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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Thompson, Hunter S. Kingdom of fear. New York : Simon & Schuster, c2003 (OCoLC)606928541 |
| Named Person: | Hunter S Thompson |
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Hunter S Thompson |
| ISBN: | 0684873230 9780684873237 0684873249 9780684873244 |
| OCLC Number: | 50919989 |
| Description: | xxii, 354 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Foreword / Timothy Ferris -- Memo / the Sports desk -- Part 1 -- When The Going Gets Weird, The Weird Turn Pro -- Mailbox: Louisville, summer of 1946 -- Would you do it again? -- Witness -- There Is No Such Thing As Paranoia -- Strange lusts and terrifying memories -- Rape in Cherokee Park -- God might forgive you, but I won't -- New dumb -- In The Belly Of The Beast -- Sally loved football players -- Paris Review #156 -- What marijuana? -- Lynching in Denver -- Felony murder law-don't let this happen to you -- Jesus hated bald pussy -- Part 2 -- Politics Is The Art Of Controlling Your Environment -- Running for sheriff: Aspen 1970 -- Sunday night at the Fontainebleu -- Memo from the sheriff -- Dealing with the DA-before and after -- Saturday night in Aspen -- Witness II -- Seize The Night -- Night manager -- 16 Alexander -- Where were you when the fun stopped? -- September 11, 2001 -- Speedism -- Rules of driving fast -- Song of the sausage creature -- Lion and the Cadillac -- Geerlings & the war minister's son -- Yesterday's weirdness is tomorrow's reason why -- Letter to John Walsh -- Part 3 -- Foreign Correspondent -- May you live in interesting times -- Last days of Saigon -- One hand clapping -- Invasion of Grenada -- Ambassador to Cuba -- Witness III -- Letter from lawyer Goldstein -- It Never Got Weird Enough For Me -- Fear and loathing in Elko -- Heeere's Johnny! -- Kiss, kiss -- War on fat -- Welcome to the Fourth Reich -- Amor Vincit Omnia -- White helicopter -- Hey Rube, I love you -- Fear and loathing at the taco stand. |
| Responsibility: | Hunter S. Thompson. |
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Abstract:
The personal story of the author of Fear and Loathing in America profiles him as a rebel and non-conformist, describing his early days as a smart-mouthed Kentucky kid, his law-breaking journalism, his campaign for sheriff of Aspen on the Freak Power ticket, and his experience in the riots at the Dem
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"Publishers Weekly" Rollickingly funny throughout, Thompson's latest proves that the father of gonzo journalism is alive and well.
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