Songs of the Doomed - 10th Edition by Hunter S Thompson & Tim Heidecker (Paperback)

About the Book

Between 1959 and 1990, Thompson wrote a series of dizzying and dazzling essays, here collected in "Songs of the Doomed." Brilliant, hilarious, defiant, the pieces chart the course of American politics and culture over four decades--from the soaring highs to the hideous lows--in signature style.

Book Synopsis

The third volume of the legendary "Gonzo Papers" recalls high and hideous moments in Hunter S. Thompson's life and career--featuring a new introduction from comedian Tim Heidecker.

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.

Review Quotes

Washington Post Book World Songs of the Doomed allows us to track Thompson's evolution as a writer, and hence the evolution of the form he played such a major role in creating.

About the Author

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.