thompson's two wives, son, and longtime personal assistant, more than 100 members of Thompson's inner circle bring into vivid focus the life of a man who was even more complicated, tormented, and talented than any previous portrait has shown. It's all here in its uncensored glory: the creative frenzies, the love affairs, the drugs and booze and guns and explosives and, ultimately, the tragic suicide. As Thompson was fond of saying, "Buy the ticket, take the ride."7. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard PB8. Dirty Linen & New-Found-land by Tom Stoppard PB name inside

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