One and Only : The Untold Story of on the Road and Luanne Henderson, the Woman Who Started Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady on Their Journey

from joanasimao

Reading this after finishing a re-read of On the Road was one of the best decisions I ever made in my reading life.Reading On the Road one can't help but thinking: What was going through that girl's head? What drew her in to that crazy, high strung crowd?...Well, this book has the answer. In the ...

from mabith

This book IS an untold story. There are people arguing with that statement, because we have other viewpoints of the trip and the book and the people involved. Lu Anne's story, however, was untold up to this point, and it's nice to finally get to know her. This book does fill a gap in the ever-pop...

from NateJordon

One and Only is the essential, long-missing tale of the young woman who captured the hearts of Cassady and Kerouac when they first got on the road. Though the bulk of the book is an edited transcription of a seven-hour taped interview Henderson offered Nicosia, Nicosia does offer his unique insig...

from knomad

Interesting for those who are deep into the Kerouac/Beat mythology but less so for those who do not have that interest or context

from melopher

First, the format: I had a few technical problems with the audio format for this book. For some reason I was unable to view the file of photos it was supposed to contain. Additionally, the last CD had something wrong with it, making it impossible for me to hear the end of the book, (not to mentio...