Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness Modern History from the Sports Desk - Couverture souple

Thompson, Hunter S.

 
9780684873206: Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness Modern History from the Sports Desk
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0684873206 ISBN 13 : 9780684873206
Editeur : Simon & Schuster, 2005

Synopsis

Sports, politics, and sex collide in Hunter S. Thompson’s wildly popular ESPN.com columns. From the author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and father of “Gonzo” journalism comes Hey Rube.

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.

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À propos de l?auteur

Hunter S. Thompson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. His books include Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ‘72, Screwjack, Kingdom of Fear, The Great Shark Hunt, Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone, Hell’s Angels, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. He died in February 2005.

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Éditeur
Simon & Schuster
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0684873206
ISBN 13 
9780684873206
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
272
Coordonnées du fabricant
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9780684873190: Hey Rube: Blood Sport, The Bush Doctrine and The Downward Spiral of Dumbness : Modern History from the Sports Desk

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0684873192 ISBN 13 :  9780684873190
Editeur : Simon & Schuster, 2004
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