Big Sur by Jack Kerouac

Big Sur by Jack KerouacA poignant masterpiece of wrenching personal expression from the author of On the Road and The Dharma Bums In this 1962 novel, Kerouac's alter ego Jack Duluoz, overwhelmed by success and excess, gravitates back and forth between wild binges in San Francisco and an isolated cabin on the California coast where he attempts to renew his spirit and clear his head of madness and alcohol. Only nature seems to restore him to a sense of balance. In the words

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they identify seven ''core principles'' and demonstrate how they can be applied to everyday life and work

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populist revolt and instability throughout the Western world

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