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  by chaserude & 89 users

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Type: fiction

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Status: neutral

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Author: John Steinbeck

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Tags: history fiction classic americana

2006-06-21

  by stanestane & 9 users

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Type: fiction

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Status: I recommend

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Author: Jack Kerouac

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Tags: beat life americana roadtrip jazz

2006-05-03

  by rockity_roll & 6 users

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Type: unknown

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Status: to read

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Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Tags: historical americana

2006-02-21

  by ihatepavelbure

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Type: poetry

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Status: favorite

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Authors: Miguel Algarin Bob Holman

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Tags: poetry americana urban slam

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Description: How criminal that this epic collection of urban slam poetry is out of print!! At timesHow criminal that this epic collection of urban slam poetry is out of print!! At times hilarious, shocking, and deeply moving, something for anyone and everyone can be found. Should be required reading for those living in the United States. -Erin Betters...

2006-01-08

  by ihatepavelbure & 68 users

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Type: documentary

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Status: favorite

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Authors: Jack Kerouac kerouac

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Tags: classic culture americana youth travelogue coming-of-age exploration pop-culture counterculture

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Description: Though not truly indicative of the literary voice Kerouac developed in later writings, On theThough not truly indicative of the literary voice Kerouac developed in later writings, On the Road (along with John Clellon Holmes's overlooked GO) is a wonderful base for anyone wishing to address the lifestyle of the beat movement. Kerouac is frank and honest here. On the Road is the second version of a novel that he wrote three times (the first became nothing, the third became Visions of Cody). Recognizing the weight that had sank earlier versions of Road, Kerouac proclaimed, "To hell with this phony architecture! I'm just going to write it out all at once, as it happened." He did, and the Benzedrine and Johnny Walker Red spree that resulted became Road. This book should be required reading for any American--nay, any human--who feels young and exciting. One of my favorites of all time. -Erin Betters...

2006-01-08

  by andrewcunningham & 14 users

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Type: fiction

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Status: now reading

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Author: Jack Kerouac

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Tags: classic beat americana freedom reality

2005-12-15

  by andrewcunningham & 1 users

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Type: fiction

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Status: favorite

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Author: Philip K. Dick

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Tags: scifi americana reality

2005-12-15

  by fr1nkl3 & 89 users

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Type: fiction

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Status: —

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Author: John Steinbeck

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Tags: history fiction classic culture americana

2005-12-14

  by paradoxxxx & 89 users

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Type: fiction

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Status: I recommend

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Author: John Steinbeck

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Tags: history fiction american classic culture americana own

2005-12-14

  by purplepopple & 68 users

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Type: educational

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Status: I recommend

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Authors: the writers of The Daily Show Jon Stewart

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Tags: history education politics americana government economics united_states democracy

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Description: A spin off of the hit television show, it provides a satirical look at a number of things involvedA spin off of the hit television show, it provides a satirical look at a number of things involved with American history and the American political process....

2005-09-23