
The Great Shark Hunt
(The first book in the Gonzo Papers series)(1977)
A non fiction book by
Hunter S Thompson
Originally published in 1979, the first volume of the bestselling "Gonzo Papers" is now back in print. The Great Shark Hunt 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.
Ranging in date from the National Observer days to the era of Rolling Stone, The Great Shark Hunt 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 Scanlan's Monthly 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.
Ranging in date from the National Observer days to the era of Rolling Stone, The Great Shark Hunt 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 Scanlan's Monthly 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.
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Hardback Editions
December 1982 : Hardback
| Title: The Great Shark Hunt Author(s): Hunter S. Thompson ISBN: 0-671-40046-0 / 978-0-671-40046-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Warner Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
November 2003 : Paperback
| Title: The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time Author(s): Hunter S. Thompson ISBN: 0-7432-5045-1 / 978-0-7432-5045-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1992 : Paperback
| Title: Great Shark Hunt Author(s): Hunter S. Thompson ISBN: 0-345-37482-7 / 978-0-345-37482-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Ballantine Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1982 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Great Shark Hunt Re: Great Shark Hunt Re Author(s): Thompson Hunter Dr ISBN: 0-446-31034-4 / 978-0-446-31034-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Warner 38 Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 1980 : Paperback
| Title: The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time (Picador Books) Author(s): Hunter S. Thompson ISBN: 0-330-26117-7 / 978-0-330-26117-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Picador Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1979 : Paperback
| Title: The Great Shark Hunt Author(s): Hunter S. Thompson Publisher: Picador Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Great Shark Hunt Author(s): Thompson Hunter S. ISBN: 0-446-31270-3 / 978-0-446-31270-7 (USA edition) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback
| Title: The Great Shark Hunt Author(s): Hunter S. Thompson ISBN: 0-446-31440-4 / 978-0-446-31440-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Time Warner Publishing M/M Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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