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The Monkey Wrench Gang (Perennial Classics)The Monkey Wrench Gang (Perennial Classics) by Edward Abbey
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eco-vigilantes & polygamy in the desert
Libra (Contemporary American Fiction)Libra (Contemporary American Fiction) by Don DeLillo
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great book and in an added bonus---kevin costner does not appear
DeadwoodDeadwood by Pete Dexter
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features wild bill hickock's bum bladder
Dancers in the Scalp HouseDancers in the Scalp House by William Eastlake
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modern-day cowboys & indians
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (Twentieth-Century Classics)Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (Twentieth-Century Classics) by Richard Farina
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the american ginger man
Border Radio: Quacks, Yodelers, Pitchmen, Psychics, and Other Amazing Broadcasters of the American AirwavesBorder Radio: Quacks, Yodelers, Pitchmen, Psychics, and Other Amazing Broadcasters of the American Airwaves by Gene Fowler
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they don't do it like this on clear channel
Collected Poems 1947-1980Collected Poems 1947-1980 by Allen Ginsberg
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howl on
Brighton Rock (Twentieth Century Classics)Brighton Rock (Twentieth Century Classics) by Graham Greene
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pinky is creepy
Cotton Comes to HarlemCotton Comes to Harlem by Chester Himes
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coffin ed & grave-digger jones are a great pair
Against Nature (Oxford World's Classics)Against Nature (Oxford World's Classics) by Joris-Karl Huysmans
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twisted
Dubliners (Twentieth-Century Classics)Dubliners (Twentieth-Century Classics) by James Joyce
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the real deal---actually readable as well
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
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if only i had used my time as a psych attendant as well as kesey
Sometimes a Great NotionSometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey
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hard to believe i love an anti-union book
Deliberate Speed: The Origins of a Cultural Style in the American 1950s, with a New PrefaceDeliberate Speed: The Origins of a Cultural Style in the American 1950s, with a New Preface by W. T. Lhamon Jr.
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maybe the 50's weren't so staid after all
Nightmare in Pink (Travis McGee, No. 2)Nightmare in Pink (Travis McGee, No. 2) by John D. MacDonald
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travis mcgee is way cool
Coming Through SlaughterComing Through Slaughter by Michael Ondaatje
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the strange tale of buddy bolden
Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help BookLost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book by Walker Percy
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a good argument to avoid suicide by seriously considering it---and much more
Love in the RuinsLove in the Ruins by Walker Percy
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totally wigged out new south
WiseguyWiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi
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ultra-cool---the source of goodfellas
Stone City (Signet)Stone City (Signet) by Mitchell Smith
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unforgettable---creepy, and terrifying----stay on the right side of the law
Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other TastesRed-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes by Terry Southern
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from the hemingwayesque to the bizarre
A Confederacy of DuncesA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
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ignatius j. reilly---a hero for our times
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid TestThe Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe
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kinda makes you wish you were there---but doesn't pull any punches
The Right StuffThe Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
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the creation of american heroes----reality style
The Beat Generation and the Angry Young MenThe Beat Generation and the Angry Young Men by Anatole Broyard
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nice overview