Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century
- ISBN-10
- 0241958733
- ISBN-13
- 9780241958735
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-11-24
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Author
- Hunter S. Thompson
Description
'Hot damn! Let us rumble, keep going and don't slow down ... let's have a little fun ...' In his much-anticipated memoir, Hunter S. Thompson looks back on a long and productive life. It is a story of crazed road trips fuelled by bourbon and black acid, of insane judges and giant porcupines, of girls, guns, explosives and, of course, bikes. He also takes on his dissolute youth in Louisville; his adventures in pornography; campaigning for local office in Aspen; and what it's like to accidentally be accused of trying to kill Jack Nicholson. Alongside this 'depraved and terrifying adventure', Hunter S. Thompson exposes the darkness at the heart of America today: a time when the 'goofy child President' and the New Dumb have taken control, and the nation thralls to Bush's War on Terror, War on Evil, War on Iraq, and even War on Fat ... a time when fear and loathing are greater than ever.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2003-11-06
- 388 pages
- Paperback
- Simon and Schuster
Similar books
-
Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone: The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson
By Hunter S. Thompson“Delta Dawn . . . What's that flower you have on?” Fine music on my radio as dawn comes up on the Rockies . . . But suddenly the music ends and ABC (American Entertainment Network) News interrupts: Martha Mitchell is demanding that ...
-
The Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century
By Hunter S. ThompsonBrilliant, provocative, outrageous, and brazen, Hunter S. Thompson's infamous rule breaking -- in his journalism, in his life, and under the law -- changed the shape of American letters, and...
-
Fear and Loathing in America: The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist
By Hunter S. Thompson... the anger within me looks forward to seeing the fear in their faces ... and the burning. Oscar. TO. KAREN. SAMPSON: Thompson could be extraordinarily generous with his time and thoughts in responding to young Hell's Angels fans such as.
-
Kingdom of the Feared
By Kerri ManiscalcoBut have the true villains been much closer all along? #1 New York Times bestselling author Kerri Maniscalco delivers sizzling romance, sexy secrets, and unexpected twists in this unforgettable conclusion to the Kingdom of the Wicked series ...
-
Hunter: The Strange and Savage Life of Hunter S. Thompson
By E. Jean CarrollAn unconventional portrait of the iconic gonzo writer known for such works as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas recounts the drug- and sex-fueled experiences he shared with the author, drawing on dozens of interviews with his friends, ...
-
The Nature of Fear
By Daniel T. BlumsteinDelving into the evolutionary origins and ecological contexts of fear across species, The Nature of Fear considers what we can learn from our fellow animals—from successes and failures.
-
Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
By Hunter S. ThompsonBut it would be late by then and you'd be tired, and the dawn wind would be cold as we drove back to Collinsville. We'd keep the top down, though, and watch the sun climb out of the east and know that New York was a thousand miles and a ...
-
A History of Fear: A Novel
By Luke DumasUnnervingly, Hale doesn't fit the bill of a killer. The first-person narrative that centers this novel reveals an acerbic young atheist, newly enrolled at the University of Edinburgh to carry on the legacy of his recently deceased father.
-
The King of Fear: A Garrett Reilly Thriller
By Drew ChapmanIn The King of Fear, Garrett recognizes a string of events that could lead to economic Armageddon in the US: banks closing, grocery shelves lying empty, the nation’s currency rendered worthless.