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Songs of the Doomed: More Notes on the Death of the American Dream

10 best books like Songs of the Doomed: More Notes on the Death of the American Dream (Hunter S. Thompson): Hellfire Nation: The Politics of Sin in American History, The Age of McCarthyism: A Brief History with Documents, Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson, The Joke's Over: Ralph Steadman on Hunter S. Thompson, The Gonzo Way: A Celebration of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, The Kitchen Readings: Untold Stories of Hunter S. Thompson, Outlaw Journalist, Hunter: The Strange and Savage Life of Hunter S. Thompson, When The Going Gets Weird: The Twisted Life And Times Of Hunter S. Thompson: A Very Unauthorized Biography, The Boys on the Bus

Hellfire Nation: The Politics of Sin in American History
AuthorJames A. Morone
ISBN0300105177
This extraordinary retelling of American political history shows that—despite the clear separation of church and state—religion lies at the heart of American politics.
“This is American history the way I like it, prodigiously researched and vivaciously told. Mr. Morone has a knack...
The Age of McCarthyism: A Brief History with Documents
AuthorEllen Schrecker
ISBN0312393199
Incorporating important recent scholarship, this popular supplement combines a comprehensive essay on the history of McCarthyism with compelling documents that trace the course of anti-Communist furor in the U.S. The volume’s 95-page essay follows the campaign against domestic subversion...
Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson
AuthorJann S. Wenner
ISBN0316005274
Few American lives are stranger, more action-packed, or wilder than that of Hunter S. Thompson. Born a rebel in Louisville, Kentucky, Thompson spent a lifetime channeling his energy and insight into such landmark works as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - and his singular and provocative style challenged...
The Joke's Over: Ralph Steadman on Hunter S. Thompson
AuthorRalph Steadman
ISBN0151012822
In the spring of 1970, artist Ralph Steadman went to America in search of work and found more than he bargained for. At the Kentucky Derby he met a former
associate of the Hell’s Angels, one Hunter S. Thompson. Their working relationship resulted in the now-legendary Gonzo Journalism. The...
The Gonzo Way: A Celebration of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
AuthorAnita Thompson
ISBN1555916228
Anita Thompson. The Gonzo Way. [Golden]: Fulcrum, [2007]. First edition, first printing. Twelvemo. 112 pages.

Anita Thompson pays tribute to her late husband as a writer and as a citizen, through her own words and those of who knew him best. With elegant prose and entertaining anecdotes,...
The Kitchen Readings: Untold Stories of Hunter S. Thompson
AuthorMichael Cleverly
Warning!*

This book contains the following:

Unsafe use of powerful firearms in combination with explosives

Cultivation of illegal crops

Impressionable minors being exposed to illicit activities

Piloting of automobiles under impaired conditions

Transporting...
Outlaw Journalist
AuthorWilliam McKeen
ISBN0393061922
Hunter S. Thompson detonated a two-ton bomb under the staid field of journalism with his early magazine pieces and revelatory "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "Fear and Loathing" campaign coverage in Rolling Stone. When Thompson was on, there was no one better at capturing who Americans were and...
Hunter: The Strange and Savage Life of Hunter S. Thompson
AuthorE. Jean Carroll
ISBN0452271290
This just might be the book that sends me back to watching reruns of the Three Stooges during my spare time. I'll admit that I wasn't particularly interested in Hunter S. Thompson. But hey, there was a neat photo of a man with a gun on the cover so I took the plunge.

Now I had never heard of the author,...
When The Going Gets Weird: The Twisted Life And Times Of Hunter S. Thompson: A Very Unauthorized Biography
AuthorPeter O. Whitmer
ISBN0967738407
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The Boys on the Bus
AuthorTimothy Crouse
ISBN0812968204
Cheap booze. Flying fleshpots. Lack of sleep. Endless spin. Lying pols.

Just a few of the snares lying in wait for the reporters who covered the 1972 presidential election. Traveling with the press pack from the June primaries to the big night in November, Rolling Stone reporter Timothy Crouse...
The Benn Diaries, 1940-1990
AuthorTony Benn
ISBN0099634112
The Benn Diaries, embracing the years 1940-1990, are already established as a uniquely authoritative, fascinating and readable record of political life. The selected highlights that form this single-volume edition include the most notable events, arguments and personal reflections throughout...
The Revolt of the Cockroach People
AuthorOscar Zeta Acosta
ISBN0679722122
The further adventures of "Dr. Gonzo" as he defends the "cucarachas" -- the Chicanos of East Los Angeles.

Before his mysterious disappearance and probable death in 1971, Oscar Zeta Acosta was famous as a Robin Hood Chicano lawyer and notorious as the real-life model for Hunter S. Thompson's...
Hidden Agendas
AuthorJohn Pilger
I'm going to break the habit of waiting till I've finished a book entirely before reviewing it in this instance.

There's something so stirring, inspirational and galvanizing about John Pilger's work that makes his writing essential reading for anyone with any kind of interest in world news...
All the Trouble in the World
AuthorP.J. O'Rourke
ISBN0871136112
His subtitles to the chapters are excellent. Overpopulation: Just enough of me, way too much of you. He helps you realize it's not population density that's a problem, it's lack of freedom and rule of law. And people who claim to worry about overpopulation are really just disguising their racism (Too...
The New Journalism
AuthorTom Wolfe
ISBN0060471832
…don't just describe an emotion, arouse it, make them experience it, by manipulating the symbol of the emotion…
― Tom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
The New Journalism is a 1973 book that explains the concept behind the “new” kind of journalism presented by Tom Wolfe –...
Love All the People: Letters, Lyrics, Routines
AuthorBill Hicks
ISBN1845291115
So it was disappointing as hell not to love this book. In fact, it was disgusting to realize that during large sections, I was bored. The problem is not Bill. The problem is the editing. The idea behind the book was to show Bill’s comedy routines as he performed them throughout his career so that the reader...
Spanking the Donkey: Dispatches from the Dumb Season
AuthorMatt Taibbi
ISBN0307345718
The 2004 Election Was a Circus, and Matt Taibbi enjoyed a Front-Row Seat.

As a correspondent for the New York Press, The Nation, and Rolling Stone, Matt Taibbi scoured the political landscape for hard-hitting news stories. But the closer he got to the politicians, the more pompous and vapid...
Death Sentences: How Cliches, Weasel Words and Management-Speak Are Strangling Public Language
AuthorDon Watson
ISBN1592402054
A brilliant and scathing polemic about the sorry state of the English language and what we can--and must--do about it.

Do you ever leave work wondering whether all of the words exchanged between you and your colleagues in emails and meetings actually had any meaning? You spend the day touching...
We're Right, They're Wrong: A Handbook for Spirited Progressives
AuthorJames Carville
ISBN0679769781
This book was published in 1996. That's 17 years ago for those of you who may be bad at basic math skills. Why is this important? Because in those 17 years, not a damn thing has changed. Ok, so we're moved beyond Limp Bizkit and The Offspring (well, must of us have) but when it comes to the difference between...
United States: Essays 1952-1992
AuthorGore Vidal
ISBN0767908066
From the age of Eisenhower to the dawning of the Clinton era, Gore Vidal’s United States offers an incomparably rich tapestry of American intellectual and political life in a tumultuous period. It also provides the best, most sustained exposure possible to the most wide-ranging, acute, and original...
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