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  • Fear and Loathing in America

  • The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist, 1968 - 1976
  • By: Hunter S. Thompson
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  • Length: 32 hrs and 13 mins
  • Unabridged
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Spanning the years between 1968 and 1976, these never-before-published letters show Thompson building his legend: running for sheriff in Aspen, Colorado; creating the seminal road book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; twisting political reporting to new heights for Rolling Stone; and making sense of it all in the landmark Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72.

  • 5 out of 5 stars

  • HST fans must read

  • By GanjaPlanta on 12-02-14
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  • The Great Shark Hunt

  • Strange Tales from a Strange Time
  • By: Hunter S. Thompson
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  • Length: 29 hrs and 6 mins
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Originally published in 1979, the first volume of the best-selling "Gonzo Papers" is now back in print. The Great Shark Hunt is Dr. Hunter S. Thompson's largest and, arguably, most important work, covering Nixon to napalm, Las Vegas to Watergate, Carter to cocaine. These essays offer brilliant commentary and outrageous humor, in signature Thompson style. Thompson's razor-sharp insight and crystal clarity capture the crazy, hypocritical, degenerate, and redeeming aspects of the explosive and colorful '60s and '70s.

  • 3 out of 5 stars

  • Like HST but...

  • By Amazon Customer on 12-26-13
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  • Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone

  • The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson
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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.

  • 5 out of 5 stars

  • Buy the ticket...this is a great compilation.

  • By Shaun on 11-21-11
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  • The Rum Diary

  • A Novel
  • By: Hunter S. Thompson
  • Narrated by: Christopher Lane
  • Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
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    4.5 out of 5 stars 380
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Begun in 1959 by a twenty-two-year-old Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum Diary is a brilliantly tangled love story of jealousy, treachery, and violent alcoholic lust in the Caribbean boomtown that was San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the late 1950s.

  • 5 out of 5 stars

  • i own this paperback..

  • By Peter on 03-26-13
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  • Kingdom of Fear

  • Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century
  • By: Hunter S. Thompson
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Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson penned groundbreaking works as outrageous—and provocative—as the author himself. His memoir Kingdom of Fear provides compelling insight into his life and literary output.

  • 3 out of 5 stars

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  • By Shaun on 11-28-12
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  • The Curse of Lono

  • By: Hunter S. Thompson
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This enormously eccentric book takes listeners on a crazy journey with renowned gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson. The Curse of Lono is to Hawaii what Fear and Loathing was to Las Vegas: the crazy tales of a journalist's "coverage" of a news event that ends up being a wild ride to the dark side of Americana. Originally published in 1983, The Curse of Lono features all of the zany, hallucinogenic wordplay for which Hunter S.Thompson became known and loved.

  • 5 out of 5 stars

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  • By ershe on 06-16-16

Publisher's Summary

Here is the private and most intimate correspondence of one of America's most influential and incisive journalists - Hunter S.Thompson. In letters to a who's who of luminaries, from Norman Mailer toCharles Kuralt, Tom Wolfe to Lyndon Johnson, William Styron to Joan Baez - not to mention his mother, the NRA, and a chain of newspaper editors - Thompson vividly catches the tenor of the times in 1960s America and channels it all through hisown razor-sharp perspective.

Passionate in their admiration, merciless in their scorn, and never anything less than fascinating, the dispatches of The Proud Highway offer an unprecedentedand penetrating gaze into the evolution of the most outrageous raconteur/provocateur ever to assault a typewriter.
©1997 Hunter S. Thompson (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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a really good way to get to know hunter

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

yes, i would recommend this audiobook to anyone who is interested in hunter s thompson, as it is the closest thing i have read to an autobiography by hunter

What other book might you compare The Proud Highway to and why?

it is similar to the fear and loathing at the rolling stone. this book shows a different less drug addled younger hunter

What does Malcolm Hillgartner bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

he does a great job of expressing emotions that may not be picked up when reading text

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

the story of a an unemployable writer

Any additional comments?

this was a great read for someone like myself who has been a long time hunter fan. i wish i had read this book before many of his other works, as it sheds a lot of light on where he comes from, what he is about, and who he is

4 of 7 people found this review helpful

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The True Power of Hunter S. Thompon's Writing

If you could sum up The Proud Highway in three words, what would they be?

The Best Ever

What other book might you compare The Proud Highway to and why?

If you like this the the second volume would be the next book to listen too

Which character – as performed by Malcolm Hillgartner – was your favorite?

Hillgartner as Thompson is believable. Other narrators play Thompson to wild and excited

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The letters to Thompson's creditors are great.

0 of 1 people found this review helpful

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"Gonzo" like sausage is best when you don't watch

I was disappointed.
My hero has feet of clay.
Such is the way of hero's.
"gonzo" like sausage is better .
When you don't watch it being made.

0 of 5 people found this review helpful