false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166334567m/10877.jpg 10877 5 Generation of Swine, 2nd volume of the legendary Dr. Hunter S. Thompson's bestselling "Gonzo Papers," was 1st published in 1988 and is now back in print. Here, against a backdrop of late-night tattoo sessions & soldier-of-fortune trade shows, Thompson is at his apocalyptic best--covering emblematic events such as the 1987-88 presidential campaign, with Vice President George Bush, Sr., fighting for his life against Republican competitors like Alexander Haig, Pat Buchanan & Pat Robertson; detailing the GOP's obsession with drugs & drug abuse; while at the same time capturing momentous social phenomena as they occurred, like the rise of cable, satellite TV & CNN--24 hours of mainline news. Showcasing his inimitable talent for social & political analysis, <I>Generation of Swine</I> is vintage Thompson--eerily prescient, incisive & enduring. 905497 book 1988 Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80's total:1490|5:281|4:561|3:521|2:109|1:18| 1490 5448 1959 71 4 1 false false Sat Apr 25 17:16:03 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 17:39:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 10:09:27 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 07:56:15 -0800 2008 This collection focuses mainly on 1984 through 1988 and the fall of Reganism. At the beginning of 1987 Regan was a ...more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 14:51:44 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 06 20:28:59 -0700 2007 Generation of Swine is not his best work. I've never made any systematic study of his writing, but it's my impression that he dropped off substantially somewhere around 1980. Drugs eventually take their toll- even on a prof...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu May 21 14:06:22 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 13:07:44 -0700 2009


The STOP SMILING Downfall of American Publishing Issue dedicates 40 pages to an oral history of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, which includes interviews with collaborators and friends such as Ralph Steadman, Craig Vetter, wife Anita Thompson, PJ O'Rourke, and more.

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It is, beyond a doubt, an excellent ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Dec 23 06:59:01 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 05:14:18 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 06:59:01 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1995 Mon Jan 07 08:52:23 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 09:09:57 -0800 2008
"Generation of Swine" could possibly be the best three words to summarize the 80's political machine ever. The bo...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 09 00:00:00 -0700 1990 Sun Sep 27 23:54:32 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 23:57:29 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Apr 08 11:33:55 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 11:34:42 -0700 2009 The Great Shark Hunt and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail. Borrowed from Twitch.more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 10 13:09:35 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 13:16:04 -0800 2008 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. I was in primary school during the 80s, and it's not a decade that we ever had enough time to cover in history courses I took l...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 18 21:15:30 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 21:18:42 -0700 2009
in addition he was no holds-barred the biggest no-bullshitter period, fearless until the day he took his own life......his writings are fesity, insightful a...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Tue Aug 18 14:22:50 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 18:15:01 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 06 12:21:01 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 12:38:30 -0700 2009 The topics are a little dated, but who cares? His writing is marvelous....more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 17 17:58:55 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 18:05:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 03 15:50:55 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 15:53:58 -0800 2008 2 2 0 false false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 17:14:36 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 17:15:30 -0700 2009
seems like authors like this automatically ASSUME you just WANT to know their opinions on everything.

im less interested in opinions per se.

some interesting stuff regardless though.]]> 0 0 false false Fri Mar 06 06:28:02 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 06:33:42 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Feb 20 13:27:49 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 13:28:15 -0800 2009 1 Fear and Loathing, even though it was written many years later. I think his criticisms of the Reagan era government are accurate, but a little redundant.more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 09:42:34 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 09:43:50 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Dec 13 19:03:25 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 17:00:37 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=10877