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Beatniks, Hippies, and Whackos - Writers and Poets of the Counterculture

The wild Literary scene from approximately 1950-1980 - the writers, their muses, and their critics and apologists. Far out, man.
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The Abortion (Brautigan)
The Abortion
Brautigan
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Another Roadside Attraction
Another Roadside Attraction
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The Armies of the Night by Norman Mailer
The Armies of the Night by Norman Mailer
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The Beard (Michael McClure)
The Beard
Michael McClure
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Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (Richard Fariña)
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Richard Fariña
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
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Big Sur (Kerouac)
Big Sur
Kerouac
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The Book (Alan Watts)
The Book
Alan Watts
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Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
Kurt Vonnegut
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
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Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
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Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (Elder)
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Elder
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Collected Poems (Kerouac)
Collected Poems
Kerouac
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Collected Poems of Ted Hughes
Collected Poems of Ted Hughes
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The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton
The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton
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Complete Poems (Philip Larkin)
Complete Poems
Philip Larkin
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The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton
The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton
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A Coney Island of the Mind
A Coney Island of the Mind
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A Confederate General From Big Sur (Richard Brautigan)
A Confederate General From Big Sur
Richard Brautigan
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Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison)
Dangerous Visions
Harlan Ellison
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Desiderata (Ehrman)
Desiderata
Ehrman
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The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
The Dharma Bums
Jack Kerouac
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Divine Rights Trip
Divine Rights Trip
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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
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Dutchman (Leroi Jones)
Dutchman
Leroi Jones
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Tom Wolfe)
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Tom Wolfe
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Endgame
Endgame
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Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hunter S. Thompson
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God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (Kurt Vonnegut)
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Kurt Vonnegut
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The Happy Birthday of Death (Gregory Corso)
The Happy Birthday of Death
Gregory Corso
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Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
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Happy Days (Samuel Beckett)
Happy Days
Samuel Beckett
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Her (Ferlinghetti)
Her
Ferlinghetti
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Howl (1955) - Allen Ginsberg
Howl (1955) - Allen Ginsberg
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I Ching
I Ching
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In Watermelon Sugar (Brautigan)
In Watermelon Sugar
Brautigan
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Junkie (William S. Burroughs)
Junkie
William S. Burroughs
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Kaddish (Allen Ginsberg)
Kaddish
Allen Ginsberg
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The Killer (Ionesco)
The Killer
Ionesco
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