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Dr.  Hunter  S.  Thompson

portrait of Hunter S. Thompson by Allen G. Arpadi          Short Profile

Primary Works
Collections & Other Works

Works About Hunter S. Thompson

Audio, Video, Other Media

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“When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.”

“I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.”

“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where
thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side.”

“Call on God, but row away from the rocks.”

— Hunter S. Thompson

“He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.”
— Samuel Johnson {favorite quote of Hunter S. Thompson}



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Primary Works

"Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga"
[Random House, 1966] 067960331X

"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream"
[Random House, 1971] 0679785892 + 0394464354 + HB=0679602984

"Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72" [Straight Arrow Books, 1973]

"To Aspen and Back: An American Journey" by Peggy Clifford & Hunter S. Thompson (HB 1980) 0312806299

"The Curse of Lono" illustrated by Ralph Steadman [Bantam Books, 1983] 3822848972

"The Rum Diary: A Novel" [Simon & Schuster, 1998] 0786173750 Span=9875800252 + SpanHB=8433969641

"Screw-Jack and other stories" [Simon & Schuster, 2000]
"Screwjack: A Short Story" (Hardcover - Dec 13, 2000) 0684873214

"Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of A Star-Crossed Child In The Final Days
of The American Century" [Simon & Schuster, 2003] 0684873249

"The Boys On The Bus" by Timothy Crouse & Hunter S. Thompson (pb Aug 2003) 0812968204

"Hey Rube: Blood Sport, The Bush Doctrine, and The Downward Spiral of Dumbness
- Modern History From The Sports Desk" [Simon & Schuster, 2004] pb=0684873206

"GONZO: Photographs by Hunter S. Thompson" [AMMO Books, 2006] ISBN 0-978-60760-0

"Gonzo: An Oral History" by Hunter S. Thompson & Corey Seymour (Hb Aug 2007) 193295807X

"The Mutineer: Rants, Ravings & Missives From The Mountaintop, 1977-2005"
[Simon & Schuster, 2009] ISBN 0-684-87317-6



Collections & Other Works

"Gonzo Papers, Vol. 1: The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales From A Strange Time" [Summit Books, 1979]

"Gonzo Papers, Vol. 2: Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation In The '80s"
[Summit Books, 1988] pb=0743250443

"Gonzo Papers, Vol. 3: Songs of The Doomed: More Notes On The Death
of The American Dream" [Simon & Schuster, 1990] 0743240995

"Gonzo Papers, Vol. 4: Better Than Sex: Confessions of A Political Junkie" [Random House, 1994]

"The Fear and Loathing Letters, Vol. 1: The Proud Highway
- The Saga of A Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955–1967" [Random House, 1997] 0679406956

"The Fear and Loathing Letters, Vol. 2: Fear and Loathing In America
- The Brutal Odyssey of An Outlaw Journalist, 1968–1976" [Simon & Schuster, 2000]
collection of papers first appeared in Time Magazine, 1997

"Fear and Loathing At Rolling Stone: The Essential Hunter S. Thompson"  
Edited by Jann S. Wenner (Hardcover - Nov 10, 2008) 0316007951



Works About Hunter S. Thompson

"Hunter: The Strange & Savage Life of Hunter S. Thompson" by E. Jean Carroll (pb - Sep 1993) 0452271290

"When The Going Gets Weird: The Twisted Life & Times of Hunter S. Thompson
- A Very Unauthorized Biography" by Peter O. Whitmer (Paperback - Dec 10, 1999) 0967738407

"Fear and Loathing: The Strange and Terrible Saga of Hunter S. Thompson"
by Paul Perry (pb Mar 18, 2004) 1560256052

The Joke's Over / Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson & Me  
"The Joke's Over: Bruised Memories - Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson & Me" [2006]
Harvest Books 8x5¼ pb [10/2007] for $10.20
Harcourt 9x6¼ hardcover [10/2006] for $17.16

"The Gonzo Way: A Celebration of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson"
by Anita Thompson & Douglas Brinkley (Hardcover - Aug 15, 2007) 1555916228

"Conversations With Hunter S. Thompson" by Beef Torrey & Kevin Simonson
(Paperback - Jun 2008) 1934110779

"9 1/2 Years Behind The Green Door: A Mitchell Brothers Stripper Remembers Her Lover Artie Mitchell,
Hunter S. Thompson & The Killing That Rocked San Francisco" by Simone Corday (pb Nov 15, 2007) 1934248622

"Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson" [2007] by Corey Seymour
(Hardcover - Oct 31, 2007) 0316005274 (Paperback - Oct 20, 2008) 0316005282

"Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson"  
by William McKeen (Hardcover - Jul 7, 2008) 0393061922

"The Kitchen Readings: Untold Stories of Hunter S. Thompson" by Michael Cleverly and Bob Braudis
(Paperback - Feb 5, 2008) 9780061159282 A ramshackle selection of anecdotes about the gonzo practitioner

"Ancient Gonzo Wisdom: Interviews With Hunter S. Thompson"
by Anita Thompson (pb Feb 9, 2009) 0306816512



Audio, Video, Other Media
movie "Where the Buffalo Roam" 1980 feature w/Bill Murray + music by Neal Young
movie "Fear & Loathing" w/Nicolas Cage?
GONZO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON from Oscar-wining director Alex Gibney



Links

Hunter family's Gonzo Store website
CO's Hunter S. Thompson fansite



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