{"product_id":"paradise-road-jack-kerouacs-lost-highway-and-my-search-for-america-9780470237694","title":"Paradise Road: Jack Kerouac's Lost Highway and My Search for America","description":"\u003cb\u003eNoted writer Jay Atkinson recreates Jack Kerouac's legendary \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e journeys in contemporary North America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack Kerouac's iconic 1950s novel \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e is a Beat Generation classic, chronicling the adventures and misadventures of Kerouac's travels crisscrossing North America with Neal Cassady, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and other colorful companions. Now gifted writer Jay Atkinson hits the road to retrace Kerouac's legendary journey today. The author's experiences offer fascinating insights on American culture and society then and now and illuminate his own quest for self-understanding and discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContrasts the life and landscape of Kerouac's 1940s and 1950s America with the realities today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFilled with unexpected adventures and strangers encountered on Atkinson's trips to New York, New Orleans, Chicago, Denver, Mexico City, and the California coast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReveals Atkinson's engaging reflections on the search for personal identity and self\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther titles by Jay Atkinson: \u003ci\u003eIce Time\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year) and \u003ci\u003eLegends of Winter Hill\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller) as well as the novels \u003ci\u003eCity in Amber\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCaveman Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbsorbing and beautifully written, \u003ci\u003eParadise Road\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for Kerouac fans as well as lovers of engaging travel memoirs and anyone interested in American life and culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jay Atkinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.34w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470237694\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJay Atkinson is the author of two novels, three narrative nonfiction books, and a collection of stories. His work has appeared in the \"New York Times, Men's Health, \" the Boston Globe, and elsewhere. He teaches journalism at Boston University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40829689266291,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":29.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d2e9bfef-ca86-460c-92b8-619e074237d5.jpg?v=1684416528","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/paradise-road-jack-kerouacs-lost-highway-and-my-search-for-america-9780470237694","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}