Dennis McNally is the author of "A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead." "A blockbuster of a biography . . . Absolutely magnificient." The San Francisco Chronicle. With a new afterword by the author. Submit a Review
$ 17.5
A Photo Biography with Eulogy by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and In Memory of Allen, by David Shapiro. Submit a Review
$ 24.95
In May 1985, author Trevor Carolan was offered the chance to attend a workshop with Allen Ginsberg at Hollyhock Farm on Cortes Island, British Columbia. Giving up Poetry recounts Carolan's transformation under Ginsberg's influence, and reveals an intimate portrait of Ginsberg as an icon and inspiring leader, as well as a man of appetites, disappointments, wisdom and lusts. Paperback, 102 pages Submit a Review
An interesting portrait of the author of On the Road. Paperback Submit a Review
$ 15
This book is a real treat, allowing the voices of Jack Kerouac's friends and lovers to tell his story. Some of these voices belong to the famous (such as Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and Gore Vidal) and others are less well known; Jack's boyhood buddies from Lowell, his family priest Father Spike, Luanne Henderson (Neal's first wife) Lucian Carr, John Clellon Holmes, Carolyn Cassady, Gregory Corso. Insightful, as you often hear different perspectives of the same story. Rare photos. Paperback, 339 pages Submit a Review
$ 14.95
Kerouac made his hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts sacred by his attention to it", says Allen Ginsberg in the foreword to this nifty little volume. If you've read Visions of Gerard,Book of Dreams, The Town and The City, Dr. Sax, Vanity of Duluoz or Maggie Cassidy, you've already visited Lowell through Jack's eyes. Packed with over fifty photographs of Jack's haunts and homes, "Visions of Lowell" takes the reader on a mystical journey back to "ti jean" Kerouac's childhood - back to his birthplace, back to the streets and neighborhoods of Centralville and Pawtucketville, back to the fantasy filled houses, castles and tenements that made up Kerouac's unique psyche. Paperback, 60 pages, 53 photographs Submit a Review
$ 11.95
Jack Kerouac's sister Caroline (Nin) lived in Rocky Mount/Big Easonburg Woods, North Carolina, a woodsy retreat made famous in On the Road, Dharma Bums, Desolation Angels and Visions of Cody. Jack would visit often in the '50s. He'd take over the back porch and write his visions of the world before going out to walk through the pine woods and cotton fields and lecture his little nephew about the "art of kindness." Paperback, 65 pages, 56 photographs Submit a Review
$ 11.95
This book traces Kerouac's French-Canadian family lineage and shows how he portrays his extended family in many of his novels. Paperback, 102 pages Submit a Review
$ 12.95
William Burroughs said this is "By far the best of the many books published about Jack Kerouac's life and work, accurately and clearly written, with a sure feeling for Jack's own prose." It is thoroughly researched, with a day to day tracing of Kerouac's thoughts and movements. This is a must-read for any scholar or lover of Kerouac and his works. Long out of print and quite rare, Memory Babe is available on a limited basis. Each copy is signed by Mr. Nicosia. Paperback, 767 pages
