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    Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone: The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson
    Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone: The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson
    Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone: The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson
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    Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone: The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson

    Written by Hunter S. Thompson

    Narrated by Phil Gigante

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    “Buy the ticket, take the ride,” was a favorite slogan of Hunter S. Thompson, and it pretty much defined both his work and his life. Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone showcases the roller-coaster of a career at the magazine that was his literary home.

    Jann S. Wenner, the outlaw journalist’s friend and editor for nearly thirty-five years, has assembled articles that begin with Thompson’s infamous run for sheriff of Aspen on the Freak Party ticket in 1970 and end with his final piece on the Bush-Kerry showdown of 2004. In between is Thompson’s remarkable coverage of the 1972 presidential campaign—a miracle of journalism under pressure—and plenty of attention paid to Richard Nixon, his bête noire; encounters with Muhammad Ali, Bill Clinton, and the Super Bowl; and a lengthy excerpt from his acknowledged masterpiece, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

    Woven throughout is selected correspondence between Wenner and Thompson, most of it never before published. It traces the evolution of a personal and professional relationship that helped redefine modern American journalism, and also presents Thompson through a new prism as he pursued his lifelong obsession: The life and death of the American Dream.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateOct 25, 2011
    ISBN9781455841936
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    Hunter S. Thompson

    Hunter S. Thompson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. His books include Hell’s Angels, Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ‘72, The Rum Diary, and Better than Sex. He died in February 2005.

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    • 5/5
      The words of the good doctor are represented perfectly here in this "Greatest Hits" style collection of some of his most famous Rolling Stone articles. The narrator, Phil Gigante, really captures Thompson's unique style and spirit in such a way that it's a travesty this is the only book of Thompson's that he narrates.
      As for the material itself, it's an essential collection of articles for any fan of Freak Power.
      Decades of Thompson's most important work.
      From Aspen to the White House, if you came to hear the well orchestrated chaos of the counter culture icon, you can't do much better
    • 5/5
      One of the best books I have listened to, hands down. Also the best narrator I've heard. The way HST goes from non-fiction to fiction and back seamlessly is like nothing I have read before. Also one of the funniest books I have listen to.
    • 5/5
      A collection of Thompson's writings at Rolling Stone. It doesn't get much better than this.
    • 4/5
      Phil Gigante's Thompson is spot on, that's what really brought this volume to life.