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Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson
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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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Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone will be released on October 16, 2012 in Trade Paperback
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Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone is now available in Trade Paperback
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Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 is now available in Trade Paperback, eBook
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The Rum Diary is now available in eAudio
Oct 25, 2011
Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone will be released on October 25, 2011 in eBook
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Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone is now available in eBook
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Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone will be released on October 25, 2011 in Hardcover, eBook
Oct 25, 2011
Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Oct 25, 2011
The Rum Diary will be released on October 25, 2011 in eAudio
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The Rum Diary is now available in Trade Paperback, Compact Disk
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Man Repeller pens first book
Telegraph, April 18, 2013
...aside, Medine has a degree in journalism under her belt and keeps herself grounded by reading extracts of Hunter S. Thompson when fashion's trivialities start invading her brain. Aligning herself with fellow writer Stephanie LeCava, who she cites as...
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Pantagraph.com, April 16, 2013
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What's in a bike name? Sometimes whimsy, chutzpah and even a little literature
Oregonian, April 15, 2013
...owners like Hawaii and one owns a house in Maui; and/or the owners are fans of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, whose works include "The Curse of Lono" set in Hawaii. As the company has gotten bigger and older, it’s perhaps a bit more cautious...
Rembrandt by Typex – review
Guardian.co.uk, April 15, 2013
...a great fit for them, slipping in neatly among their graphic lives of, among others, Kiki de Montparnasse, Hunter S Thompson and Johnny Cash. Rembrandt was born in Leiden in 1606, and he led a rackety kind of life, mostly as a result of his own...
Badder but wiser
Melbourne Age, April 12, 2013
...1 on the list of Andrew Shaffer's famous bad boys and girls of letters, closely followed by Hunter S. Thompson, who once said: ''I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.'' They are front-liners...
Cat Marnell may be a freak show, but she's staring right back at us | Megan Carpentier
Guardian.co.uk, April 11, 2013
...that book deal, you can't deny her agency Imagine, if you will, the existential angst faced by Hunter S Thompson's publishers, paying an abuser of drugs and alcohol for the mad genius of his writing, knowing that those payments enabled him to buy more...
In weasel words, Lance Armstrong writes his own epitaph
DNA India, January 18, 2013
...month. Armstrong's testimony says it was not possible to win the race in those years without a Hunter S Thompson bag of pharmaceutical boosts. A self-confessed "bully" of infinite calculation, Armstrong told the world he knew he was in big trouble when...
Paul Hayward: Lance Armstrong should not have been in a hotel room where he could keep his world of lies intact.
Telegraph, January 18, 2013
...a month. Armstrongs testimony says it was not possible to win the race in those years without a Hunter S Thompson bag of pharmaceutical boosts. A self-confessed bully of infinite calculation, Armstrong told the world he knew he was in big trouble when...
Armstrong writes his own epitaph
Telegraph, January 18, 2013
...a month. Armstrongs testimony says it was not possible to win the race in those years without a Hunter S Thompson bag of pharmaceutical boosts. A self-confessed bully of infinite calculation, Armstrong told the world he knew he was in big trouble when...
Lance Armstrong writes epitaph during Oprah Winfrey interview: "I'm not the most believable guy in the world"
Telegraph, January 18, 2013
...a month. Armstrongs testimony says it was not possible to win the race in those years without a Hunter S Thompson bag of pharmaceutical boosts. A self-confessed bully of infinite calculation, Armstrong told the world he knew he was in big trouble when...
Jets Collide In Miami, Investigation Underway
WebProNews, January 18, 2013
...wife, art student, and mother to the most amazing kid ever. She's a fan of Edward Gorey, Hunter S. Thompson, and Mexican food. You can follow her on Twitter and Google:+Amanda Crum...
Glenn Frey: In the long run
New Zealand Herald, January 18, 2013
...of corporate malfeasance and death in US military custody - as well as biographies of Jimi Hendrix and Hunter S. Thompson - Gibney would seem uniquely qualified to take on the story of the men behind Hotel California ... "Yeah," laughs Frey," he's...
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Boston Magazine, January 18, 2013
...to knock another guy off, I’m going to do it. And I hope that pays tribute to Hunter S. Thompson becoming part of the Hell’s Angels more than Jackass . Are you ever worried about your safety? Well I mean it doesn’t pay for me to get...