This biography of Kerouac covers his life, his art and his place and influence in American literature. It spans Kerouac's entire life - integrating the Kerouac legend into a critical exploration of his work. The Kerouac that emerges is a complex, troubled, flawed human being and writer of genius with a haunted vision whose struggle to break free from almost every traditional American value he had been bred to accept was to come to a tragic end.

Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac

Biographies & Memoirs

Nicosia, Gerald

Arts & Literature

Penguin??Books

A definitive portrait of Kerouac relates the events of his life to a critical analysis of his fictional works

Puffin

Grove Pr

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Memory Babe. A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac

GROVE PRESS * (NY)

In 1969 Jack Kerouac died a premature death. While his legendary lifestyle and unique creative talent made him a hero in his lifetime, his literary influence has grown steadily since. With Memory Babe (a childhood nickname honoring Kerouac's feats of memory), Gerald Nicosia gives us a complete biography of Jack Kerouac—an honest, discriminating and, above all, compassionate assessment. This edition is enhanced by many rare photographs never before published.

University of California Press

A narrative history details the efforts of the millions of Americans who served in Vietnam to achieve recognition for their service and sacrifice, examining their struggle to deal with the negative reactions on the home front, their role in the anti-war movement, and their battle for medical help and compensation for Agent Orange exposure and post-traumatic stress. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

Home to War: A History of the Vietnam Veterans' Movement

History

Americas

Three Rivers Press

A narrative history details the efforts of the millions of Americans who served in Vietnam to achieve recognition for their service and sacrifice, examining their struggle to deal with the negative reactions on the home front, their role in the anti-war movement, and their battle for medical help and compensation for Agent Orange exposure and post-traumatic stress. Reprint.

Military

Basic Books

An epic narrative history that chronicles, for the first time, the experience of America's Vietnam veterans who returned home to fight a different kind of war. The courageous Americans who served in Vietnam fought two wars: one on the other side of the world and one when they returned home. The battle abroad took place in war-scarred Asian hamlets, rice paddies, and jungles where thousands of Americans risked life, limb, and spirit in a conflict few of them fully understood. The second war began when these same soldiers came home to face another fight, this one for the hearts and minds of their countrymen, and for their own health, sanity, and peace of mind. Home to War presents a vivid portrait of a generation of American warriors who faced rejection by the nation in whose name they fought and virtual abandonment by the government that sent them to risk their young lives in Southeast Asia. In spite of formidable obstacles, including the still-fresh physical and mental traumas of the war, these young veterans joined together and committed themselves to heroic battles on the home front, from their unsung role in the antiwar movement to their unflagging campaign for medical help and compensation for Agent Orange exposure and post-traumatic stress wounds. Home to War tells the gripping stories of these veterans and the social and political movements they inspired. In its pages you’ll meet Jan Barry, a disillusioned former West Point cadet who founded Vietnam Veterans Against the War, a volatile organization that would become a lightning rod for controversy and a beacon of hope for returning vets; Al Hubbard, a charismatic former Black Panther who led thousands of angry veterans to the steps of the nation’s capital to protest the war and the government’s shabby treatment of its veterans; Ron Kovic, whose outrageous — and courageous — stunts, uncensored comments, and provocative politics drew needed attention to the cause; Dr. Chaim Shatan, whose pioneering ‘rap groups’ speeded the psychological healing process for countless vets; Victor Yannacone Jr., who launched a precedent-shattering — and ultimately successful — legal case to gain compensation for veterans harmed by Agent Orange exposure; and many others whose inspiring struggles served themselves, their fellow soldiers, and their country. Home to War is a passionate work of contemporary history and an essential addition to the literature of America’s Vietnam experience. Encompassing some thirty years of activism, readjustment, and healing, it is a fitting tribute to the unbreakable courage, idealism, and decades-long endurance of this generation of American soldiers.

Home to War: A History of the Vietnam Veterans Movement

Crown

Poetry. The witty, heartfelt and compassionate poems of Gerald Nicosia's first collection come alive in his extraordinary narrative style. Known for his seminal biography of Jack Kerouac, Memory Babe, and the important work on Vietnam Veterans, Home to War, Nicosia evokes the spirit and vitality of the poets from the Beat Generation, yet he speaks with a voice all his own. Haunting and expressive illustrations by Jakub Kalousek are also include in the book and capture Nicosia's intense imagery.

Lunatics, Lovers, Poets, Vets and Bargirls

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Host Publications

Perfect Bound, glossy laminate cover. 54 pages of poetry from a handful of Northern California's most talented writers.

Off The Toungues Of Sinners: A Poetry Anthology

Hamlin, Bradley Mason

Cherkovski, Neeli

Winans, A.D.

12-gauge Press

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Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac

Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac

Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac

Memory Babe. A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac

Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac

Home to War: A History of the Vietnam Veterans' Movement

Home to War: A History of the Vietnam Veterans' Movement

Home to War: A History of the Vietnam Veterans Movement

Lunatics, Lovers, Poets, Vets and Bargirls

Off The Toungues Of Sinners: A Poetry Anthology