Nel 1991 Hunter Thompson pubblicò un'edizione a tiratura limitatissima (poco più di 300 copie) di «Screwjack», un sottile volume con tre racconti svitati e originali. I volumi divennero velocemente oggetto di culto per collezionisti. Tre storie scorrette, folli ed esagerate che ci restituiscono il Gonzo nel pieno della sua follia creativa. «Mesolito» è la cronaca visionaria di una attesa in un albergo di Los Angeles sotto l'effetto di droghe. «Morte di un poeta» racconta della visita alla casa-roulotte di un amico e della fine violenta di un rapporto fatto di improvvisi scatti. «Screwjack» regala i dettagli osceni della scappatella erotico sentimentale tra lo stesso Thompson e il suo fuoristrada nero.

In questo libro Hunter Thompson affronta i temi a lui più cari: lo sport e la politica. E come al solito, l'argomento trattato è un pretesto per affrontare questioni più ampie e dilungarsi sulle proprie esperienze personali. 'La grande pesca allo squalo', che dà il titolo al volume, è l'articolo di Thompson che più si avvicina al celebre 'Paura e delirio a Las Vegas': Hunter viene inviato da 'Playboy' in Messico per documentare un torneo di pesca d'altura, ma decide di abbandonare l'incarico e di darsi alla festa. E di rientrare negli Stati Uniti con un grosso quantitativo di droga che in qualche modo deve superare la dogana. Dal Super Bowl a Muhammad Ali allo scandalo Watergate, il libro raccoglie molti degli articoli di Thompson, dai primissimi a quelli sportivi, da quelli politici della maturità ad altri di vero e proprio commento culturale.

Fine anni cinquanta. Paul Kemp ha trent'anni e lascia New York per Porto Rico sperando di dare nuovo impulso a una asfittica carriera letteraria e seguire le orme dei suoi idoli: Hemingway e Fitzgerald. Si ritrova però nella calda e deprimente redazione del 'San Juan Daily News' a scribacchiare fiacchi articoli in mezzo a colleghi sfaccendati e rum che scorre a fiumi. E quando conosce Moberg, un giornalista scombinato e perennemente sbronzo, inizia un folle, delirante sodalizio all'insegna di scorribande etiliche, avventure erotiche e scoop che non si realizzano mai. In una vertiginosa girandola di eventi verrà catapultato in un mondo fatto di corruzione e avidità dove tutto è permesso, perfino l'omicidio.

Chi erano davvero gli Hell's Angels, i leggendari motociclisti celebrati da Allen Ginsberg che negli anni sessanta terrorizzavano l'America con le loro scorribande? Era il 1965, e per scoprirlo Thompson si comprò una moto e per quasi un anno visse con loro, accompagnandoli nelle corse assordanti lungo la costa californiana, condividendone lo spirito anarchico e libertario. Tra risse e bevute si convertì alla 'mistica della motocicletta', prendendo nota delle brutalità e delle stravaganze sessuali cui assisteva. Il risultato è una narrazione molto diversa da quella che ne fecero le isteriche cronache giornalistiche dell'epoca: un ritratto veritiero dello stile di vita e della filosofia dei primi bikers, parte integrante di un'epoca della storia americana in cui stavano emergendo con forza le controculture, il pacifismo e il dissenso verso il potere.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas author Hunter S. Thompson rocked the literary world with his mind-bending style of Gonzo journalism. First published in 1966,Hell’s Angels is Thompson’s up-close and personal look at the infamous motorcycle gang during the time when its moniker was most feared.

