{"product_id":"songs-of-the-doomed-more-notes-on-the-death-of-the-american-dream-9780743240994","title":"Songs of the Doomed: More Notes on the Death of the American Dream","description":"\u003cb\u003eFirst published in 1990, \u003ci\u003eSongs of the Doomed\u003c\/i\u003e is back in print--by popular demand! In this third and most extraordinary volume of the Gonzo Papers, Dr.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHunter 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Thompson's trademark insight and passion about the state of American politics and culture, \u003ci\u003eSongs of the Doomed\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSongs of the Doomed\u003c\/i\u003e is vintage Thompson--a brilliant, brazen, bawdy compilation of the greatest sound bites of Gonzo journalism from the past thirty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThompson, Hunter S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Hunter S. Thompson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. His books include \u003ci\u003eHell's Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing at Rolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rum Diary\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBetter than Sex\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in February 2005.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641985962258,"sku":"9780743240994","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c8f52c50-f4c0-4f66-9192-8c39a5cf2bdb.jpg?v=1733049673","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/songs-of-the-doomed-more-notes-on-the-death-of-the-american-dream-9780743240994","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}