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1		On the Road by Jack Kerouac 3.61 avg rating — 459,537 ratings score: 1,598, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg 4.13 avg rating — 121,008 ratings score: 1,469, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac 3.93 avg rating — 103,694 ratings score: 1,084, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Naked Lunch: The Restored Text by William S. Burroughs 3.46 avg rating — 100,686 ratings score: 993, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		A Coney Island of the Mind by Lawrence Ferlinghetti 4.16 avg rating — 12,429 ratings score: 561, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski 4.13 avg rating — 122,935 ratings score: 391, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Junky by William S. Burroughs 3.84 avg rating — 73,573 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe 3.92 avg rating — 80,197 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Satori in Paris by Jack Kerouac 3.26 avg rating — 2,765 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		The Portable Beat Reader by Ann Charters (Editor) 4.16 avg rating — 7,928 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir by Joyce Johnson 4.08 avg rating — 2,928 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Kaddish and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg 4.19 avg rating — 9,637 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		The Beat Hotel: Ginsberg, Burroughs and Corso in Paris, 1957-1963 by Barry Miles 3.92 avg rating — 624 ratings score: 285, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Big Sur by Jack Kerouac 3.83 avg rating — 38,969 ratings score: 283, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Literary Outlaw: The Life and Times of William S. Burroughs by Ted Morgan 4.17 avg rating — 1,908 ratings score: 266, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		Geminga: Sword of the Shining Path by Melvin Litton (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		Women of the Beat Generation: The Writers, Artists and Muses at the Heart of a Revolution by Brenda Knight (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 1,226 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		Windblown World: The Journals of Jack Kerouac 1947-1954 by Jack Kerouac 4.20 avg rating — 767 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19		Factotum by Charles Bukowski 3.92 avg rating — 77,874 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20		The First Third by Neal Cassady 3.63 avg rating — 2,976 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21		Mexico City Blues: 242 Choruses by Jack Kerouac 3.66 avg rating — 3,879 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22		Book of Haikus by Jack Kerouac 3.88 avg rating — 2,271 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23		Pictures of the Gone World by Lawrence Ferlinghetti 4.10 avg rating — 1,573 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24		Plutonian Ode and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg 3.76 avg rating — 268 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25		Desolation Angels by Jack Kerouac 3.93 avg rating — 12,525 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26		Howl: Original Draft Facsimile, Transcript & Variant Versions, Fully Annotated by Author, with Contemporaneous Correspondence by Allen Ginsberg 4.07 avg rating — 6,302 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26		Writing Across the Landscape: Travel Journals 1950-2013 by Lawrence Ferlinghetti 4.04 avg rating — 77 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28		Wait Till I'm Dead: Uncollected Poems by Allen Ginsberg 3.76 avg rating — 509 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29		Reality Sandwiches by Allen Ginsberg 3.94 avg rating — 2,176 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30		The Essential Ginsberg: Poems, Essays, and Letters from Beat Generation's Legendary Poet and American Literary Icon by Allen Ginsberg 4.16 avg rating — 689 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31		Allen Ginsberg: A Biography by Barry Miles 4.24 avg rating — 501 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32		Off the Road: My Years with Cassady, Kerouac, and Ginsberg by Carolyn Cassady 3.94 avg rating — 2,563 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33		Illuminated Poems by Allen Ginsberg 4.14 avg rating — 286 ratings score: 165, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34		Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac by Gerald Nicosia 4.13 avg rating — 861 ratings score: 164, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35		Little Boy by Lawrence Ferlinghetti 3.65 avg rating — 533 ratings score: 162, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36		A Far Rockaway of the Heart by Lawrence Ferlinghetti 4.11 avg rating — 531 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36		Black Music by Amiri Baraka 4.11 avg rating — 586 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38		These are My Rivers: New & Selected Poems, 1955-1993 by Lawrence Ferlinghetti 4.17 avg rating — 380 ratings score: 157, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39		City Lights Pocket Poets Anthology by Lawrence Ferlinghetti (Editor) 4.16 avg rating — 888 ratings score: 155, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40		Poetry as Insurgent Art by Lawrence Ferlinghetti 4.11 avg rating — 1,092 ratings score: 152, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41		Old Angel Midnight by Jack Kerouac 3.62 avg rating — 389 ratings score: 149, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42		Wake Up by Jack Kerouac 3.31 avg rating — 1,604 ratings score: 147, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43		The Portable Jack Kerouac by Jack Kerouac 4.13 avg rating — 975 ratings score: 145, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44		Turtle Island by Gary Snyder 4.08 avg rating — 4,663 ratings score: 136, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45		The Rolling Stone Book of the Beats: The Beat Generation and American Culture by Holly George-Warren (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 158 ratings score: 130, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46		Collected Shorter Poems by Kenneth Rexroth 4.32 avg rating — 138 ratings score: 125, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47		Earth House Hold: Technical Notes & Queries to Fellow Dharma Revolutionaries by Gary Snyder 4.14 avg rating — 533 ratings score: 122, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48		Mountains and Rivers Without End by Gary Snyder 4.20 avg rating — 998 ratings score: 120, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49		Myths & Texts by Gary Snyder 4.12 avg rating — 313 ratings score: 118, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50		This Present Moment: New Poems by Gary Snyder 4.09 avg rating — 373 ratings score: 116, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51		The Gary Snyder Reader: Prose, Poetry, and Translations by Gary Snyder 4.36 avg rating — 412 ratings score: 113, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52		