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Big Sur

Author : Jack Kerouac
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101548819
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Big Sur written by Jack Kerouac and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-04-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soon to be a major motion picture starring Kate Bosworth, Josh Lucas, Anthony Edwards, and Radha Mitchell "Each book by Jack Kerouac is unique, a telepathic diamond. With prose set in the middle of his mind, he reveals consciousness itself in all its syntatic elaboration, detailing the luminous emptiness of his own paranoiac confusion. Such rich natural writing is nonpareil in later half XX century, a synthesis of Proust, Céline, Thomas Wolfe, Hemingway, Genet, Thelonius Monk, Basho, Charlie Parker, and Kerouac's own athletic sacred insight. "Big Sur's humane, precise account of the extraordinary ravages of alcohol delirium tremens on Kerouac, a suerior novelist who had strength to complete his poetic narrative, a task few scribes so afflicted have accomplished—others crack up. Here we meet San Francisco's poets & recognize hero Dean Moriarty ten years after On the Road. Jack Kerouac was a 'writer,' as his great peer W.S. Burroughs says, and here at the peak of his suffering humorous genius he wrote through his misery to end with 'Sea,' a brilliant poem appended, on the hallucinatory Sounds of the Pacific Ocean at Big Sur." —Allen Ginsberg

Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch

Author : Henry Miller
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0811219704
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch written by Henry Miller and published by New Directions Publishing. This book was released on 1957-01-17 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his great triptych "The Millennium," Bosch used oranges and other fruits to symbolize the delights of Paradise. In his great triptych “The Millennium,” Bosch used oranges and other fruits to symbolize the delights of Paradise. Whence Henry Miller’s title for this, one of his most appealing books; first published in 1957, it tells the story of Miller’s life on the Big Sur, a section of the California coast where he lived for fifteen years. Big Sur is the portrait of a place—one of the most colorful in the United States—and of the extraordinary people Miller knew there: writers (and writers who did not write), mystics seeking truth in meditation (and the not-so-saintly looking for sex-cults or celebrity), sophisticated children and adult innocents; geniuses, cranks and the unclassifiable, like Conrad Moricand, the “Devil in Paradise” who is one of Miller’s greatest character studies. Henry Miller writes with a buoyancy and brimming energy that are infectious. He has a fine touch for comedy. But this is also a serious book—the testament of a free spirit who has broken through the restraints and clichés of modern life to find within himself his own kind of paradise.

The Hermits of Big Sur

Author : Paula Huston
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814685064
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book The Hermits of Big Sur written by Paula Huston and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between World War II and Vatican II, as Italy struggled to rebuild after decades of Mussolini’s fascism, an eleventh-century order of contemplative monks in the Apennines were urged by Thomas Merton to found a daughter house on the rugged coast of California. A brilliant but world-weary ex-Jesuit, who had recently withdrawn from a high-intensity public life to go into reclusion at the ancient Sacro Eremo of Camaldoli, was tapped for the job. Based on notes kept for over sixty years by an early American novice at New Camaldoli Hermitage, The Hermits of Big Sur tells the compelling story of what unfolds within this small and idealistic community when medievalism must finally come to terms with modernism. It traces the call toward fuga mundi in the young seekers who arrive to try their vocations, only to discover that the monastic life requires much more of them than a bare desire for solitude. And it describes the miraculous transformation that sometimes occurs in individual monks after decades of lectio divina, silent meditation, liturgical faithfulness, and the communal bonds they have formed through the practice of the “privilege of love.”

Hiking and Backpacking Big Sur

Author : Analise Elliot Heid
Publisher : Wilderness Press
ISBN 13 : 089997726X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book Hiking and Backpacking Big Sur written by Analise Elliot Heid and published by Wilderness Press. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most detailed guide to hiking and backpacking in Big Sur. Explore the endless hiking and backpacking possibilities in 75 trips (plus numerous side trips) on the rugged coastline and isolated backcountry trails of Big Sur, Ventana Wilderness, and Silver Peak Wilderness. Stretching 90 miles from Carmel to San Simeon, Big Sur consists of coastal cliffs, jagged rocky promontories, ancient redwood forests, and lush riparian woodlands. This invaluable resource gives the latest information on the trails, roads, camps, and beaches in Big Sur, plus all of the area's state parks and wilderness areas.

Big Sur

Author : Jeff Norman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738529134
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (291 download)

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Download or read book Big Sur written by Jeff Norman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big Sur is a river and a region on California's Central Coast. Extending for 75 miles along the Pacific shore, from south of Carmel to north of San Simeon, the Big Sur Coast is defined by the backdrop of the rugged Santa Lucia Mountains as they abruptly descend to meet the sea. For millennia the home of native people, Americans and Europeans began to settle Big Sur country even before California became a state. This book combines outstanding photographs from 40 collections, ranging from family albums to institutional archives.

The Natural History of Big Sur

Author : Paul Henson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520917790
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The Natural History of Big Sur written by Paul Henson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year millions of people visit the area of rugged California coastline and wild mountains known as Big Sur. Finally here is a book that is both a natural history of this beautiful region and an excellent guide to its extensive public lands. The first section introduces the area's geology, climate, flora, fauna, and human history. The second section describes selected sites, trails, and features that are mentioned in Part One. Although Big Sur is world famous for awe-inspiring scenery, it is less known for its great ecological diversity and its significance as a haven for many species of terrestrial and marine wildlife. In no other part of the world do fog-loving coastal redwoods thrive on one slope of a canyon while arid-climate yuccas grow on the other. Similarly, sea otters and cormorants live near dry-climate creatures like canyon wrens and whiptail lizards. The area's staggering beauty and forbidding wilderness have inspired artists, poets, naturalists, and hikers—and also real estate developers. As increasing tourism, development pressure, and land-use decisions continue to affect Big Sur, this book will do much to heighten awareness of the region's biotic richness and fragility. Written in nontechnical language, with generous color photographs, drawings, maps, species lists, and a bibliography, it will attract both the casual and the serious naturalist, as well as anyone concerned about preserving California's natural heritage.