“Buy the ticket, take the ride,” was a favorite slogan of Hunter S. Thompson, and it pretty much defined both his work and his life. Jann S. Wenner, the outlaw journalist’s friend and editor for nearly thirty-five years, has assembled articles—and a wealth of never- before-seen correspondence and internal memos from Hunter’s storied tenure at Rolling Stone—that begin with Thompson’s infamous run for sheriff of Aspen on the Freak Party ticket in 1970 and end with his final piece on the Bush-Kerry showdown of 2004. In between is Thompson’s remarkable coverage of the 1972 presidential campaign and plenty of attention paid to Richard Nixon; encounters with Muhammad Ali, Bill Clinton, and the Super Bowl; and a lengthy excerpt from his acknowledged masterpiece, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The definitive volume of Hunter S. Thompson’s work published in the magazine, Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone traces the evolution of a personal and professional relationship that helped redefine modern American journalism, presenting Thompson through a new prism as he pursued his lifelong obsession: The life and death of the American Dream.

Forty years after its original publication, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 remains a cornerstone of American political journalism and one of the bestselling campaign books of all time. Hunter S. Thompson's searing account of the battle for the 1972 presidency—from the Democratic primaries to the eventual showdown between George McGovern and Richard Nixon—is infused with the characteristic wit, intensity, and emotional engagement that made Thompson “the flamboyant apostle and avatar of gonzo journalism” (The New York Times). Hilarious, terrifying, insightful, and compulsively readable, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 is an epic political adventure that captures the feel of the American democratic process better than any other book ever written.

An anthology of 'Rolling Stone' articles offers insight into both the late Thompson's early career and the magazine's fledgling years, and includes selected correspondence between Thompson and editor Jann Wenner.

The definitive collection of the king of gonzo journalism's finest work for ROLLING STONE “Buy the ticket, take the ride,” was a favorite slogan of Hunter S. Thompson, and it pretty much defined both his work and his life. Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone showcases the roller-coaster of a career at the magazine that was his literary home.

Jann S. Wenner, the outlaw journalist's friend and editor for nearly thirty-five years, has assembled articles that begin with Thompson's infamous run for sheriff of Aspen on the Freak Party ticket in 1970 and end with his final piece on the Bush-Kerry showdown of 2004. In between is Thompson's remarkable coverage of the 1972 presidential campaign—a miracle of journalism under pressure—and plenty of attention paid to Richard Nixon, his bête noire; encounters with Muhammad Ali, Bill Clinton, and the Super Bowl; and a lengthy excerpt from his acknowledged masterpiece, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Woven throughout is selected correspondence between Wenner and Thompson, most of it never before published. It traces the evolution of a personal and professional relationship that helped redefine modern American journalism, and also presents Thompson through a new prism as he pursued his lifelong obsession: The life and death of the American Dream.

'Non è un caso se questo scritto si intitola 'Hey, Rube'. È il nome di quella che nel gergo arcano del giornalismo si chiama la mia 'rubrica fissa', e lo resterà per un bel po'. 'Hey, Rube' è una frase vecchio stile, nata nella cultura spietata delle bande di giostrai girovaghi che battevano i paesi agli inizi del ventesimo secolo. Ogni tappa del loro giro era solo un'altra occasione per truffare un'altra folla di 'rubes' spendaccioni idioti, paesani, contadinottii, bonaccioni, fessi, minchioni, fannulloni, perdenti che comprano diamanti dagli zingari.' Conosciuto come il creatore del gonzo journalism, uno stile di scrittura che mescola confondendole fiction e non-fiction, Hunter Thompson è considerato una delle figure più importanti del movimento letterario americano degli anni Sessanta/Settanta, denominato New Journalism. 'Hey Rube' raccoglie più di ottanta articoli divisi in tre parti in cui l'autore racconta l'America degli ultimi vent'anni attraverso lo sport, la politica, la società e i personaggi che l'hanno caratterizzata, il tutto condito con sapiente ironia e disincantato sarcasmo. Uno sguardo personale sull'America dei Bush, delle elezioni presidenziali del 2000, l'America dell'11 settembre e dell'NBA. I racconti e gli incontri con i suoi celebri amici, Johnny Depp, Fidel Castro, Benicio Del Toro, Al Gore e molti altri. Hunter Thompson era uno speciale giornalista sportivo e speciali sono i suoi reportage dalla pagina dello sport...

