{"product_id":"the-great-shark-hunt-strange-tales-from-a-strange-time","title":"The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first volume in Hunter S. Thompson's bestselling \u003ci\u003eGonzo Papers\u003c\/i\u003e offers brilliant commentary and outrageous humor, featuring a new introduction from award-winning author and editor John Jeremiah Sullivan.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1979, the first volume of the bestselling \"Gonzo Papers\" is now back in print. \u003ci\u003eThe Great Shark Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging in date from the \u003ci\u003eNational Observer\u003c\/i\u003e days to the era of \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Shark Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eScanlan's Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0743250451\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780743250450\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Thompson, Hunter S., Sullivan, John Jeremiah, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Nov 2003)","offer_id":45660039217349,"sku":"9780743250450","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780743250450.jpg?v=1768916963","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-great-shark-hunt-strange-tales-from-a-strange-time","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}