Thompson's razor-sharp insight and crystal clarity capture the crazy, hypocritical, degenerate, and redeeming aspects of the explosive and colorful '60s and '70s. From this essay a new journalistic movement sprang which would change the shape of American letters. Thompson piece to be dubbed "gonzo"-"The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved," which appeared in Scanlan's Monthly in 1970. Ranging in date from the National Observer days to the era of Rolling Stone, The Great Shark Hunt offers myriad, highly charged entries, including the first Hunter S. These essays offer brilliant commentary and outrageous humor, in signature Thompson style. Thompson's largest and, arguably, most important work, covering Nixon to napalm, Las Vegas to Watergate, Carter to cocaine. Originally published in 1979, the first volume of the bestselling "Gonzo Papers" is now back in print. Thompson's bestselling Gonzo Papers offers brilliant commentary and outrageous humor, in his signature style. 'In and Out of Books,' Lewis Nichols, New York Times Book Review, March 5, 1967, p. An indispensable compendium of decadence, depravity and horse-sense. Mentions Thompson's review of The Spire (NO., April 27, 1964, p. Taking in the Kentucky Derby, Freak Power in the Rockies, Nixon in '68, McGovern in '72, Fear and Loathing at the Watergate, Jimmy Carter and the Great Leap of Faith - and much more. From Private Thompson in trouble with the air force, to the devastating portrait of the ageing Muhammad Ali. Here, in one chunky volume, is the best of gonzo. 9780330510776 The Great Shark Hunt 44.7000 NZD InStock /shop/books/non-fiction/education-reference/literature /shop/books /shop/books/non-fiction/education-reference /shop/books/non-fiction The first volume of the bestselling Gonzo Papers Well. An indispensable compendium of decadence, depravity and horse-sense.
The first volume of the bestselling Gonzo Papers Well.
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