At that bookstore back then I also found a copy of Henry Miller's "Air-Conditioned Nightmare" and I read his on the road story, which I thought was much better than Jack Kerouac's.
Frank borrowed books from me and read them.
Can you guess why he was intrigued by the table of contents?
Air - Conditioned Nightmare
CONTENTS;
GOOD NEWS! GOD IS LOVE!
VIVE LA FRANCE!
THE SOUL OF ANAESTHESIA
THE SHADOWS
DR. SOUCHON: SURGEON–PAINTER
ARKANSAS AND THE GREAT PYRAMID
LETTER TO LAFAYETTE
WITH EDGAR VARÈSE IN THE GOBI DESERTMY DREAM OF MOBILE
DAY IN THE PARK
AUTOMOTIVE PASSACAGLIA
A DESERT RAT
FROM GRAND CANYON TO BURBANK
SOIRÉE IN HOLLYWOOD
A NIGHT WITH JUPITER
STIEGLITZ AND MARIN
HILER AND HIS MURALS
THE SOUTHLAND