{"product_id":"fear-and-loathing-at-rolling-stone-9780241960417","title":"Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compilation of the subversive, important and entertaining writer of Hunter S. Thompson - renowned American writer of \u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing in Las Vegas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''It would not do to be found in the desert under these circumstances: firing wildly into the cactus from a car full of drugs...''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing at Rolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the evolution of the writer of \u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing in Las Vegas \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHell''s Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, through his work at the magazine that he helped to put on the map. Jann S. Wenner, Hunter Thompson''s editor and friend for nearly thirty-five years, has chosen the pieces, including many never collected before. They show how Thompson''s \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e writing, when taken as a whole, forms an extended, allusive autobiography of the writer himself as he pursues his lifelong obsession, the king-hell story of them all: The Death of the American Dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAngry, prophetic, full of vitality and enormously funny [Praise for \u003ci\u003eKingdom of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e] * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eAbsolutely brilliant ... Hunter S. Thompson has more fire and righteous outrage than most journalists half his age.  Hard truths about America conveyed with tremendous wit [Praise for \u003ci\u003eKingdom of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e] -- Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation\u003cbr\u003eThe fear and loathing have never seemed more apt ... he's still raging against the machine [Praise for \u003ci\u003eKingdom of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e] * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eFantastic ... I don't think anyone else in print has called George Bush a whore beast [Praise for \u003ci\u003eKingdom of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e] * Newsnight Review *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733388243287,"sku":"9780241960417","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241960417.jpg?v=1719999983","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fear-and-loathing-at-rolling-stone-9780241960417","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}