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Hey Rube : Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness Modern History from the Sports Desk by Hunter S. Thompson (2005, Trade Paperback)

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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 Americaâ€•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 formâ€•unbridled, astute, and irreverent.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0684873206
ISBN-13
9780684873206
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44464380

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Book Title
Hey Rube : Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness Modern History from the Sports Desk
Author
Hunter S. Thompson
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General, Essays
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Literary Collections, Political Science
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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8.4in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
8.8 Oz

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Gv583.T56 2004
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"This compilation...has fear and loathing in it, of course, but beneath its ornery doomsday facade is a message of hope: What happens in the stadiums and field houses of America is probably beyond your control, but what happens in the city councils and statehouses is up to you."--Playboy, "This compilation...has fear and loathing in it, of course, but beneath its ornery doomsday facade is a message of hope: What happens in the stadiums and field houses of America is probably beyond your control, but what happens in the city councils and statehouses is up to you."-- Playboy, "You can't help but be glad that when it all hit the fan, Hunter S. Thompson was working the Sports Desk." -- The New York Sun, "Thompson is a genuinely unique figure in American journalism, a superb comic writer and a ferociously outspoken social and political critic."--The Washington Post, "Punctuated by moments of brilliant iconoclasm, as well as profound questions for our age." -- San Francisco Chronicle, "This compilation...has fear and loathing in it, of course, but beneath its ornery doomsday facade is a message of hope: What happens in the stadiums and field houses of America is probably beyond your control, but what happens in the city councils and statehouses is up to you." -- Playboy, "You can't help but be glad that when it all hit the fan, Hunter S. Thompson was working the Sports Desk."--The New York Sun, "Punctuated by moments of brilliant iconoclasm, as well as profound questions for our age."--San Francisco Chronicle, "Thompson is a genuinely unique figure in American journalism, a superb comic writer and a ferociously outspoken social and political critic."-- The Washington Post, "Thompson is a genuinely unique figure in American journalism, a superb comic writer and a ferociously outspoken social and political critic." -- The Washington Post, "Punctuated by moments of brilliant iconoclasm, as well as profound questions for our age."-- San Francisco Chronicle, "You can't help but be glad that when it all hit the fan, Hunter S. Thompson was working the Sports Desk."-- The New York Sun
Copyright Date
2004
Lccn
2004-052110
Dewey Decimal
796/.0973
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22

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by 0nl1vzfgqc-@del...Oct 05, 2011
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Time for this HST fanatic to wind it up and throw it out of the park from the pitcher's mound one more time for Dr. Gonzo, himself. Gonzo journalism or "the new journalism" was not about the excesses which were indulged by the new journalists nor was it about celebrating vices as virtues what it was about was how much a gonzo writer could read his personal life, politics, perspective, attitudes and opinions into the story at hand. Here are the last dispatches of HST from the ESPN desk, if you ever yelled at the TV while watching your favorite televised sporting event or if you ever have carried on a discussion about current events while watching your favorite televised sporting event this is the book for you. The analogy of professional football players as modern day pirates is revisited again like it was originally in "The Great Shark Hunt" also by HST. The grueling epic runner's marathon is also revisited as it was originally in the very under rated and sadly now out of print misunderstood darkly satirical "The Curse of Lono." In "Hell's Angels" also by Hunter S. Thompson, HST recounts the story of an anonymous poet, you would swear it was Charles Bukowski, who threw a metal trash can under a passing city bus just to hear the sound it would make, this is why you read the man, this is why you want to read the man! You hear the guns, you see the surrealistic landscape, you get queasy from the recounting of the drugs and alcohol but you get what Hunter S. Thompson is driving at, you realize it is not about going quietly, it is about raging against the injustices of not just this world but your world as well. HST is about cutting loose, digging it, loving it and as for conformity just plain leaving it. If you have not read the man's books you should because so much of what he has written has come to pass or is on it's way to passing by again, there is no movie, spoken word piece or actor that can bring the words of the big bad HST to life the way they will come to life in your head while you're reading his works. "Hey Rube" is a great introduction for new fans or an even greater long goodbye for longtime fans. I can only close by quoting "Steppenwolf's" "Born to Be Wild" when it comes to the writings of Hunter S. Thompson. "Get your motor running head out on the highway, Looking for adventure and whatever comes our way, Yeah darling gonna make it happen, take the world in a loving embrace, Fire all of your guns at once and explode into Space!"Read full review
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by dogface1441Jan 16, 2020
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Typical fantastic Thompson!
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by viOfyAJdTAK@Del...Apr 12, 2006
Hey Rube...
Musings from our much loved and dearly departed teenage girl in an old drug addicts body.Colllected during his time writing for ESPN.com. Sports. Politics. Madness. The three never sounded so goodor scarytogether and never will again. Res ipsa loquitur.
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by tkane27Nov 14, 2009
HE KNEW SO MUCH
INCREDIBLE BOOK. HST IS A VISIONARY WHO WAS LOST WAY BEFORE HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN LOST. TOO WEIRD TO LIVE, TOO RARE TO DIE.

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