Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80's
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.68 (625 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743250443 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Rich Corben Fan said A must for Hunter Thompson fans. As a child of the 1980s, I never realized how messed up that decade was. Hunter Thompson sets the record straight about the Reagan years. They were horrible, disappointing and savagely tilted against the small fry. Why didn't George H.W. Bush wind up in jail for Iran/Contra? Too connected, yes, but . Like many have said Defnitely Hunter S Thompson, but Like many have said, the tales are half told, half of the time. The other half is fairly polemical politically without going into any real substance on why he feels a certain way. I used it as bathroom reading and that was PERFECT for this book. Not bad.. "Can't Miss with HST + the 80's" according to Cyrus Alderwood. Reading HST never gets old. This book was as much a stroll down memory lane to the 80's as much as it was entertaining
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. He predicts that the Democrats will self-destruct in the 1988 presidential campaign. These columns from the San Francisco Examiner prove only that journalism can become dated quickly. Thompson's flaccid diatribes seem designed to instill a sense of smug superiority in the reader. . From Publishers Weekly Thompson may be correct in assuming that the greed and immorality pervading the American social landscape are obscene, but his surreal, half-demented style has hardened into a pose. People he dislikes are described as "money-suck
Thompson is at his apocalyptic bestcovering 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, and Pat Robertson; detailing the GOP's obsession with drugs and drug abuse; while at the same time capturing momentous social phenomena as they occurred, like the rise of cable, satellite TV, and CNN24 hours of mainline news. Thompson’s second volume of the “Gonzo Papers” is back. From the bestselling author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the legendary Hunter S. Showcasing his inimitable talent f