Big Sur Inn

Author : Anita Alan
Publisher : Gibbs Smith Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781423600121
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Big Sur Inn written by Anita Alan and published by Gibbs Smith Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California's Big Sur has it all: majestic redwoods and waterfalls, a rich literary and cultural tradition, and the legendary Big Sur Inn. This illustrated tour travels back in time to reveal the history, legends and storied past of a coastline institution. What started with a dream of Norwegian Helmuth Deetjen became a refuge for artists, travellers and celebrities worldwide, including Henry Miller, Jack Kerouac, Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth.

Big Sur

Author : Shelley Alden Brooks
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520967542
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Big Sur written by Shelley Alden Brooks and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Big Sur embodies much of what has defined California since the mid-twentieth century. A remote, inaccessible, and undeveloped pastoral landscape until 1937, Big Sur quickly became a cultural symbol of California and the West, as well as a home to the ultrawealthy. This transformation was due in part to writers and artists such as Robinson Jeffers and Ansel Adams, who created an enduring mystique for this coastline. But Big Sur’s prized coastline is also the product of the pioneering efforts of residents and Monterey County officials who forged a collaborative public/private preservation model for Big Sur that foreshadowed the shape of California coastal preservation in the twenty-first century. Big Sur’s well-preserved vistas and high-end real estate situate this coastline between American ideals of development and the wild. It is a space that challenges the way most Americans think of nature, of people’s relationship to nature, and of what in fact makes a place “wild.” This book highlights today’s intricate and ambiguous intersections of class, the environment, and economic development through the lens of an iconic California landscape.

Big Sur Women

Author : Judith Goodman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Big Sur Women written by Judith Goodman and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Stranger in Big Sur

Author : Lillian Bos Ross
Publisher : Millefleurs
ISBN 13 : 9780809540495
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Stranger in Big Sur written by Lillian Bos Ross and published by Millefleurs. This book was released on 1942 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Stones of the Sur

Author : Robinson Jeffers
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0804739420
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Stones of the Sur written by Robinson Jeffers and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The precipitous cliffs, rolling headlands, and rocky inlets of the Big Sur coast of California prompted Robinson Jeffers to extol their wild beauty throughout his long career as a poet. This extraordinary volume brings together Jeffers’s haunting poetry with magnificent photographs of Big Sur by his friend and neighbor, famed photographer Morley Baer.

My Nepenthe

Author : Romney Steele
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0740779141
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book My Nepenthe written by Romney Steele and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11-17 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author reflects on the history of her family's California restaurant, Nepenthe, and her experiences growing up there; and provides eighty-five recipes and photographs.

Hiking the Big Sur Country

Author : Jeffrey P. Schaffer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hiking the Big Sur Country written by Jeffrey P. Schaffer and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opportunities abound for hikers and equestrians in Big Sur Country, its adjacent state parks, coastline, and public beaches. Here is the guide to exploring 260 square miles of wilderness.

Big Sur to Mendocino

Author : Kevin Milligan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692977903
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (779 download)

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Download or read book Big Sur to Mendocino written by Kevin Milligan and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-25 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book of coastal paintings with stories about early California pioneers and artists.

Jack Kerouac: Road Novels 1957-1960 (LOA #174)

Author : Jack Kerouac
Publisher : Library of America Jack Keroua
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 898 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Jack Kerouac: Road Novels 1957-1960 (LOA #174) written by Jack Kerouac and published by Library of America Jack Keroua. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road" along with four other of his autobiographical "road books" and journal entries related to "On the Road."

My Mom and Dad on the Coast South of Big Sur

Author : Stanley Harlan
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781729074466
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book My Mom and Dad on the Coast South of Big Sur written by Stanley Harlan and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-10-21 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a look back in time at Big Sur and the surrounding areas through the eyes of one family. A journey as told by Stan Harlan of his mom and dad, and enjoyed by all as a timeless tale filled with adventure of those who settled in the expanses of the most beautiful coastline in America.Stan Harlan, the youngest of 3 brothers of George and Esther Harlan, was born in San Jose California on November 11, 1927. As with his two older brothers, their mother, Esther, left the coastal family ranch near Lucia on the Big Sur coast, when she was within a week of giving birth, to be with her mother, and the family doctor in Campbell, California.The return trip to the coastal ranch came a week after Stan's birth. On the final leg of the trip, over the narrow mountain trails, he was placed in a five-gallon kerosene can, which had one side cut out and lined with blankets, then placed and tied on the pack saddle of George's favorite mule, Big Jack. This is how Stan arrived at the family ranch at Lopez Point, as did his brothers before him.The Big Sur area has been his home for all those years and he enjoys sharing his stories, which happens to offer unique historical insight to the areas last 100 years.

A Wild Coast and Lonely

Author : Rosalind Sharpe Wall
Publisher : Wide World Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Wild Coast and Lonely written by Rosalind Sharpe Wall and published by Wide World Publishing. This book was released on 1989 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: