Download or read book When I Was Cool written by Sam Kashner and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First student of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, Sam Kashner tells with humor and grace his life with the Beats. But the best story is Kashner himself -- the coming-of-age of a young man in the chaotic world of the very idols he hoped to emulate. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.