The volume covers the major writers of the Beat Generation: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Neal Cassady, and Tom Wolfe. Included are chapters on 7 literary masterpieces: Go, On the Road, Dharma Bums, Howl and Other Poems, Naked Lunch, The First Third, and The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test. Each chapter provides a biography, a plot synopsis, a discussion of themes and style, study and discussion questions, and suggestions for further reading.