Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
You’ll Be Okay You’ll Be Okay Edie Parker Kerouac Edie Parker was eighteen years old when she met Jack Kerouac at Columbia University in 1940. A young socialite from Grosse Pointe, Michigan, she had come to New York to study art, and quickly found h… OL12098203W
Windblown world Windblown world Jack Kerouac,Douglas G. Brinkley Excerpts from his diaries chronicle a pivotal era in Kerouac's life, describing the creation of his first novel; his special friendships with Allen Ginsberg and Neal Cassady; and his own take on the … OL15841084W
Memory babe Memory babe Gerald Nicosia A thoroughly researched portrait of Beat writer Jack Kerouac and his life, times, and work. OL3943373W
Off the road Off the road Carolyn Cassady This book was a natural progression for me - my first being The Subterraneans followed by On The Road both by Jack Kerouac and then this book Off The Road. An interesting read, humorous, startling a… OL4443889W
Book of Dreams Book of Dreams Jack Kerouac,Robert Creeley Book of Dreams is a comprehensive dream journal published by Jack Kerouac in 1960 that covers all recorded dreams from 1952-1960. In it Kerouac tries to continue plot-lines with characters from his b… OL65921W
Minor characters Minor characters Joyce Johnson Joyce Johnson grew up bright and sensitive in Manhattan in the '50s of the cold war and gray flannel suits. "Attracted to decadence," with "little respect for respectability," she had a boundless - a… OL894826W