Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century

Description

Product ID:	9780241196496
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Series:	Penguin Modern Classics
Title:	Kingdom of Fear
Subtitle:	Loathsome Secrets of a Star-crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century
Authors:	Author: Hunter S Thompson
Page Count:	384
Subjects:	Memoirs, Memoirs
Description:	Select Guide Rating Tells a story of crazed road trips fuelled by bourbon and black acid, of insane judges and giant porcupines, of girls, guns, explosives and, of course, bikes. ''Hot damn! Let us rumble, keep going and don''t slow down . . . let''s have a little fun . . .'' In his much-anticipated memoir, Hunter S. Thompson looks back on a long and productive life. It is a story of crazed road trips fuelled by bourbon and black acid, of insane judges and giant porcupines, of girls, guns, explosives and, of course, bikes. He also takes on his dissolute youth in Louisville; his adventures in pornography; campaigning for local office in Aspen; and what it''s like to accidentally be accused of trying to kill Jack Nicholson.
Imprint Name:	Penguin Classics
Publisher Name:	Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2015-08-06

Weight	290 g
Dimensions	130 × 198 × 27 mm