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The legendary 1951 scroll draft of "On the Road," published asKerouac originally composed it IN THREE WEEKS in April of 1951,Jack Kerouac wrote his first full draft of "On the Road"atyped as asingle-spaced paragraph on eight long sheets of tracing paper,which he later taped together to form a 120-foot scroll. A majorliterary event when it was published in Viking hardcover in 2007,this is the uncut version of an American classicarougher, wilder,and more provocative than the official work that appeared, heavilyedited, in 1957. This version, capturing a moment in creativehistory, represents the first full expression of Kerouacasrevolutionary aesthetic.
Dr. Keith Block is at the global vanguard of innovative cancercare. As medical director of the Block Center for IntegrativeCancer Treatment in Evanston, Illinois, he has treated thousands ofpatients who have lived long, full lives beyond their originalprognoses. Now he has distilled almost thirty years of experienceinto the first book that gives patients a systematic,research-based plan for developing the physical and emotionalvitality they need to meet the demands of treatment andrecovery.
Simon Kuper's "New York Times" bestseller "Soccernomics"pioneered a new way of looking at soccer through meticulousempirical analysis and incisive--and witty-- commentary. Kuper nowleaves the numbers and data behind to explore the heart and soul ofthe world's most popular sport in the new, extraordinarilyrevealing "Soccer Men." "Soccer Men" goes behind the scenes with soccer's greatestplayers and coaches. Inquiring into the genius and hubris of themodern game, Kuper details the lives of giants such as ArseneWenger, Jose Mourinho, Jorge Valdano, Lionel Messi, Kaka, andDidier Drogba, describing their upbringings, the soccer culturesthey grew up in, the way they play, and the baggage they bring totheir relationships at work. From one of the great sportswriters of our time, "Soccer Men" isa penetrating and surprising anatomy of the figures that definemodern soccer.