Radical Chapters: Pacifist Bookseller Roy Kepler and the Paperback Revolution, Revised Edition by Doyle, Michael
Radical Chapters: Pacifist Bookseller Roy Kepler and the Paperback Revolution, Revised Edition by Doyle, Michael

Radical Chapters: Pacifist Bookseller Roy Kepler and the Paperback Revolution, Revised Edition

Long a hub for literary bohemians, countercultural musicians, and readers interested in a good browse, Kepler's Books...
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Author: Michael Doyle
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Radical Chapters: Pacifist Bookseller Roy Kepler and the Paperback Revolution, Revised Edition by Doyle, Michael

Radical Chapters: Pacifist Bookseller Roy Kepler and the Paperback Revolution, Revised Edition

$48.77
Radical Chapters: Pacifist Bookseller Roy Kepler and the Paperback Revolution, Revised Edition by Doyle, Michael

Radical Chapters: Pacifist Bookseller Roy Kepler and the Paperback Revolution, Revised Edition

$48.77
Author: Michael Doyle
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Long a hub for literary bohemians, countercultural musicians, and readers interested in a good browse, Kepler's Books and Magazines is one of the most influential independent bookstores in American history. When owner Roy Kepler opened the San Francisco Bay Area store in 1955, he led the way as a pioneer in the "paperback revolution." He popularized the once radical idea of selling affordable books in an intellectually bracing coffeehouse atmosphere.

Paperback selling was not the only revolution Kepler supported, however. In Radical Chapters, Doyle sheds light on Kepler's remarkable contributions to pacifism and social change. He highlights Kepler's achievements in advocating radical pacifism during World War II, antinuclear activism during the Cold War era, and antiwar activism during the Vietnam War. During those decades, Kepler played an integral role, creating a community and a space to exchange ideas for such notable figures as Jerry Garcia, Joan Baez, and Stewart Brand. Doyle's fascinating chronicle captures the man who inspired that community and offers a moving tribute to his legacy.
In a new foreword for this revised edition, Doyle updates Kepler's story and assesses how the bookstore and the community it serves have remained socially engaged and commercially viable amid the tumult of the twenty-first century.

Author: Michael Doyle
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 11/15/2024
Pages: 450
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.40w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780815607076

About the Author
Michael Doyle is a reporter in Washington, DC with E&E News/POLITICO and formerly was with the DC bureau of the McClatchy newspaper chain. He holds master's degrees from Johns Hopkins University and Yale Law School, where he was a Knight Journalism Fellow. He is the author of The Forestport Breaks: A Nineteenth-Century Conspiracy along the Black River Canal and The Ministers' War: John W. Mears, the Oneida Community, and the Crusade for Public Morality, both also published by Syracuse University Press.
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