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Fear and Loathing

The Strange and Terrible Saga of Hunter S. Thompson

By Paul Perry

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| Paperback | 9781560250654

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Fear and Loathing creates a sharp and savvy profile of one of the most provocative voices and distinctive personalities of our time. To Hunter S. Thompson, being a Gonzo journalist means doing whatever it takes to get to the truth; everything from dropping acid with Ken Kesey and the Merry PranksterContinue

Fear and Loathing creates a sharp and savvy profile of one of the most provocative voices and distinctive personalities of our time. To Hunter S. Thompson, being a Gonzo journalist means doing whatever it takes to get to the truth; everything from dropping acid with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters in the 60s, to participating in wild orgies and getting his nose broken while chronicling life with the Hell's Angels, to founding the Freak Power Party and running for sheriff of Aspen in 1970. A virtual icon, Thompson has regularly trashed the prime directives of reporting-accuracy and objectivity-yet he nonetheless always produces some of the sharpest political and cultural analysis around. Surrounded by submachine guns, fistfuls of colorful pills, and the ubiquitous Wild Turkey, Thompson careens through his life and career, unfolded in this book in all its decadence. New art by Ralph Steadman and over 20 black-and-white photographs are featured.

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  • Rum days, acid nights

    When Peter Cook died, his friends kept apologising for his best comic acts not seeming so shocking anymore. You had to understand how strict the conventions were, and what an exhilarating shock it was to see him break them. To appreciate Hunter S Tho ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sun, 26 Sep 2010

  • The Doctor Is Out Share

    "The Edge... There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. The others --- the living --- are those who pushed their control as far as they felt they could handle it, and then ... (read full critics)

    blogcritics published on Mon, 21 Feb 2005

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  • Edition: Reprint
  • ISBN-10: 1560250658
  • ISBN-13: 9781560250654
  • Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press
  • Pub date: Oct 01, 1993
  • Also available as: Hardcover and Others
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