When I Was Cool
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When I Was Cool by Sam Kashner
First student of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, Sam Kashner tells with humor and grace his life with the Beats. But the best story is Kashner himself -- the coming-of-age of a young man in the chaotic world of the very idols he hoped to emulate.
This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.Sam Kashner is the author of four nonfiction works and one novel, Sinatraland, including the biography When I Was Cool: My Life at the Jack Kerouac School. As a contributing editor for Vanity Fair, he has written extensively. Nancy Schoenberger is the author of Dangerous Muse: Lady Caroline Blackwood's Biography, Wayne and Ford: Films, Friendship, and the Shaping of an American Hero, and three prize-winning poetry collections. She directs the Creative Writing Program at The College of William & Mary, where she teaches.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780060005672 |
| ISBN 10 | 006000567X |
| Title | When I Was Cool |
| Author | Sam Kashner |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2005-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 360 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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