'Ripugnante come pochi', scrive Hunter S. Thompson in questo suo lavoro del 1959, 'in qualche rara occasione dimostrava lampi di intelligenza stagnante. Ma il suo cervello era così marcio per l'alcol e per quella vita dissoluta che quando cercava di avviarlo sembrava un vecchio motore ingolfato rimasto inzuppato troppo a lungo nel lardo.' Sorpresa: Thompson non sta scrivendo di se stesso! Uno dei più geniali e folli romanzieri/giornalisti americani descrive così la vita di un uomo di nome Moberg a Portorico, giornalista sconclusionato e stonato la cui più grande abilità sta nel riuscire a ritrovare la propria macchina dopo una serata di delirio etilico, grazie al cattivo odore dell'auto stessa più che al suo olfatto. In realtà, l'eroe, il protagonista di questo romanzo autobiografico, è il trentenne Paul Kemp. Intrappolato in un lavoro senza prospettive, sente il suo talento evaporare veloce come il rum versato in un pugno, e vede allontanarsi il sogno di emulare i suoi modelli, Hemingway e Fitzgerald. Thompson aveva 22 anni quando scrisse le 'Cronache del rum' ma era terrorizzato di finire come Moberg. Lo salvò il fantastico incendio creativo degli anni Sessanta, quello che ispirò 'Paura e disgusto a Las Vegas', esordio di quello che sarebbe diventato il padre del 'giornalismo gonzo', il più pericoloso e irriverente scrittore della sua generazione.

The irreverent writer's long lost novel, written before his nonfiction became popular, chronicles a journalist's enthusiastic, drunken foray through 1950s San Juan.

SPORTS, POLITICS, AND SEX COLLIDE IN HUNTER S. THOMPSON'S WILDLY POPULAR ESPN.COM COLUMNS.

Insightful, incendiary, outrageously brilliant, such was the man who galvanized American journalism with his radical ideas and gonzo tactics. For over half a century, Hunter S. Thompson devastated his readers with his acerbic wit and uncanny grasp of politics and history. His reign as 'The Unabomber of contemporary letters' (Time) is more legendary than ever with Hey Rube. Fear, greed, and action abound in this hilarious, thought-provoking compilation as Thompson doles out searing indictments and uproarious rants while providing commentary on politics, sex, and sports -- at times all in the same column.

With an enlightening foreword by ESPN executive editor John Walsh, critics' favorites, and never-before-published columns, Hey Rube follows Thompson through the beginning of the new century, revealing his queasiness over the 2000 election ('rigged and fixed from the start'); his take on professional sports (to improve Major League Baseball 'eliminate the pitcher'); and his myriad controversial opinions and brutally honest observations on issues plaguing America -- including the Bush administration and the inequities within the American judicial system.

Hey Rube gives us a lasting look at the gonzo journalist in his most organic form -- unbridled, astute, and irreverent.

Satirical novel, again first published in the 1970s, of the US presidential electoral process.

Stylish reissue of this classic first published in the 1970s. A savage journey to the heart of the American Dream.

Brilliant, provocative, outrageous, and brazen, Hunter S. Thompson's infamous rule breaking -- in his journalism, in his life, and of the law -- changed the shape of American letters and the face of American icons. Kingdom of Fear traces the course of Thompson's life as a rebel -- from a smart-mouthed Kentucky kid flouting all authority to a convention-defying journalist who came to personify a wild fusion of fact, fiction, and mind-altering substances.

Call it the evolution of an outlaw. Here are the formative experiences that comprise Thompson's legendary trajectory alongside the weird and the ugly. Whether detailing his exploits as a foreign correspondent in Rio, his job as night manager of the notorious O'Farrell Theatre in San Francisco, his epic run for sheriff of Aspen on the Freak Power ticket, or the sensational legal maneuvering that led to his full acquittal in the famous 99 Days trial, Thompson is at the peak of his narrative powers in Kingdom of Fear. And this boisterous, blistering ride illuminates as never before the professional and ideological risk taking of a literary genius and transgressive icon.

