Songs of the Doomed - Hunter S. Thompson

Curse of Lono - Hunter S. Thompson

the largest book in my collection by a long way, easily four times the size of what I was expecting. Inside this colossal book is the story of when Thompson, with Steadman in tow, went to review the 1980 Honolulu Marathon for a magazine feature. In true gonzo style the result is this wonderful book filled with all sorts of weirdness and strange stories from the very start. From the encounters with Mr Ackerman, the business man who has a blue hand after sticking it down the aeroplane toilet, to the thousands of Japanese running past Pearl Harbour on the anniversary of the attack, this book is crammed full of what we have come to expect from Thompson. From start to ...

Screwjack - Hunter S. Thompson

Author: Hunter S Thompson Publisher: Simon and Schuster Date of Publish: December 2000 Genre: Fiction/ Short Stories No of Pages: 64 Hardback RRP: £15.00 Amazon Price: £10.20 *Who is Hunter Thompson* Thompson was one of the controversial American greats who chose to write about subjects many avoided in a candid and honest manner which most shied away from in fear of offending. The difference between Thompson and other authors is that Thompson genuinely didn t care who he offended. Thompson started writing for a number newspapers and magazines, later joining the ranks of Playboy and Rolling Stone. These commissions, particularly his work with Rolling Stone would go on to ...

Hunter S. Thompson in general

As someone’s who’s more interested in American politics than drugs (weird, I know) I’ve always enjoyed Hunter S Thompson’s pieces on American political scene more than the LSD-addled autobiographical writings. And The Great Shark Hunt is my favourite of his books, being a collection of mostly political writings from his golden period in the 60s and 70s. While it still seems slightly pointless to compile a book of something as transitory as journalism, these articles are still enjoyable 30 odd years later and often work best as period pieces recording the turbulent events of the time as they were happening. (The article on the proto-hippy scene in ...