Brings together a selection of the legendary American journalist's articles on subjects ranging from the Super Bowl to Watergate, from Hemingway to Brando, and from sharks to drugs.
These tales -- often sleazy, brutal, and crude -- are only the tip of what Jack Nicholson called "the most baffling human iceberg of our time.
Generation of Swine collects hundreds of columns from the infamous journalist’s 1980s tenure at the San Francisco Examiner.
The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time
She witnessed seal attacks, observed sharks being tagged in the wild, and got an up close look at the dramatic Farallons—a wildlife refuge that is strictly off-limits to all but the scientists who work there.
fully get straight enough to cope with whatever might happen at dawn. Now off the escalator and into the casino, big crowds still tight around the crap tables. Who are these people? These faces! Where do they come from?
This underwater predator is the worst nightmare of many animals. Find out how one of the deadliest fish in the ocean hunts for its next meal.
“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 ...
Thompson isn't afraid to take the hard medicine, nor is he bashful about dishing it out (.He is still king of beasts, and his apocalyptic prophecies seldom miss their target." --Tulsa World "This is a very, very funny book.
... 201, 217, 230, 233,236, 239,273 Stranahan, George, 126, 262, 306, 325 “Strange Rumblings inAztlan” (Thompson), 157–62, 165, 166, 178, 332–33 Street, Donald, 58 Studio for Men, 325 Styron, William, 52–53 Suares,J.C., 144 Suez Crisis, ...
'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.