{"product_id":"mania-the-story-of-the-outraged-outrageous-lives-that-launched-a-cultural-revolution-9781938938351","title":"Mania: The Story of the Outraged \u0026 Outrageous Lives That Launched a Cultural Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy the time Lucien Carr stabbed David Kammerer to death on the banks of the Hudson River in August 1944, it was clear that the hard-partying teenage companion to Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady, and William S. Burroughs might need to reevaluate his life. A two-year stint in a reformatory straightened out the wayward youth but did little to curb the wild ways of his friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMANIA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e tells the story of this remarkable group--who strained against the conformity of postwar America, who experimented with drink, drugs, sex, jazz, and literature, and who yearned to be heard, to remake art and society in their own libertine image. What is more remarkable than the manic lives they led is that they succeeded--remaking their own generation and inspiring the ones that followed. From the breakthrough success of Kerouac's \u003cem\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/em\u003e to the controversy of Ginsberg's \u003cem\u003eHowl\u003c\/em\u003e and Burroughs' \u003cem\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e, the counterculture was about to go mainstream for the first time, and America would never be the same again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on more than eight years' writing and research, Ronald Collins and David Skover--authors of the highly acclaimed \u003cem\u003eThe Trials of Lenny Bruce\u003c\/em\u003e (2002, 2012)--bring the stories of these artists, hipsters, hustlers, and maniacs to life in a dramatic, fast-paced, and often darkly comic narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11866680\"\u003eRonald K. L. Collins\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12222888\"\u003eDavid M. Skover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Top Five Books, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938938351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1938938356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT004020\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036060\"\u003eUnited States | 20th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO007000\"\u003eLiterary Figures\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Top Five Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51141141987615,"sku":"9781938938351","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/6953\/0143\/files\/img_b22bdc6b-4116-476b-a5cf-cb18429aeb28.jpg?v=1755669139","url":"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/mania-the-story-of-the-outraged-outrageous-lives-that-launched-a-cultural-revolution-9781938938351","provider":"MOCorrectionsbookstore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}