you like kerouac? my bother is a jack freak, but, sadly to say, i have not yet had the chance to submerge myself into _On the Road_ or even _Dharma Bum_ for that matter. i do like what i have heard about him though. my brother has a collection of jack and allan ginesburg cd's with them reading various poems, stories, or just rambling on. anybody else a kerouac fan? :) ---------- : : > I hate for one of my few posts to be non-Salingerian, but I have a simple : > question. I'm doing my English research paper on Jack Kerouac, and I'm : >simply : > wondering if anyone knows of any good sources. I found a book on amazon.com : > that has criticism of his works...and then a comparison of his works to the : > works of Salinger. Of course, it's one of those "hard to find" works, so : > they're currently searching for me. Any help would be greatly : >appreciated :o) : : Don't apologize (we're pretty eclectic here, with a few Kerouac maniacs : present). I hate to sound so old-fashioned, but your very best bet is to : visit your local library. At best, they will have catalog entries under : "Kerouac, Jack -- Criticism and Interpretation," and at worst they won't : have anything, but can get it for you by Interlibrary Loan. : : There are plenty of library catalogs on the Internet if you can telnet from : AOL; one I know by heart is bobcat.nyu.edu (login as "bobcat," no quotation : marks or comma), and there are zillions more. Most will let you do subject : searches on the subject Kerouac. Most reflect the holdings of the specific : library, so if you live in California and you search a catalog in Maine (or : vice versa), it will be useful for gathering authors and titles, but above : all else it's a good exercise. : : I've had plenty of negative things to say about libraries in my life, but : at heart I am a total lover of them. Use 'em often and wisely; you'll be : better off for it! Overlook the unpleasant experiences, and savor the : peace and plenty and good sessions. : : --tim : :