About this title: 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 reportingaccuracy and ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Pr
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9781560250128ISBN:1560250127
Description: Fine. Minor book cover & page edge wear, new inside GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Description: Good. 1560256052 Thanks for looking at bookhaven1. these books may have shelf wear hardcover books may have missing or torn Dust Jackets. read more
Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press
Date Published: 1992-03-18
ISBN-13:9781560256052ISBN:1560256052
Description: Fair. 1560256052 Thanks for looking at bookhaven1. these books may have shelf wear hardcover books may have missing or torn Dust Jackets. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9781560256052ISBN:1560256052
Description: Very Good. Very Good Condition for being gently read. Better than average used book ** Shop the most eco-conscious seller and keep the earth clean! ** read more
Description: Very Good. No DJ Issued. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Near fine condition with No writing, Not ex-library, Not a remainder. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9781560250654ISBN:1560250658
Description: Good. No Dust Jacket as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Book shows moderate to heavy wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers scuffed and creased; moderate edge wear/ readers slant/ several page tips creased. read more
Edition: Softcover Ed
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Pr/Nations Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9781560250654ISBN:1560250658
Description: Fine-/Softcover Remainder Mark. 1-56025-065-8. read more
Edition: 1st / 1st prtg
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press, NY
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9781560250128ISBN:1560250127
Description: B&W Photos. Fine in Fine jacket. Slight edgewear of dust jacket. Small faint pen mark on side edge of block. Biography of the 'Gonzo' journalist and author. read more
Edition: First edition. stated first edition and printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9781560250128ISBN:1560250127
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. all good bot spine cracked in photo section. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 274 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Trade Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press, New York
Date Published: 1992
Description: Very Good. 1st Trade Paperback Printing 1993, 274 pages indexed. Thompson, the creator and godfather of "Gonzo, is a man who, in his own words, "figured that fiction is truer than journalism, anyway..." 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 60's, to participating in wild orgies and getting his nose broken while chronicling life with the Hell's Angels, to founding the Freak Power ... read more
Description: Thunder Mouth, c1992, SOFTCOVER, 8X5", Several b/w photos, ; Indexed, clean, bright and solid, NEW and UNREAD. A nice copy you will be happy to own! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9781560250128ISBN:1560250127
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Tight spine, clean copy. Black boards with red lettering on spine, edges lightly rubbed, corners slightly bumped. Text is clean and unmarked. DJ-minor shelfwear, no chips or tears. Nice copy. 274 Pgs. read more
"not bad, but far from brilliant - more satisfying as a whole than the "oral history" bio by Wenner et al, although less vivid in some ways... Everyone seems to think it was a tragic waste of talent, the way this guy just spent his time as a burnout, ripping editors off and rarely producing quality work... And there are some very ugly suggestions in one or another of these biographies, as to the truly dangerous psychological make-up of Dr Thompson. But I will not discuss these, here. Everyone should be allowed to form their own conclusions. And mine, in brief, is more or less along these lines: Crazy, dangerous, ugly, or what - the man lived like he wanted to live, and he died like he wanted to die. Who says producing quality work was his top priority? I think he wanted to spend his time drunk and high, naked on his porch in the sun... And for the most part, that's about what he did. Selah."
"if i had read this when i first heard about it (back in the 1990s), i may have liked it. but at this point, it really has nothing to offer. and some of what it does offer has since been discredited by numerous other sources. don't waste your time."
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