No Nature: New and Selected Poems by Gary Snyder 4.20 avg rating — 874 ratings score: 111, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53		The Practice of the Wild by Gary Snyder 4.19 avg rating — 2,795 ratings score: 108, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54		Burning Furiously Beautiful: The True Story of Jack Kerouac's On the Road by Paul Maher Jr. (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54		Jack Lives Here by Lynnette Lounsbury (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54		Evening Sun Turned Crimson by Herbert E. Huncke 4.30 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54		Cannibal Sunflowers and Van Gogh's Ear by Catfish McDaris 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54		The Fantastic Lodge: The Shocking Autobiography of a Girl Addict by Helen MacGill Hughes 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54		Kerouac: A Biography by Ann Charters 4.11 avg rating — 1,695 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54		Jonas in Frames: an epic by Chris Hutchinson (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54		Women by Charles Bukowski 3.79 avg rating — 88,633 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54		The Whole Shot: Collected Interviews with Gregory Corso by Rick Schober (Editor) 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54		And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks by William S. Burroughs 3.72 avg rating — 15,547 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54		Don't Hide the Madness: William S. Burroughs in Conversation with Allen Ginsberg by William S. Burroughs 3.81 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54		The Beat Generation by Jack Kerouac 3.26 avg rating — 648 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54		You'll Be Okay by Edie Kerouac-Parker 3.57 avg rating — 262 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54		38 ROADS by Gene Lee it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68		The Ticket That Exploded (The Nova Trilogy, #2) by William S. Burroughs 3.61 avg rating — 2,763 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68		Making Love In The Rain by Catfish McDaris it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70		Tales From A French Envelope by Catfish McDaris 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70		The Birth of the Beat Generation: Visionaries, Rebels, and Hipsters, 1944-1960 by Steven Watson 4.12 avg rating — 121 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70		The Beats Abroad: A Global Guide to the Beat Generation by Bill Morgan 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73		Naked Fly Cherry Marijuana by Catfish McDaris it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73		Notes of a Dirty Old Man by Charles Bukowski 3.91 avg rating — 26,558 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73		Collected Letters, 1944-1967 by Neal Cassady 3.97 avg rating — 328 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73		Howl by Allen Ginsberg 4.07 avg rating — 6,302 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77		When I Was Cool: My Life at the Jack Kerouac School – A Humorous Coming-of-Age Story from the First Student of the Beats by Sam Kashner 3.76 avg rating — 352 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77		Post Office by Charles Bukowski 3.92 avg rating — 143,622 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77		The Cat Inside by William S. Burroughs 3.71 avg rating — 3,834 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80		Kerouac: A Biography by Ann Charters 4.11 avg rating — 1,695 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81		How I Became Hettie Jones by Hettie Jones 4.06 avg rating — 650 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81		Call Me Burroughs: A Life by Barry Miles 4.20 avg rating — 580 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83		Atop an Underwood: Early Stories and Other Writings by Jack Kerouac 3.59 avg rating — 6,290 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83		The Poetry and Life of Allen Ginsberg by Ed Sanders 3.93 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85		First Thought: Conversations with Allen Ginsberg by Michael Schumacher (Editor) 4.47 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86		I Greet You at the Beginning of a Great Career: The Selected Correspondence of Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Allen Ginsberg, 1955-1997 by Lawrence Ferlinghetti 4.39 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87		Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters by Jack Kerouac 4.21 avg rating — 848 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88		I Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg by Bill Morgan 4.18 avg rating — 714 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89		Collected Poems, 1947-1980 by Allen Ginsberg 4.18 avg rating — 7,066 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90		Pictures of the Gone World by Lawrence Ferlinghetti 4.10 avg rating — 1,573 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91		Jack's Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac by Barry Gifford 4.09 avg rating — 853 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92		Selected Letters, 1940-1956 by Jack Kerouac 4.13 avg rating — 901 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93		Heart Beat: My Life With Jack and Neal by Carolyn Cassady 3.72 avg rating — 88 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94		The LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka Reader by Amiri Baraka 4.28 avg rating — 354 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95		The Dead Lecturer by Amiri Baraka 4.10 avg rating — 209 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96		Digging: The Afro-American Soul of American Classical Music (Music of the African Diaspora) (Volume 13) by Amiri Baraka 3.76 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97		Blues People: Negro Music in White America by Amiri Baraka 4.16 avg rating — 2,482 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98		Lenny Bruce: A Graphic Life by Harvey Pekar liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99		The Trials of Lenny Bruce: The Fall and Rise of an American Icon by Ronald K.L. Collins 3.69 avg rating — 262 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100		The Beats: A Graphic History by Paul M. Buhle (Editor) 3.47 avg rating — 2,212 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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116 books · 54 voters · list created May 2nd, 2012 by Sarah (votes) .

Tags: allen-ginsberg, beat-generation, jack-kerouac, neal-cassady, william-burroughs

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May 17, 2015 08:52AM

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My goal for the summer vacation is to read all these books!
I have read naked lunch and "and the hippos where boiled in their tanks" by William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac! Very interested in those books. Hope these book also will be fun :D

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