Generation of Swine, the second volume of the legendary Dr. Hunter S. Thompson's bestselling 'Gonzo Papers,' was first published in 1988 and is now back in print.

Here, against a backdrop of late-night tattoo sessions and soldier-of-fortune trade shows, Dr. 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, 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 CNN -- 24 hours of mainline news. Showcasing his inimitable talent for social and political analysis, Generation of Swine is vintage Thompson -- eerily prescient, incisive, and enduring.

Originally published in 1979, the first volume of the bestselling 'Gonzo Papers' is now back in print. The Great Shark Hunt is Dr. Hunter S. Thompson's largest and, arguably, most important work, covering Nixon to napalm, Las Vegas to Watergate, Carter to cocaine. These essays offer brilliant commentary and outrageous humor, in signature Thompson style.

Ranging in date from the National Observer days to the era of Rolling Stone, The Great Shark Hunt offers myriad, highly charged entries, including the first Hunter S. Thompson piece to be dubbed 'gonzo' -- 'The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved,' which appeared in Scanlan's Monthly in 1970. From this essay a new journalistic movement sprang which would change the shape of American letters. Thompson's razor-sharp insight and crystal clarity capture the crazy, hypocritical, degenerate, and redeeming aspects of the explosive and colorful '60s and '70s.

Cheap booze. Flying ?eshpots. Lack of sleep. Endless spin. Lying pols.

Just a few of the snares lying in wait for the reporters who covered the 1972 presidential election. Traveling with the press pack from the June primaries to the big night in November, Rolling Stone reporter Timothy Crouse hopscotched the country with both the Nixon and McGovern campaigns and witnessed the birth of modern campaign journalism. The Boys on the Bus is the raucous story of how American news got to be what it is today. With its verve, wit, and psychological acumen, it is a classic of American reporting.

First published in 1990, Songs of the Doomed is back in print -- by popular demand! In this third and most extraordinary volume of the Gonzo Papers, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson recalls high and hideous moments in his thirty years in the Passing Lane -- and no one is safe from his hilarious, remarkably astute social commentary.

With Thompson's trademark insight and passion about the state of American politics and culture, Songs of the Doomed charts the long, strange trip from Kennedy to Quayle in Thompson's freewheeling, inimitable style. Spanning four decades -- 1950 to 1990 -- Thompson is at the top of his form while fleeing New York for Puerto Rico, riding with the Hell's Angels, investigating Las Vegas sleaze, grappling with the 'Dukakis problem,' and finally, detailing his infamous lifestyle bust, trial documents, and Fourth Amendment battle with the Law. These tales -- often sleazy, brutal, and crude -- are only the tip of what Jack Nicholson called 'the most baffling human iceberg of our time.'

Songs of the Doomed is vintage Thompson -- a brilliant, brazen, bawdy compilation of the greatest sound bites of Gonzo journalism from the past thirty years.

Brazen, incisive, and outrageous as ever, Hunter S. Thompson is back with another astonishing volume of his private correspondence, the highly anticipated follow-up to The Proud Highway. When that first book of letters appeared in 1997, Time pronounced it 'deliriously entertaining'; Rolling Stone called it 'brilliant beyond description'; and The New York Times celebrated its 'wicked humor and bracing political conviction.'

Spanning the years between 1968 and 1976, these never-before-published letters show Thompson building his legend: running for sheriff in Aspen, Colorado; creating the seminal road book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; twisting political reporting to new heights for Rolling Stone; and making sense of it all in the landmark Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72. To read Thompson's dispatches from these years -- addressed to the author's friends, enemies, editors, and creditors, and such notables as Jimmy Carter, Tom Wolfe, and Kurt Vonnegut -- is to read a raw, revolutionary eyewitness account of one of the most exciting and pivotal eras in American history.